Anastacia – Paid My Dues (Ukulele)

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 

B
You can't stop me now 

   A   B  C#m 
I paid my dues 

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 

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#     
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