[Intro]
C F C (x4)
[Verse]
C
Wake and pray, work all day, walk past the places I used to lay
G F C
Now I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way
C
Some days are hard, some days are long, some days I'm weak, some days I'm strong
G F C
I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way
[Link]
C F C (x2)
[Chorus]
G F C
I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way
G C
But my hopes are so much higher
G C
Don't count me out, I'm a survivor
F
I've chased these dreams down city streets
G
Dead-end roads that no one sees
F G C
And I'm proud to be a fighter
[Link]
C F C (x2)
[Verse]
C
Don't shut me out, don't hold me down. I'm right here, I'll be around!
G F C
Now I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way
C
Some days are slow, some days fly by. Some days I laugh, some days I cry!
G F C
Now I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way
[Link]
C F C (x2)
[Chorus]
G F C
I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way
G C
But my hopes are so much higher
G C
Don't count me out, I'm a survivor
F
I've chased these dreams down city streets
G
Dead-end roads that no one sees
F G C
And I'm proud to be a fighter
[Link]
C F C (x2)
[Instrumental]
Dm F C F
Dm F G
[Bridge]
F
When I look back and see your side
G
When I look hard into your eyes
C
When I take stock of what I've done
F
I think about how far I've come
[Chorus]
G C
But my hopes are so much higher
G C
Don't count me out, I'm a survivor
G C
But my hopes are so much higher
F G C
And I'm proud to be a fighter
[Outro]
C F C (x2)
