Paid my Dues(Chords)

	        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
(Beld 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 
B
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
(Beld 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 
B
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                    B
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
(Beld 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
	        

Written by Anastacia/Lamenga Kafi/Greg Lawson/David Sharpe