PAID MY DUES
From Album: Freak of Nature
Written By: G. Lawson - D. Sharpe - L. Kafi - Anastacia
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#m
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
(Held my head high)
D#m
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
(Held my head high)
D#m
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