Your Old Stand By Chords by Mary Wells

_ _ [F] _ _ _ She [Fm] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
left you [F] last night, _ _ and today [Dm] you called me on the phone.
_ [Bb] _ Asked me if you could come over, [C] cause you didn't want [C] to be alone.
So [A] you want me to stand in for her and be [D] the love of your [Dm] next life.
_ But this [Bb] time I'll play the [Gm] part so well, there'll be [C] no need in her coming back.
Cause you know [F] that I'm your own [D] stand-by.
[C] _ [F] You know [Am] that you can [Dm] call on me.
I know the parts so well [C] that you can't hide _ [Dm] when she's left you in misery. _
_ [F] I know you only call me [Dm] because you need it, company. _
_ [Bb] Cause once again she's left you [C] and your heart's in misery.
But you know [F] that I'm your own [Dm] stand-by.
[C] _ [F] You know that you can call [Dm] on me.
I [Gm] know the parts so well that [C] you can't hide [Am] and tell [Dm] when she's left you [A] in misery. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] But I don't want to be your own stand [D]-by.
[Dm] I want [C] to be with you permanently.
[A] _
I'm gonna [Gm] play the part from [C] the depths of my heart, and you [Dm] won't need [A] nobody.
No, [C]
I don't want [F] to be your own stand [D] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]-by. _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _