Pretenders – Ill Stand By You (Guitar)

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[Intro] 2/4 | D Bm | A | G | [Verse]
D               F#m
Oh, why look so sad

                  G
Tears are in your eyes

                    D/A A A/C#
Come on and come to me  now

D     Bm            F#m
Don't be ashamed to cry

               G
Let me see you through

                    Bm        A
Cause I've seen the dark side too
[Bridge]
F#m                  Bm
When the night falls on you

F#m                Bm
Don't know what to do

               G
Nothing you confess 

                       A
Could make me love you less
[Chorus]
              D                  Bm7
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you

                 Am7
Won't let nobody hurt you

           G | D   F G |
I'll stand by you
[Verse]
C               Em
So if you're mad get mad

                    F
Don't hold it all inside

                    C/G G/B      
Come on and talk to me  now

    C    Am              Em
And hey, what you got to hide

            F
I get angry too

           Am       G
Well I'm a lot like you
[Bridge]
            Em              Am
When you're standing at the crossroads

      Em                 Am
Don't know which path to choose

             F(add9)
Let me come along

                     Gsus4
Cause even if you're wrong
[Chorus]
              D                  Bm7
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you

                 Am7
Won't let nobody hurt you

           G  D
I'll stand by you

                   Bm7
Baby, even to your darkest hour

                 Am7
And I'll never desert you,

           G [ D ]
I'll stand by you.
[Solo] 2/4 | D | Bm7 | G | Bm | A | [Bridge]
    F#m  Bm              F#m               Bm
And when, when the night falls on you baby

                    G                          A  A/C#       
You're feeling all alone, you won't be on your own
[Chorus]
              D                  Bm7
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you

                 Am7
Won't let nobody hurt you

           G  D
I'll stand by you

                     Bm7
Take me in into your darkest hour

                 Am7
And I'll never desert you,

           G  D                  Bm7
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you

                 Am7
Won't let nobody hurt you

           G | D | Bm7 | Am7 |
I'll stand by you

           G  D                  Bm7
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you

                 Am7
Won't let nobody hurt you

           G  D
I'll stand by you - no, no no, no

                   Bm7
Baby, even to your darkest hour

                 Am7
And I'll never desert you,

           G  D                  Bm7
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you

                 Am7
And I'll never desert you ...
(fade out over last lines)