(Capo on 1)
Intro.: | (F) (C) | (G) (Am) | (F) (C) | (G)
(F) Little girl alone (C)on the playground
(G)Tired of gettin' teased(Am) and gettin' pushed a-(F)round
Wishin' (C)she was invisible (G) to them
She (F)ran home cryin', (C)"Why do they hate me?"
And (G)Mama wiped the (Am)tears and said, "Ba-(F)by
You're (C)brave and you're beauty-(G)ful
(Chorus)
So, hold your head (C)high, (F) (Am)don't ever (G)let 'em de-(C)fine (F)
The (Am)light in your (G)eyes, love your-(C)self, give them (F)Hell
You can (Am)take on this (G)world, you just (Dm)stand and be (F)strong
And then (G)fight like a girl" (C) (F) (Am) (G)
(F) At 31 she was (C)wheelin' and dealin'
(G)Kept on hittin' that (Am)same glass ceilin'
(F) She was never gonna (C)be one of the (G)boys, no
(F) She coulda gave up on (C)her ambition
And (G)spent the rest of (Am)her life just wish-(F)in'
Instead she (C)listened to her mama's (G)voice sayin'
(Chorus)
"Hold your head (C)high, (F) (Am)don't ever (G)let 'em de-(C)fine (F)
The (Am)light in your (G)eyes, love your-(C)self, give them (F)Hell.
You can (Am)take on this (G)world, you just (Dm)stand and be (F)strong
And then (G)fight like a girl" (C)
Oh, with (C)style and grace, kick (C)ass and take names
(F) Ten years of (C)climbin' that ladder
(G) Oh, but money and (Am)power don't matter
(F) When the doctor (C)said "the cancer (G)spread"
She (F)holds on tight to her (C)husband and babies
And (G/B)says "this is just a-(Am)nother test God gave (F)me
And I know (C)just how to handle (G)this"
I'll hold my head (C)high, (F) (Am)I'll never (G)let this de-(C)fine (F)
The (Am)light in my eyes (G) love my-(C)self, give it (F)Hell
Yeah, our loves (Am)take on this (G)world, if loves (Dm)stand and be (F)strong
No, I'll (G)never give up, I will (Dm)conquer with (F)love
And I'll (G)fight like a girl (C) (F) (Am) (G)
Outro.: Ooh | (C) (F) | (Am) (G) | (F) (Em) (C)
