PRETENDERS - "ill stand by you" Tablature
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Artist: The Pretenders
Song: I'll stand by you
Tab: Nick Lyons (nlyons83@hotmail.com) and Mike Danberg (msd10@yahoo.com)
This song has a lot of piano in it. I'll try to tab it as best I can hopefully it will sound close enough.
Intro:
D A G
Verse:
D A (not positive about this)
Oh, why look so sad
G
Tears are in your eyes
A - G (slide barred chord)
Come on and come to me now
D A
Don't be ashamed to cry
G
Let me see you through
A - G
Cause i've seen the darkside too
Bridge:
C Em
When the night falls on you
C Em
Don't know what to do
G
Nothing you confess
A
Can make me love you less
Chorus:
D C
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
Am
Won't let nobody hurt you
D
I'll stand by you
Verse:
D A
So if you're mad get mad
G
Don't hold it all inside
A - G
Come on and talk to me now
D A
Hey what you got to hide
G
I get angry too
A - G
Well I'm alive like you
Bridge:
Em C
When you're standing at the crossroads
Em C
Don't know which path to choose
G
Let me come along
A
Cause even if you're wrong
Chorus (same)
Solo (over verse riff)
(key of D)
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B|-7-5-5-7-5-8P7-5-7-5--7-5-5-7-5-8P7-5-7-5-----------7P5---
G|-------------------------------------------7-5-7-5------7-
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
Bridge:
C Em
And when when the night falls on you baby
G
You're feeling all alone
A
Won't on your own
chorus repeats over and over first 3 then 4 over and over til end.
At 3:10 the riff playing til the end of the song is just the solo
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