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Stand Steady by Real Friends

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  • Capo on 2nd
Tuning: Standard (Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE)

Key: Chord diagramF#F#

Difficulty: Advanced

Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 B7/A Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramB6B6 Chord diagramC#m7C#m7 Chord diagramE MajorE  Esus2add11 Chord diagramF#m7F#m7 Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramG#7G#7 Chord diagramA minorAm

e|-0---0-----4-----2--------4---4----4---2---------------4---|-4---0---|
Chord diagramBB|-2---0-----2-----0--------4---5----0---0----------5----4---|-4---1---|
Chord diagramG+G|-2---2-----2-----2----8---4---4----1---2----------2----4---|-5---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2-----2-----1----9---4---6----2---2----------4----6---|-4---2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---0-----0-----0----9---2---4----2---2----------4----6---|-6---0---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------7------------0---0----------2----4---|-4-------|

Intro:

e|----4~-----------|----2~-----------|----4~-----------|-------2~--------|
Chord diagramBB|-------5~--------|-------4~--------|-------5~--------|----4~-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2~--------------|-2~--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-2~--------------|-2~--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----4~-----------|----2~-----------|----4~-----------|-------0~--------|
Chord diagramBB|-------5~--------|-------4~--------|-------5~--------|----2~-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2~--------------|-2~--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-2~--------------|-4~--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse 1:
  Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7   B7/A
Softspoken, if ever out loud
Chord diagramE MajorE       Esus2add11
  These days not much gets out
Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7      B7/A
  My mind digs graves through the past
Chord diagramE MajorE           Chord diagramF#m7F#m7
  But never takes the time to finish the...

Pre-Chorus:
  C#m7* G#m* Amaj7*
...act         Can I shoulder the...

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------4-------4-|-------4----------|--------4-------4-|-4----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2----|----2-------1h2p1-|-----2-------2----|-2----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-/4---------------|-0------0h2-------|-/4---------------|-0----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------4-------|------------------|----------4-------|------------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
...burden?       Can I stomach the past?          Watch me try...

Chorus:

 (Play as shown to retain the melody):
e|-4-2-4-----4-4---|-----------------|-0---0-----0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramBB|-0-0-0-----0-0-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2-4-2-----2-2-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-1-1-1-----1-1-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-2-2-----2-2-6-|---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2-2-2-----2-2-6-|---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0-0-0-----0-0-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramG# minorG#m
     ...to stand steady
Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7         Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
 Like a flame in the pouring rain
    Chord diagramE MajorE
Looking back on my youth
   Chord diagramG# minorG#m           Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7        Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh
     Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramG# minorG#m
Watch me try to stand steady
Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7
 Like a bird in a hurricane
    Chord diagramE MajorE
Looking back on my youth
   Chord diagramG# minorG#m           Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7        Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh

Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 B7/A Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramF#m7F#m7

Verse 2:

e|----4~-----------|----2~-----------|----4~-----------|-------2~--------|
Chord diagramBB|-------5~--------|-------4~--------|-------5~--------|----4~-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2~--------------|-2~--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-2~--------------|-2~--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  (Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7)  (B7/A)
No matter how cold it might get
(Chord diagramE MajorE)         (Esus2add11)
  My bed sheets are laced with regret
Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7    B7/A
  I try to fill in the lines
Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramF#m7F#m7
  Rework the plans for a better...

Pre-Chorus:
   C#m7* G#m* Amaj7* B6* C#m7* G#m* Amaj7*
...design                    Can I shoulder the...

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------4-------4-|-------4----------|--------4-------4-|-4----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2----|----2-------1h2p1-|-----2-------2----|-2----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-/4---------------|-0------0h2-------|-/4---------------|-0----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------4-------|------------------|----------4-------|------------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
...burden?       Can I stomach the past?          Watch me try...
Chorus:

 (Play as shown to retain the melody):
e|-4-2-4-----4-4---|-----------------|-0---0-----0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramBB|-0-0-0-----0-0-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2-4-2-----2-2-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-1-1-1-----1-1-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-2-2-----2-2-6-|---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2-2-2-----2-2-6-|---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0-0-0-----0-0-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramG# minorG#m
     ...to stand steady
Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7         Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
 Like a flame in the pouring rain
    Chord diagramE MajorE
Looking back on my youth
   Chord diagramG# minorG#m           Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7        Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh
     Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramG# minorG#m
Watch me try to stand steady
Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7
 Like a bird in a hurricane
    Chord diagramE MajorE
Looking back on my youth
   Chord diagramG# minorG#m           Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7        Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh

Bridge:

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------4-------4-|-------4----------|--------4-------4-|-------4----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2----|----2-------1h2p1-|-----2-------2----|----2-------1h2p1-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-/4---------------|-0------0h2-------|-/4---------------|-0------0h2-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------4-------|------------------|----------4-------|------------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 (Here you can start by just playing the chords once each & the
 melody on top, then playing the chords each time there's a
 melody note to mimic the build-up of the original bridge)
  Chord diagramC#m7C#m7  Chord diagramG# minorG#m    Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7  Badd11
e|-4-------7--4--4-|-4--2--2---0-0-0-|
Chord diagramBB|-5--6--6-4-------|-2-------4-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-4-------4-------|-2-------4-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-6-------6-------|-2-------4-------| x6
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-4-------6-------|-0-------2-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------4-------|-----------------|
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Chord diagramC#m7C#m7 Chord diagramG# minorG#m Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 Badd11 Chord diagramC#m7C#m7 Chord diagramG# minorG#m Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 Badd11
Here I  am,  bearing ev- ery bur- den
Chord diagramC#m7C#m7 Chord diagramG# minorG#m Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 Badd11 Chord diagramC#m7C#m7 Chord diagramG# minorG#m Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 Badd11
Here I  am,  showing ev- ery wor- ry
Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 B7/A Chord diagramE MajorE     Esus2add11
       To the world
Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 B7/A Chord diagramE MajorE     Esus2add11
       To the world

Chorus:
N.C.   Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramG# minorG#m
Watch me try to stand steady
Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7         Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
 Like a flame in the pouring rain
    Chord diagramE MajorE
Looking back on my youth
   Chord diagramG# minorG#m           Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7        Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh
     Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramG# minorG#m
Watch me try to stand steady
Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7
 Like a bird in a hurricane
    Chord diagramE MajorE
Looking back on my youth
   Chord diagramG# minorG#m           Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7        Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh

Outro:

(You can use this optional key change for these lines
 from the chorus; otherwise, just use Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramG# minorG#m Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 Chord diagramAsus2Asus2)
    E*
Looking back on my youth
   G#7*         A*  Am*
It's good that I've grown
Chord diagramC#m7C#m7     B* (slide down)
Watch me try

***********************************

| ~ Let ring
| * Play chord only once
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| () Optional chord

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