Ill Stand By You chords by The Pretenders

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

I'll Stand By You
Songwriters: Chrissie Hynde,Tom Kelly, and Billy Steinberg

Key of D MajorD with change to C majorC and back to D MajorD

This is a great song for working on changing from basic bar chords
 throughout the song. This is taken directly from the piano sheet
music and I arranged it for guitar. Everything should be correct,
some of the chord placements may be a hair off due to program spacing.
Good luck and rock on!
Joker0ne~

Intro:
D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
Verse:
 D MajorD        F# minorF#m
Oh, why you look so sad?
         G+G
Tears are in your eyes
          D MajorD  A augmentedA
Come on and come to me now
  D MajorD        B minorBm
Don't be ashamed to cry
 F# minorF#m      G+G
Let me see you through
           B minorBm    A augmentedA
'Cause I've seen the dark side too

Prechorus:
 F# minorF#m          B minorBm
When the night falls on you
 F# minorF#m         B minorBm
You don't know what to do
  G+G                 A augmentedA
Nothin' you confess, could make me love you less

Chorus:
 D MajorD               B minorBm
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
          A minorAm
Won't let nobody hurt you
       D MajorD
I'll stand by you

  D MajorD FF G+G (Key change to C majorC)
Verse:
 C majorC          E minorEm
So, if you're mad, get mad
          FF
Don't hold it all inside
          C majorC  G+G
Come on and talk to me now
   C majorC       A minorAm  E minorEm
Hey, what you got to hide?
       FF
I get angry too
         A minorAm  E minorEm
Well I'm a lot like you

2nd Prechorus:
   E minorEm            A minorAm
When you're standing at the crossroads
   E minorEm            A minorAm
And don't know which path to choose
       FF
Let me come along
           G+G
'Cause even if you're wrong

Chorus:
   D MajorD              B minorBm
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
           A minorAm
Won't let nobody hurt you
       D MajorD
I'll stand by you

     B minorBm  A minorAm (Key change back to D MajorD)

Bridge:
   D MajorD          B minorBm
Take me in, into your darkest hour
           G+G
And I'll never desert you
  B minorBm    A augmentedA
I'll stand by you
     F# minorF#m              B minorBm
And when, when the night falls on you, baby
   F# minorF#m     B minorBm
You're feelin' all alone
  G+G        A augmentedA
You won't be on your own

Chours to end ~~
   D MajorD              B minorBm
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
           A minorAm
Won't let nobody hurt you
       D MajorD
I'll stand by you
    D MajorD           B minorBm
Take me in, into your darkest hour
           A minorAm
And I'll never desert you

   D MajorD              B minorBm
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
           A augmentedA
Won't let nobody hurt you
        D MajorD
I'll stand by you

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