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Ill Stand By You  Chords by The Pretenders

Ill Stand By You chords by The Pretenders (Ver. 2)

Guitar chords with lyrics

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

Key of D with change to C and back to D

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  Bm  A  G
Verse:
  D                F#m
Oh, why you look so sad?
                  G
Tears are in your eyes
                   D    A
Come on and come to me now
   D               Bm
Don't be ashamed to cry
  F#m            G
Let me see you through
                      Bm        A
'Cause I've seen the dark side too
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Prechorus:
 F#m                    Bm
When the night falls on you
 F#m                  Bm
You don't know what to do
   G                                 A
Nothin' you confess, could make me love you less

Chorus:
  D                             Bm
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
                   Am
Won't let nobody hurt you
              D
I'll stand by you

    D  F  G (Key change to C)
Verse:
  C                   Em
So, if you're mad, get mad
                   F
Don't hold it all inside
                    C   G
Come on and talk to me now
     C             Am    Em
Hey, what you got to hide?
             F
I get angry too
                 Am   Em
Well I'm a lot like you



2nd Prechorus:
      Em                       Am
When you're standing at the crossroads
      Em                       Am
And don't know which path to choose
             F
Let me come along
                      G
'Cause even if you're wrong

Chorus:
     D                            Bm
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
                      Am
Won't let nobody hurt you
              D
I'll stand by you

          Bm    Am (Key change back to D)

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

Chours to end ~~
     D                           Bm
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
                      Am
Won't let nobody hurt you
              D
I'll stand by you
        D                     Bm
Take me in, into your darkest hour
                      Am
And I'll never desert you

     D                           Bm
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
                      A
Won't let nobody hurt you
               D
I'll stand by you

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