Tom: Cm 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 what's 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... 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 fade Cm G# Cm G# Ah... can´t hold us down Cm G# Cm G# Ah... can´t hold us down