C G D Em
C G D
C G
Little girl a-lone on the playground
D Em C
Tired of gettin' teased and gettin' pushed a-round
G D
Wishin' she was invisi-ble... To them
C
She ran home cryin'
G
"Why do they hate me?"
D Em
And Mama wiped the tears and said
C G D
"Ba-by, you're brave and you're beauti-ful"
G C
So, hold your head high
Em D G C
Don't ever let 'em de-fine
Em D
The light in your eyes
G C
Love your-self, give 'em hell
Em D
You can take on this world
Am C
You just stand and be strong
D G C Em D
And then fight... Like a girl
C G
At thirty-one, she was wheelin' and dealin'
D Em
Kept on hittin' that same glass ceilin'
C G D
She was never gonna be one of the boys... No
C G
She coulda gave up on her ambition
D Em C
And spent the rest of her life just wish-in'
G D
Instead she listened to her mother's voice sayin'
G C
Hold your head high
Em D G C
Don't ever let 'em de-fine
Em D
The light in your eyes
G C
Love your-self, give 'em hell
Em D
You can take on this world
Am C
You just stand and be strong
D G
And then fight... Like a girl
C
Oh, with style and grace
C
Have faith and take names
C G
Ten years of climbin' that ladder
D Em
Oh, but money and power don't matter
C G D
When the doctor said "The cancer spread"
C G
She holds on tight to her husband and babies
D Em C
And says "This is just another test God gave me.
G D
And I know just how to handle this"
G C
I'll hold my head high
Em D G C
I'll never let this de-fine
Em D
The light in my eyes
G C
Love my-self, give it hell
Em D
I'll take on this world
Am C
If I stand and be strong
D
No, I'll never give up
Am C
I will conquer with love
D G C Em D
And I'll fight... Like a girl
G C Em D C Em C