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