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