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