Paied My Dues Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

C♯m B A B C♯m

Spoken:

C♯mYou can say what you want about mBe

Wanna do what you want Ato me

But yBou can not C♯mstop me

C♯mI've been knocked down it's a crazy town

BEven got a punch in the face in LA

Ain't nAothing in the world that you kBeep

me from doing wC♯mhat I wanna do

C♯m'Cause I'm too proud, I'm too strong

BLife by the code that you gotta move on

Feel Aexcited for yourself and Bgot nobodyC♯m no way so I...

(C♯mHeld my head high)

Knew I D♯(Knew I survive)

Well I Emade it (I made it)

I don't hF♯ate it (Don't hate it)

C♯mThat's just the way it goes Yeah

C♯mI done made it through

BStand on my own two

I pAaid Bmy dC♯mues, yeah

C♯mTried to hold me down

BYou can't stop me now

I pAaid Bmy C♯mdues

Spoken:

C♯mSo straight back on

BYou cannot stop me

I pAaid Bmy C♯mdues

C♯mNow I'm still trusted every day

pBeople try to mess with Anastacia

gotta nAothing in common

cause I handle Bmine

and I tC♯mhought I better let you know

C♯mI'm no punk I can't get down

I dBon't give a damn about abuse around

thAat was just fBine 'tC♯mil now So I...

C♯m(Held my head high)

Knew I D♯(Knew I survive)

Well I Emade it (I made it)

OaaahF♯ (Don't hate it)

C♯mThat's just the way it goes Yeah

C♯mI done made it through

BStand on my own two

I pAaid Bmy dC♯mues, yeah yeah

C♯mTried to hold me down

BYou can't stop me now

I pAaid Bmy C♯mdues, yeah yeah yeah yeah

TC♯mook so long to get me Bhere (here)

But I won't live in fAear (fear)

You tBry to steal C♯mmy shine (shine)

C♯mBut first they wanna build you Bup (up)

Then they tear you Adown (down)

It's a stBruggle, you try to bC♯mubble so I...

C♯m(Held my head high)

Knew I D♯(Knew I survive)

Oaah (IE made it)

(F♯Don't hate it)

Said C♯mthat's - just - the - wayyyDmyy

(DmI done made it through)

(SCtand on my own two)

I said I A♯paid my, I Cpaid myDm dues Yeahhhhh

Dm(Tried to hold me down)

ButC you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)

(I A♯paid CmyDm dues) I paid my, paid my dues

(DmI done made it through) oahhh

(SCtand on my own two) oh

(I A♯paid mCy Dmdues) I paid my, I paid my dues

yeahh (DmTried to hold me down)

But yCou can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)

I pA♯aid Cmy Dmdues