Paid My Dues — Anastacia
Chords and lyrics for Paid My Dues by Anastacia (key of D).
Verse 1
From Album: Freak of Nature
[C#m] [B] [A] [B] [C#m]
Spoken:
[C#m]You can say what you want about [B]me
Wanna do what you want [A]to me
But [B]you can not [C#m]stop me
[C#m]I've been knocked down it's a crazy town
[B]Even got a punch in the face in LA
Ain't [A]nothing in the world that you [B]keep
me from doing [C#m]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
Feel [A]excited for yourself and [B]got nobody[C#m] no way so I...
[C#m](Held my head high)
Knew I [D#m](Knew I survive)
Well I [E]made it (I made it)
I don't [F#]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
I [A]paid [B]my [C#m]dues, yeah
[C#m]Tried to hold me down
[B]You can't stop me now
I [A]paid [B]my [C#m]dues
Spoken:
[C#m]So straight back on
[B]You cannot stop me
I [A]paid [B]my [C#m]dues
[C#m]Now I'm still trusted every day
[B]people try to mess with Anastacia
gotta [A]nothing in common
cause I handle [B]mine
and I [C#m]thought I better let you know
[C#m]I'm no punk I can't get down
I [B]don't give a damn about abuse around
[A]that was just [B]fine [C#m]'til now So I...
[C#m](Held my head high)
Knew I [D#m](Knew I survive)
Well I [E]made it (I made it)
Oaaah[F#] (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
I [A]paid [B]my [C#m]dues, yeah yeah
[C#m]Tried to hold me down
[B]You can't stop me now
I [A]paid [B]my [C#m]dues, yeah yeah yeah yeah
[C#m]Took so long to get me [B]here (here)
But I won't live in [A]fear (fear)
You [B]try to steal [C#m]my shine (shine)
[C#m]But first they wanna build you [B]up (up)
Then they tear you [A]down (down)
It's a [B]struggle, you try to [C#m]bubble so I...
[C#m](Held my head high)
Knew I [D#m](Knew I survive)
Oaah (I[E] made it)
[F#](Don't hate it)
Said [C#m]that's - just - the - [Dm]wayyyyy
(I done made it through)
[C](Stand on my own two)
I said I [Bb]paid my, I [C]paid my[Dm] dues Yeahhhhh
[Dm](Tried to hold me down)
But[C] you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
(I [Bb]paid [C]my[Dm] dues) I paid my, paid my dues
[Dm](I done made it through) oahhh
[C](Stand on my own two) oh
(I [Bb]paid [C]my [Dm]dues) I paid my, I paid my dues
yeahh [Dm](Tried to hold me down)
But [C]you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
I [Bb]paid [C]my [Dm]dues
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