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