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