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