Chords for Aaron Tippin "You Gotta Stand for Something"
Tempo:
197.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[C#m]
[D]
[A] [D]
Now daddy didn't like trouble [Am] if it came [D] along
[G]
Everyone [D] knew him, knew which side he'd be [A] on
[G] He never was [D] a hero, or [G] just county's shining [D]
light
But [Bm] you could always [G] find him standing up [A] for what he thought [D] was right
They'd say, you've got to stand for something [F#] or [G] you'll fall for [D] anything
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on [C#m] a string
Never [G] compromise [D] what's right, and [G] uphold your family [D]
name
Oh, [Em] you've got to stand for [G] something or [A] you'll fall for anything
[D]
[A]
[D]
Now we might have been better off [A] on our own in a [E] bigger house
[D] [G] Daddy had done [D] more giving in, or a little more backing [A] down
[G] But we always [D] had plenty, just [G] to live in [B] his [D] advice
[Bm] Whatever you [G] do today, you'll have [A] to sleep with [D] tonight
They'd say, you've got to stand for something or [G] you'll fall for [D] anything
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a [A] string
Never [G] compromise what's [D] right, and [G] uphold your [D] family name
Oh, [Em] you've got to stand [G] for something or you'll [A]
fall for anything
[D]
[G] Now I know that things are different [G] than they were in [D] daddy's day
[G] But I still believe what makes a man really [A] hasn't changed
[D] You've got to stand for [C#] something or [G] you'll fall for [D] anything
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on [A] a string
Never [G] compromise [D] what's right, and [G] uphold your family [D] name
Oh, [Em] you've got to stand [G] for something or you'll [A] fall for [Bm] anything
[Em] You've got to stand [G] for something or [A] you'll fall for [D] anything
[Bm] [D]
[A]
[D]
Yeah!
[G] Thanks for watching!
Don't forget, you can see full episodes of some of your favorite shows
at www .countryroadtv .com
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[C#m]
[D]
[A] [D]
Now daddy didn't like trouble [Am] if it came [D] along
[G]
Everyone [D] knew him, knew which side he'd be [A] on
[G] He never was [D] a hero, or [G] just county's shining [D]
light
But [Bm] you could always [G] find him standing up [A] for what he thought [D] was right
They'd say, you've got to stand for something [F#] or [G] you'll fall for [D] anything
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on [C#m] a string
Never [G] compromise [D] what's right, and [G] uphold your family [D]
name
Oh, [Em] you've got to stand for [G] something or [A] you'll fall for anything
[D]
[A]
[D]
Now we might have been better off [A] on our own in a [E] bigger house
[D] [G] Daddy had done [D] more giving in, or a little more backing [A] down
[G] But we always [D] had plenty, just [G] to live in [B] his [D] advice
[Bm] Whatever you [G] do today, you'll have [A] to sleep with [D] tonight
They'd say, you've got to stand for something or [G] you'll fall for [D] anything
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a [A] string
Never [G] compromise what's [D] right, and [G] uphold your [D] family name
Oh, [Em] you've got to stand [G] for something or you'll [A]
fall for anything
[D]
[G] Now I know that things are different [G] than they were in [D] daddy's day
[G] But I still believe what makes a man really [A] hasn't changed
[D] You've got to stand for [C#] something or [G] you'll fall for [D] anything
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on [A] a string
Never [G] compromise [D] what's right, and [G] uphold your family [D] name
Oh, [Em] you've got to stand [G] for something or you'll [A] fall for [Bm] anything
[Em] You've got to stand [G] for something or [A] you'll fall for [D] anything
[Bm] [D]
[A]
[D]
Yeah!
[G] Thanks for watching!
Don't forget, you can see full episodes of some of your favorite shows
at www .countryroadtv .com
[N]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
D
G
A
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now daddy didn't like trouble _ _ _ [Am] if it came [D] along
_ _ _ [G] _
Everyone _ [D] knew him, knew which side he'd be [A] on _ _
[G] He never was [D] a hero, or [G] just _ county's shining [D]
light
But [Bm] you could always [G] find him standing up [A] for what he thought [D] was _ right
_ They'd say, you've got to stand for something [F#] or [G] you'll fall for [D] anything
_ _ _ You've got to be your own man, not a puppet _ on [C#m] a _ string _ _
Never [G] _ compromise _ [D] what's right, and [G] uphold your family [D]
name
Oh, [Em] you've got to stand for [G] something or [A] you'll fall for anything
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now we might have been better off _ [A] on our own in a [E] bigger house
[D] _ _ [G] Daddy had done [D] more giving _ in, or a little more backing [A] down
_ [G] But we _ _ always [D] had plenty, _ just [G] to live in [B] his [D] advice
_ [Bm] Whatever you [G] do today, you'll have [A] to sleep with [D] _ _ tonight _
_ They'd say, you've got to stand for something or [G] you'll fall for [D] anything
_ _ You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a [A] _ _ string
_ _ Never [G] _ _ compromise what's [D] right, and [G] uphold your [D] family name
_ Oh, [Em] you've got to stand [G] for something or you'll [A]
fall for anything
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Now I know that things are different [G] than they were in [D] daddy's day
[G] But I still believe what makes a man _ really _ [A] hasn't _ _ changed
_ _ _ [D] You've got to stand for [C#] something or [G] you'll fall for _ [D] anything
_ _ You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on [A] a string _ _
_ Never [G] _ _ _ compromise [D] what's right, and [G] uphold your family [D] name
Oh, [Em] you've got to stand [G] for something _ or you'll [A] fall for [Bm] anything _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] You've got to stand [G] for something or [A] you'll fall for [D] anything
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Yeah!
_ [G] _ _ _ Thanks for watching!
Don't forget, you can see full episodes of some of your favorite shows
at www _ _ _ .countryroadtv _ _ .com _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now daddy didn't like trouble _ _ _ [Am] if it came [D] along
_ _ _ [G] _
Everyone _ [D] knew him, knew which side he'd be [A] on _ _
[G] He never was [D] a hero, or [G] just _ county's shining [D]
light
But [Bm] you could always [G] find him standing up [A] for what he thought [D] was _ right
_ They'd say, you've got to stand for something [F#] or [G] you'll fall for [D] anything
_ _ _ You've got to be your own man, not a puppet _ on [C#m] a _ string _ _
Never [G] _ compromise _ [D] what's right, and [G] uphold your family [D]
name
Oh, [Em] you've got to stand for [G] something or [A] you'll fall for anything
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now we might have been better off _ [A] on our own in a [E] bigger house
[D] _ _ [G] Daddy had done [D] more giving _ in, or a little more backing [A] down
_ [G] But we _ _ always [D] had plenty, _ just [G] to live in [B] his [D] advice
_ [Bm] Whatever you [G] do today, you'll have [A] to sleep with [D] _ _ tonight _
_ They'd say, you've got to stand for something or [G] you'll fall for [D] anything
_ _ You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a [A] _ _ string
_ _ Never [G] _ _ compromise what's [D] right, and [G] uphold your [D] family name
_ Oh, [Em] you've got to stand [G] for something or you'll [A]
fall for anything
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Now I know that things are different [G] than they were in [D] daddy's day
[G] But I still believe what makes a man _ really _ [A] hasn't _ _ changed
_ _ _ [D] You've got to stand for [C#] something or [G] you'll fall for _ [D] anything
_ _ You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on [A] a string _ _
_ Never [G] _ _ _ compromise [D] what's right, and [G] uphold your family [D] name
Oh, [Em] you've got to stand [G] for something _ or you'll [A] fall for [Bm] anything _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] You've got to stand [G] for something or [A] you'll fall for [D] anything
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Yeah!
_ [G] _ _ _ Thanks for watching!
Don't forget, you can see full episodes of some of your favorite shows
at www _ _ _ .countryroadtv _ _ .com _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _