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