Can't Hold Us Down

Intro: Cm  G#   2x

  Cm
So - what am I not s 'pposed to have
 an opinion
Should I keep quiet just because I 
'm a woman
G#
Call me a bitch  'cause I speak 
shats on my mind
Guess it 's easier for you to 
swallow if I sat and smiled

Fm
When a female fires back
Suddenly big takler don 't know how 
to act
Cm
So he does what every little boy 
would do
Making up a few false rumors or to
Fm
That for sure is not a man to me
Slanderin ' names for popularity
     Cm
It's sad you only get your fame 
through controversy
But now it 's time for me to come 
and give you more to say


Chorus:
Cm
This is for my girls all around the 
world
Who have come across a man that don 
't respect your worth
G#
Thinkin ' all women should be seen 
not heard
So what do we do girls, shout out 
loud
Cm
Lettin '  'em know we 're gonna 
stand our ground
So lift your hands higher and wave  
'em proud
G#
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can 't hold 
us down
Cm
Nobody can hold us down
Nobody can hold us down
G#
Nobody can hold us down
Never can never will...


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  Cm
So - what am I not supposed to say 
what I 'm saying
Are you offended with the message I 
'm bringin '
G#
Call me whatever  'cause your words 
don 't mean a thing
Guess you ain 't even a man enough 
to handle what I sing

Fm
If you look back in history
It 's a common double standard of 
society
    Cm
The guy gets all the glory the more 
he can score
While the girl can do the same and 
yet you call her a whore
Fm
I don 't understand why is 's OK
The guy can get away with it the 
girl gets named
Cm
All my ladies come together and make
 a change
And start a new beginning for 
us,everybody sang
Chorus:
Cm
This is for my girls all around the 
world
Who have come across a man that don 
't respect your worth
G#
Thinkin ' all women should be seen 
not heard
So what do we do girls, shout out 
loud
Cm
Lettin '  'em know we 're gonna 
stand our ground
So lift your hands higher and wave  
'em proud
G#
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can 't hold 
us down

[Lil' Kim]
Cm
Here's something I just can't 
understand
If the guy has three girls then he's
 the man
G#
He can either give us some head, sex
 her off
If the girl do the same, then you 
she's a whore
Cm
But the table's bout to turn  I bet 
my fame on it
Cats take my ideas and put their 
name on it
     G#
It's aight though, you can't hold me
 down
I got to keep on movin'
           Fm
To all my girls with a man who be 
tryin' to mack
Do it right back to him and let that
 be that
    Cm
You need to let him know that his 
game is wack
And Lil'Kim and Christina Aguilera 
got your back
Cm
You're just a little boy
Think you're so cute, so coy
G#
You must talk so big
To make up for smaller things
Cm
You're just a little boy
All you do is annoy
G#
You must talk so big
To make up for smaller things
Chorus: 2x
Cm
This is for my girls all around the 
world
Who have come across a man that don 
't respect your worth
G#
Thinkin ' all women should be seen 
not heard
So what do we do girls, shout out 
loud
Cm
Lettin '  'em know we 're gonna 
stand our ground
So lift your hands higher and wave  
'em proud
G#
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can 't hold 
us down
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   Ah…          can´t hold us down
Cm  G#   Cm  G#
   Ah…          can´t hold us down