I Choose

D Because you never know where life is gonna take you D And you can't change where you've been D But today, I have the opportunity to choose Bm Here am I now looking at 30 and I got so much to say Bm I gotta get this off of my chest, I gotta let it go today Bm E I was always too concerned about what everybody would think Bm But I can't live for everybody, I gotta live my life for me.(Yeah) G Bm I pitched a fork in the road of my life B And ain't nothing gonna happen unless I decide E A (And I choose) to be the best that I can be D E (I choose) to be authentic in everything I do A D My past don't dictate who I am A I choose. (Yeah) Bm A I done been through some painful things E I thought that I would never make it through Bm Filled up with shame from the top of my head E To the soles of my shoes Bm A E I put myself in so many chaotic circumstances B But by the grace of God I've been given so many second chances Bm But today I decided to let it all go Bm I'm dropping these bags, I'm making room for my joy E A (And I choose) to be the best that I can be D B (I choose) to be authentic in everything I do E A E My past don't dictate who I am B I choose Post Chorus E Because you never know where life is gonna take you A And you can't change where you've been D Bm But today, I have the opportunity to choose. (Hey ey) B E Released the guilt about why things happen the way they do Cos life is gone do what it do A And everyday, I have the opportunity to choose D Brigde B G From this day forward I'm going to be exactly who I am B E I don't need to change the way that I live just to get a man. (NO!) Bm A E I even had a talk with my mama and I told her the day I'm grown B "From this day forward, every decision I make will be my own." And hey! E A (And I choose) to be the best that I can be D B (I choose) to be courageous in everything I do E Em A Bm B My past don't dictate who I am. I choose E G (And I choose) to be the best that I can be Em A (I choose) to be authentic in everything I do E G D E My past don't dictate who I am. I choose Post Chorus E A Because you never know where life is gonna take you and you can't change where you've been Bm But today, I have the opportunity to choose. (Hey ey) B E Released the guilt about why things happen they way they did cuz life is gone do what it do A And everyday, I have the opportunity to choose