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