Stand !
G Cm G
1. Stand, in the end you'll still be you,
C G F
one
that's done all the things you set out to do.
E Am
E
Stand, there's a cross for you
to bear,
A E D
things
to go through if you're going anywhere.
G Cm G
2. Stand for the things you know are right
C G F
it’s the
truth that the truth makes them so uptight.
E Am E
Stand, all the things you want
are real,
A
E D
you
have you to complete, and there is no deal.
G
A D
G A D
+ Stand, stand, stand ! Stand, stand, stand !
G Cm
G
3. Stand, you've been sitting much too long,
C G F
there's
a permanent crease in your right and wrong.
E Am E
Stand, there's a midget
standing tall,
A E
D
and
the giant beside him about to fall.
G
A D
G A D
+ Stand, stand, stand ! Stand, stand, stand !
G Cm
G
4. Stand, they will try to make you crawl,
C G F
and
they know what you're saying makes sense and all.
E Am E
Stand, don't you know that you
are free ?
A E D
Well, at least in your mind if
you want to be.
G A
- B7 - A - B7 - A
+ Everybody !
Stand, stand !
B7 A - B7 A B7 A
- B7 - A
+ Stand !
Na na na na na na
na, na na na.
B7 A - B7 A B7 A
- B7 - A
Stand ! Na
na na na
na na na,
na na na.
B7 A
- B7 A B7 A
- B7 - A
Stand ! Na
na na na
na na na,
na na na ….
(orig. = capo 1st) (Sly & The Family Stone)