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Stand Steady Chords by Real Friends

Stand Steady chords by Real Friends

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
  • Key: F
  • Capo on 2nd
Difficulty: Advanced

A   Asus2 Amaj7 B7/A B   B6  C#m7 E   Esus2add11 F#m7 G#m   G#7 Am

e|-0---0-----4-----2--------4---4----4---2---------------4---|-4---0---|
B|-2---0-----2-----0--------4---5----0---0----------5----4---|-4---1---|
G|-2---2-----2-----2----8---4---4----1---2----------2----4---|-5---2---|
D|-2---2-----2-----1----9---4---6----2---2----------4----6---|-4---2---|
A|-0---0-----0-----0----9---2---4----2---2----------4----6---|-6---0---|
E|----------------------7------------0---0----------2----4---|-4-------|

Intro:

e|----4~-----------|----2~-----------|----4~-----------|-------2~--------|
B|-------5~--------|-------4~--------|-------5~--------|----4~-----------|
G|-2~--------------|-2~--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-2~--------------|-2~--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----4~-----------|----2~-----------|----4~-----------|-------0~--------|
B|-------5~--------|-------4~--------|-------5~--------|----2~-----------|
G|-2~--------------|-2~--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-2~--------------|-4~--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse 1:
    Amaj7      B7/A
Softspoken, if ever out loud
E             Esus2add11
   These days not much gets out
Amaj7           B7/A
   My mind digs graves through the past
E                      F#m7
   But never takes the time to finish the...

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

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|--------4-------4-|-------4----------|--------4-------4-|-4----------------|
D|-----2-------2----|----2-------1h2p1-|-----2-------2----|-2----------------|
A|-/4---------------|-0------0h2-------|-/4---------------|-0----------------|
E|----------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-|
B|-0-0-0-----0-0-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2-4-2-----2-2-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
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-|
D|-2-2-2-----2-2-6-|---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-----2-2-6-|---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
E|-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 +

E                    G#m
          ...to stand steady
Amaj7                 Asus2
  Like a flame in the pouring rain
        E
Looking back on my youth
     G#m                      Amaj7               Asus2
It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh
         E           G#m
Watch me try to stand steady
Amaj7
  Like a bird in a hurricane
        E
Looking back on my youth
     G#m                      Amaj7               Asus2
It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh

Amaj7 B7/A E F#m7

Verse 2:

e|----4~-----------|----2~-----------|----4~-----------|-------2~--------|
B|-------5~--------|-------4~--------|-------5~--------|----4~-----------|
G|-2~--------------|-2~--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-2~--------------|-2~--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

   (Amaj7)    (B7/A)
No matter how cold it might get
(E)                  (Esus2add11)
   My bed sheets are laced with regret
Amaj7       B7/A
   I try to fill in the lines
E                F#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|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|--------4-------4-|-------4----------|--------4-------4-|-4----------------|
D|-----2-------2----|----2-------1h2p1-|-----2-------2----|-2----------------|
A|-/4---------------|-0------0h2-------|-/4---------------|-0----------------|
E|----------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-|
B|-0-0-0-----0-0-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2-4-2-----2-2-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
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-|
D|-2-2-2-----2-2-6-|---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-----2-2-6-|---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
E|-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 +

E                    G#m
          ...to stand steady
Amaj7                 Asus2
  Like a flame in the pouring rain
        E
Looking back on my youth
     G#m                      Amaj7               Asus2
It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh
         E           G#m
Watch me try to stand steady
Amaj7
  Like a bird in a hurricane
        E
Looking back on my youth
     G#m                      Amaj7               Asus2
It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh

Bridge:

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|--------4-------4-|-------4----------|--------4-------4-|-------4----------|
D|-----2-------2----|----2-------1h2p1-|-----2-------2----|----2-------1h2p1-|
A|-/4---------------|-0------0h2-------|-/4---------------|-0------0h2-------|
E|----------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)
   C#m7    G#m       Amaj7   Badd11
e|-4-------7--4--4-|-4--2--2---0-0-0-|
B|-5--6--6-4-------|-2-------4-------|
G|-4-------4-------|-2-------4-------|
D|-6-------6-------|-2-------4-------| x6
A|-4-------6-------|-0-------2-------|
E|---------4-------|-----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

C#m7 G#m Amaj7 Badd11  C#m7 G#m Amaj7 Badd11
Here I   am,   bearing ev-  ery bur-  den
C#m7 G#m Amaj7 Badd11  C#m7 G#m Amaj7 Badd11
Here I   am,   showing ev-  ery wor-  ry
Amaj7 B7/A E         Esus2add11
             To the world
Amaj7 B7/A E         Esus2add11
             To the world

Chorus:
N.C.      E          G#m
Watch me try to stand steady
Amaj7                 Asus2
  Like a flame in the pouring rain
        E
Looking back on my youth
     G#m                      Amaj7               Asus2
It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh
         E           G#m
Watch me try to stand steady
Amaj7
  Like a bird in a hurricane
        E
Looking back on my youth
     G#m                      Amaj7               Asus2
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 E G#m Amaj7 Asus2)
        E*
Looking back on my youth
     G#7*                  A*   Am*
It's good that I've grown
C#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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Real Friends chords for Stand steady

About this song

This guitar chords for Stand Steady by Real Friends is suitable for players wanting a clear and accurate transcription. Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E). Key: F. Capo on the 2nd fret. Good for practicing chord changes and steady rhythm.