Intro:  C#m  B A  B C#m

Spoken:
C#m                              B
You can say what you want about me
                        A
Wanna do what you want to me
     B          C#m
But you can not stop me

C#m
I've been knocked down it's a crazy town
B
Even got a punch in the face in LA
       A                             B
Ain't nothing in the world that you keep
               C#m
me from doing what I wanna do
C#m
'Cause I'm too proud, I'm too strong
B
Life by the code that you gotta move on
      A                        B         C#m
Feel excited for yourself and got nobody no way  so I...
 C#m
(Held my head high)
        D#
Knew I (Knew I survive)
        E
Well I made it (I made it)
         F#
I don't hate it (Don't hate it)
C#m
That's just the way it goes Yeah

C#m
I done made it through
B
Stand on my own two
   A   B   C#m
I paid my dues, yeah
C#m
Tried to hold me down
H
You can't stop me now
   A    B  C#m
I paid my dues

Spoken:
C#m
So straight back on
B
You cannot stop me
   A    B   C#m
I paid my dues

C#m
Now I'm still trusted every day
 B
people try to mess with Anastacia
       A
gotta nothing in common
               B
cause I handle mine
        C#m
and I thought I better let you know
C#m
I'm no punk I can't get down
   B
I don't give a damn about abuse around
  A            B    C#m
that was just fine 'til now  So I...

C#m
(Held my head high)
        D#
Knew I (Knew I survive)
        E
Well I made it (I made it)
      F#
Oaaah (Don't hate it)
C#m
That's just the way it goes Yeah
C#m
I done made it through
H
Stand on my own two
   A   B   C#m
I paid my dues, yeah yeah
C#m
Tried to hold me down
B
You can't stop me now
   A    B  C#m
I paid my dues, yeah  yeah yeah yeah
 C#m                    H
Took so long to get me here (here)
                     A
But I won't live in fear (fear)
     B            C#m
You try to steal my shine (shine)
C#m                           B
But first they wanna build you up (up)
                    A
Then they tear you down (down)
        B                 C#m
It's a struggle, you try to bubble  so I...

C#m
(Held my head high)
        D#
Knew I (Knew I survive)
        E
Oaah (I made it)
 F#
(Don't hate it)
      C#m                        Dm
Said that's - just - the - wayyyyy
-Dm
(I done made it through)
  C
(Stand on my own two)
          Bb          C      Dm
I said I paid my, I paid my dues Yeahhhhh
Dm
(Tried to hold me down)
    C
But you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
    Bb   C  Dm
(I paid my dues) I paid my, paid my dues
 Dm
(I done made it through) oahhh
  C
(Stand on my own two) oh
   Bb    C  Dm
(I paid my dues) I paid my, I paid my dues
        Dm
yeahh (Tried to hold me down)
     C
But you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
   Bb   C  Dm
I paid my dues