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