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I'll Stand By You

The Pretenders

Chords used in this song: E, Em, F#m, G, A, Bm, C, C#m, D
EChord: E
EmChord: Em
F#mChord: F#m
GChord: G
AChord: A
BmChord: Bm
CChord: C
C#mChord: C#m
DChord: D

Capo V

[Intro]
A  F#m  E  D

[Verse]
A                      C#m
Oh, why do you look so sad?
                       D
The Tears are in your eyes
                    A   E
Come on and come to me now
A                   C#m
Don't be ashamed to cry
               D
Let me see you through
                      A         E
'Cause I've seen the dark side too
C#m                 F#m
When the night falls on you
C#m                    F#m
You don't know what to do
              D
Nothing you confess
                     E
Could make me love you less


[Chorus]
               A                F#m
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
                  G                      A   C  D
Won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you


[Verse]
G                Bm
So if you're mad, get mad
                  C
Don't hold it all inside
                    Em  D
Come on and talk to me now
G    Em              Bm
Hey, what you got to hide
          C
I get angry too
           Em        D
Well I'm a lot like you
Bm                           Em
When you're standing at the crossroads
          Bm                   Em
And don't know which patch to choose
              C
Let me come along
                   D
'Cause even if you're wrong


[Chorus]
       D       A                F#m
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
                  G                       A
Won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you
                      F#m
Take me in, into your darkest hour
                  G
And I'll never desert you
               A
I'll stand by you


[Solo]
F#m  G  F#m  E


[Bridge]
    C#m  F#m              C#m             F#m
And when, when the night falls on you baby
                    D
You're feeling all alone
                  E
You won't be on your own


[Chorus]
               A                F#m
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
                  G                       A
Won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you
                      F#m
Take me in, into your darkest hour
                  G
And I'll never desert you
               A               F#m
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
                  G
Won't let nobody hurt you
               A    F#m
I'll stand by you,
                   G
(And I'll never desert you)


[Chorus]
               A               F#m
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
                  G
And I'll never desert you
               A
I'll stand by you, no, no, no
                      F#m
Take me in, into your darkest hour
                  G
And I'll never desert you
               A
I'll stand by you
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