Intro: D#m C# B C# D#m
Spoken:
D#m C#
You can say what you want about me
B
Wanna do what you want to me
C# D#m
But you can not stop me
D#m
I've been knocked down it's a crazy town
C#
Even got a punch in the face in LA
B C#
Ain't nothing in the world that you keep
D#m
me from doing what I wanna do
D#m
'Cause I'm too proud, I'm too strong
C#
Life by the code that you gotta move on
B C# D#m
Feel excited for yourself and got nobody no way so I...
D#m
(Held my head high)
Fm
Knew I (Knew I survive)
F#
Well I made it (I made it)
G#
I don't hate it (Don't hate it)
D#m
That's just the way it goes Yeah
D#m
I done made it through
C#
Stand on my own two
B C# D#m
I paid my dues, yeah
D#m
Tried to hold me down
C#
You can't stop me now
B C# D#m
I paid my dues
Spoken:
D#m
So straight back on
C#
You cannot stop me
B C# D#m
I paid my dues
D#m
Now I'm still trusted every day
C#
people try to mess with Anastacia
B
gotta nothing in common
C#
cause I handle mine
D#m
and I thought I better let you know
D#m
I'm no punk I can't get down
C#
I don't give a damn about abuse around
B C# D#m
that was just fine 'til now So I...
D#m
(Held my head high)
Fm
Knew I (Knew I survive)
F#
Well I made it (I made it)
G#
Oaaah (Don't hate it)
D#m
That's just the way it goes Yeah
D#m
I done made it through
C#
Stand on my own two
B C# D#m
I paid my dues, yeah yeah
D#m
Tried to hold me down
C#
You can't stop me now
B C# D#m
I paid my dues, yeah yeah yeah yeah
D#m C#
Took so long to get me here (here)
B
But I won't live in fear (fear)
C# D#m
You try to steal my shine (shine)
D#m C#
But first they wanna build you up (up)
B
Then they tear you down (down)
C# D#m
It's a struggle, you try to bubble so I...
D#m
(Held my head high)
Fm
Knew I (Knew I survive)
F#
Oaah (I made it)
G#
(Don't hate it)
D#m Em
Said that's - just - the - wayyyyy
-Em
(I done made it through)
D
(Stand on my own two)
C D Em
I said I paid my, I paid my dues Yeahhhhh
Em
(Tried to hold me down)
D
But you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
C D Em
(I paid my dues) I paid my, paid my dues
Em
(I done made it through) oahhh
D
(Stand on my own two) oh
C D Em
(I paid my dues) I paid my, I paid my dues
Em
yeahh (Tried to hold me down)
D
But you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
C D Em
I paid my dues