Chords for You've Got to Stand for Something
Tempo:
87.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[B]
[E]
Now daddy didn't like trouble, [B] but if it [E] came along,
[A] Everyone [E] that knew him knew which side that [B] he'd be on.
[A] He never [E] was a hero, [A] or this county's [E] shining light,
[C#m] But you would always [A] find him standing [B] up for what he thought [E] was right.
He'd say, you've got to stand for something or [A] you'll fall for [E] anything,
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on [B] a string.
Never [A] compromise [E] what's right, and uphold your family name,
You've got to stand [A] for something or [B] you'll fall for [E] anything.
[E]
Now we might have been better off, [B] or on [E] the bigger house,
[A] If daddy had [E] done more giving in, or just a little more [B] backing down.
[A] But we always [E] had plenty, [A] just to live in [E] his advice,
[C#m] Whatever you [A] do today, you'll [B] have to sleep [E] with the night.
He'd say, you've got to stand for something [A] or you'll fall for [E] anything,
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet [B] on a string.
[A] Never compromise [E] what's right, [A] and uphold your [E] family name,
You've got to stand [A] for something [B] or you'll fall for [E] anything.
I [A] know that things [E] are different than [A] they were in [E] daddy's days,
But [A] I still believe what makes a man really has a [B] change.
He'd say, [E] you've got to stand for [F#] something or [A] you'll fall for [E] anything,
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a [B] string.
Never compromise what's right, and uphold your family name,
You've got to stand for [A] something or you'll [B] fall for anything.
[C#m] You've [F#m] got to stand for [G#m] something or you'll fall for anything.
[B]
[E]
Now daddy didn't like trouble, [B] but if it [E] came along,
[A] Everyone [E] that knew him knew which side that [B] he'd be on.
[A] He never [E] was a hero, [A] or this county's [E] shining light,
[C#m] But you would always [A] find him standing [B] up for what he thought [E] was right.
He'd say, you've got to stand for something or [A] you'll fall for [E] anything,
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on [B] a string.
Never [A] compromise [E] what's right, and uphold your family name,
You've got to stand [A] for something or [B] you'll fall for [E] anything.
[E]
Now we might have been better off, [B] or on [E] the bigger house,
[A] If daddy had [E] done more giving in, or just a little more [B] backing down.
[A] But we always [E] had plenty, [A] just to live in [E] his advice,
[C#m] Whatever you [A] do today, you'll [B] have to sleep [E] with the night.
He'd say, you've got to stand for something [A] or you'll fall for [E] anything,
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet [B] on a string.
[A] Never compromise [E] what's right, [A] and uphold your [E] family name,
You've got to stand [A] for something [B] or you'll fall for [E] anything.
I [A] know that things [E] are different than [A] they were in [E] daddy's days,
But [A] I still believe what makes a man really has a [B] change.
He'd say, [E] you've got to stand for [F#] something or [A] you'll fall for [E] anything,
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a [B] string.
Never compromise what's right, and uphold your family name,
You've got to stand for [A] something or you'll [B] fall for anything.
[C#m] You've [F#m] got to stand for [G#m] something or you'll fall for anything.
Key:
E
A
B
C#m
F#
E
A
B
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _
Now daddy didn't like trouble, [B] but if it [E] came along,
[A] Everyone [E] that knew him knew which side that [B] he'd be on.
[A] He never [E] was a hero, [A] or this county's [E] shining light,
[C#m] But you would always [A] find him standing [B] up for what he thought [E] was right.
He'd say, you've got to stand for something or [A] you'll fall for [E] anything,
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on [B] a string.
_ Never [A] compromise [E] what's right, and uphold your family name,
You've got to stand [A] for something or [B] you'll fall for [E] anything. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Now we might have been better off, [B] or on [E] the bigger house,
[A] If daddy had [E] done more giving in, or just a little more [B] backing down.
[A] But we always [E] had plenty, [A] just to live in [E] his advice,
[C#m] Whatever you [A] do today, you'll [B] have to sleep [E] with the night.
He'd say, you've got to stand for something [A] or you'll fall for [E] anything,
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet [B] on a string.
_ _ [A] Never compromise [E] what's right, [A] and uphold your [E] family name,
You've got to stand [A] for something [B] or you'll fall for [E] anything.
_ I [A] know that things [E] are different than [A] they were in [E] daddy's days,
But [A] I still believe what makes a man really has a [B] _ change.
He'd say, [E] you've got to stand for [F#] something or [A] you'll fall for [E] anything,
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a [B] string.
_ Never compromise what's right, and uphold your family name,
You've got to stand for [A] something or you'll [B] fall for anything.
[C#m] _ _ You've [F#m] got to stand for [G#m] something or you'll fall for anything. _ _
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_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _
Now daddy didn't like trouble, [B] but if it [E] came along,
[A] Everyone [E] that knew him knew which side that [B] he'd be on.
[A] He never [E] was a hero, [A] or this county's [E] shining light,
[C#m] But you would always [A] find him standing [B] up for what he thought [E] was right.
He'd say, you've got to stand for something or [A] you'll fall for [E] anything,
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on [B] a string.
_ Never [A] compromise [E] what's right, and uphold your family name,
You've got to stand [A] for something or [B] you'll fall for [E] anything. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Now we might have been better off, [B] or on [E] the bigger house,
[A] If daddy had [E] done more giving in, or just a little more [B] backing down.
[A] But we always [E] had plenty, [A] just to live in [E] his advice,
[C#m] Whatever you [A] do today, you'll [B] have to sleep [E] with the night.
He'd say, you've got to stand for something [A] or you'll fall for [E] anything,
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet [B] on a string.
_ _ [A] Never compromise [E] what's right, [A] and uphold your [E] family name,
You've got to stand [A] for something [B] or you'll fall for [E] anything.
_ I [A] know that things [E] are different than [A] they were in [E] daddy's days,
But [A] I still believe what makes a man really has a [B] _ change.
He'd say, [E] you've got to stand for [F#] something or [A] you'll fall for [E] anything,
You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a [B] string.
_ Never compromise what's right, and uphold your family name,
You've got to stand for [A] something or you'll [B] fall for anything.
[C#m] _ _ You've [F#m] got to stand for [G#m] something or you'll fall for anything. _ _
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