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