Tom: C#5
Intro: C#5 B5 A5 B5 C#5
Spoken:
C#5 B5
You can say what you want about me
A5
Wanna do what you want to me
B5 C#5
But you can not stop me
C#5
I've been knocked down it's a crazy town
B5
Even got a punch in the face in LA
A5 B5
Ain't nothing in the world that you keep
C#5
me from doing what I wanna do
C#5
'Cause I'm too proud, I'm too strong
B5
Life by the code that you gotta move on
A5 B5 C#5
Feel excited for yourself and got nobody no way so I...
C#5
(Held my head high)
D#5
Knew I (Knew I survive)
E5
Well I made it (I made it)
F#5
I don't hate it (Don't hate it)
C#5
That's just the way it goes Yeah
C#5
I done made it through
B5
Stand on my own two
A5 B5 C#5
I paid my dues, yeah
C#5
Tried to hold me down
B5
You can't stop me now
A5 B5 C#5
I paid my dues
Spoken:
C#5
So straight back on
B5
You cannot stop me
A5 B5 C#5
I paid my dues
C#5
Now I'm still trusted every day
B5
people try to mess with Anastacia
A5
gotta nothing in common
B5
cause I handle mine
C#5
and I thought I better let you know
C#5
I'm no punk I can't get down
B5
I don't give a damn about abuse around
A5 B5 C#5
that was just fine 'til now So I...
C#5
(Held my head high)
D#5
Knew I (Knew I survive)
E5
Well I made it (I made it)
F#5
Oaaah (Don't hate it)
C#5
That's just the way it goes Yeah
C#5
I done made it through
B5
Stand on my own two
A5 B5 C#5
I paid my dues, yeah yeah
C#5
Tried to hold me down
B5
You can't stop me now
A5 B5 C#5
I paid my dues, yeah yeah yeah yeah
C#5 B5
Took so long to get me here (here)
A5
But I won't live in fear (fear)
B5 C#5
You try to steal my shine (shine)
C#5 B5
But first they wanna build you up (up)
A5
Then they tear you down (down)
B5 C#5
It's a struggle, you try to bubble so I...
C#5
(Held my head high)
D#5
Knew I (Knew I survive)
E5
Oaah (I made it)
F#5
(Don't hate it)
C#5 D5
Said that's - just - the - wayyyyy
-D5
(I done made it through)
C5
(Stand on my own two)
Bb5 C5 D5
I said I paid my, I paid my dues Yeahhhhh
D5
(Tried to hold me down)
C5
But you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
Bb5 C5 D5
(I paid my dues) I paid my, paid my dues
D5
(I done made it through) oahhh
C5
(Stand on my own two) oh
Bb5 C5 D5
(I paid my dues) I paid my, I paid my dues
D5
yeahh (Tried to hold me down)
C5
But you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
Bb5 C5 D5
I paid my dues