 At the beginning of " Fighter " , the guitar sound was arranged in the chord progression of Em – G / D – D – C – Em / B – B – Am – C / G – G – B7 . Aguilera speaks the lyrics , " After all you put me through , you 'd think I 'd despise you / But in the end , I wanna thank you , ' cause you made me that much stronger " on the guitar theme by Dave Navarro . Lyrically , Aguilera wants to thank the man who did her wrong rather than insult him , because he helped make her stronger and work harder , thus making her a fighter . At the chorus , she sings , " ' Cause it makes me that much stronger / Makes me work a little bit harder / Makes me that much wiser / So thanks for making me a fighter " . The chords in the guitar part are E5 – F ♯ 5 – G5 – A5 – B5 − C5 – B5 – A5 – G5 – F ♯ 5 – E5 . She continues , " Made me learn a little bit faster / Made my skin a little bit thicker / Makes me that much smarter / So thanks for making me a fighter " . The lyrics of " Fighter " have been recognized as " empowering " . 
