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I’Ll Stand By You

by The Pretenders

Written by: Hynde, Kelly & Steinberg

I’LL STAND BY YOU Hynde, Kelly & Steinberg The Pretenders | Dm / Bm / | 2/4 A / | G /// | D F#m | Oh hh / why=you=look=so | sad dd ~ ^the tears=are=in=your | G D A D Bm | eyes ss ~ ^Come on=and=come=to | me ee now ~ ^and | dont tt be=a=shamed=to | F#m G Bm A | cry yy / Let=me=see=you | thru uu / cause=Ive=seen=the | dark k^side too / | F#m Bm F#m Bm | When^the=night t^falls on^you ~ ^you | dont^know w^what=to do nothing^you=con | G A D | fess ss ~ ^could make=me=love=you | less ss ~ ^I'll stand^by | you / ~ ^I'll stand^by | Bm7 Am7 G D F G | you / ~ ^wont=let nobody^hurt.| t^you uu ~ ^I'll stand^by | you / / / | C Em | So oo / (if^youre^mad.) | (d^get^mad) dd ~ ^dont hold=it=all=insi.| F C G C Am | ide ee ~ ^Come on=and=talk=to | me ee now ~ ^and | hey yy / what=you^gotta | Em F Am G | hide ee / I=get^angry | too oo / # Well=Im=a | lot like^you / When^youre | Em Am Em Am | standing g=at=the=cross roads ~ ^dont | know^which path^to choose Let=me=come=a | F G7-4 | long gg ~ ^cause even^if=youre | wrong gg ~ ^I'll stand^by | D Bm7 Am7 G | you / ~ ^I'll stand^by | you / ~ wont=let nobody^hurt.| t^you uu ~ ^I'll stand^by | D Bm7 | you / ~ take=me in=into^your | darkest hour ~ and=I'll never^desert.| Am7 G D Bm7 G Bm A | t^you uu ~ ^I'll stand^by | you /// | /// | //// | 2/4 // | /// ~ ^and | F#m Bm F#m Bm | when / ~ when=the night^falls.| s^on=you baby ~ ^Youre feeling^all=a | G A | lone ee ~ ^you wont=be=on=your | own nn ~ ^I'll stand^by | D Bm7 Am7 ||: you / ~ ^I'll stand^by | you / ~ wont=let nobody^hurt.| t^you uu ~ ^I'll stand^by | D Bm7 | you / ~ take=me in=into^your | darkest hour ~ and=I'll never^desert.| Am7 G | t^you uu ~ ^I'll stand^by :|| Repeat and fade

About this song:

I’Ll Stand By You is performed by The Pretenders and written by Hynde, Kelly & Steinberg. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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