Stand Up Acoustic chords by James Bay

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Capo 3, Standard Tuning

Verse 1:
        C
We were kids
C                        D
Lookin' out into nothin'
Em/F#         Em            D
Lookin' for a way to get around at night
        C
We were kids
C                       D
Holdin' out for a dream
Em
We were born to be wild and free
        D
Or sit alone online

Pre-Chorus 1:
                  C
But I don't wanna wait
C                           D
Sit the other side of these flood lights
C
Dreaming up a way to escape
D      Em
Anyone around?
Em                                D
Get me mission control, give me a sound on the radio

Chorus:
     Em         D
Stand up and be counted
          G           Cmaj7
Before we slip away out here
           Em       D           G  G/F#
Before we slip away, slip away
Em          D
Don't ever doubt it
    G         D       Cmaj7
Even if we're surrounded
            Em    D         G
Don't wanna slip away, slip away

Refrain:
Cma7    D Em   D

Verse 2:
        C
We were Kings
C                           D
We were Queens of an empire
Em
We were made out on these streets
        D
We were all desire

Pre-Chorus 2:
                   C
So, if we're gonna break
C                             D
If we're gonna tumble in the gunfire
C
Promise we'll be side by side
D                Em
Say you'll be there when the school gates close
                 D
Say you'll be there when the rest don't show

Chorus:
     Em         D
Stand up and be counted
          G           Cmaj7
Before we slip away out here
           Em       D           G  G/F#
Before we slip away, slip away
Em          D
Don't ever doubt it
         G         D      Cmaj7
Not even if we're surrounded
            Em    D          G
Don't wanna slip away, slip away

Instrumental break:
Cmaj7    D   Em Em/F# Em/G   D
Cmaj7    D   Em    D
C       D7    Em/G    G

Bridge:
         C
High on hope and high on fear
        D7
We were heartbreak of the year
        Em/G                      G
We were stackin' up to fall (oh, oh)
        C
We were summers in the street
        D7
We were sunlight through the trees
        Em/G                          G
We were born for silver screens (oh, oh)
        C
We were whispers in the dark
        D7
We were sleeping under stars
         Em/G                        G
Singing, "all of this is ours" (oh oh)
        C
We were rollercoaster screams
         D7
'Til our hearts burst at the seams
           Em/G                     G
We're not gonna let it all go up in smoke

Instrumental:
Cmaj7  Em  D7  Em/G   G

Outro:
      C
So stand up and be counted
            D7
Before we slip away out here
           Em/G           G
Before we slip away, slip away

C  D7  Em/G   G
C Em D7  Em/F# Em  G