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Standing By

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Capo 1
[Intro] 
UhuhuhFuhCuhuhGuh UhuhuhFuhCuhuhGuh
[Verse 1]
CI counted the stars tonight,
COh how they shine so Fbright,
I gCather them all, so we Fperfectly alignC  
CWhile we gaze from far away.
CAnd separately watch the dFay
Come Crising across the Fhorizon in our Cminds.
[Chorus]
But now I FknowC,
My heart is FstronCg,
Where you FbelonCg
Is by my Gside.
So will you FholdC,
'cause time is FcoldC,
But in your FsouCl
I'm standing Gby.
COhohFohohCohGoh ohohFohohCohGoh
[Verse 1]
CI have waited a thousand years,
And now that tomorrow's Fhere,
I will Cshout from the mountain top
FOur hearts belong Cnear.
CAnd we've traveled land and sea,
Our beacon the love we Fkeep,
But Cwhen we unite,
This will Fall have been our drCeam.
[Chorus]
CAnd now we FknowC,
Our hearts are FstronCg,
Where we FbelonCg
Is side by Gside.
And so we'll FholdC  
Each other FcloseC,
And in our FsoulCs
We're standing Gby.
OhFohohCohoGhoh ohFohohCohoGhoh
FOhohoChohoh FohohoChohoh
FOhohoChohohGoh ohohohohoh
OhFohoh CohFohohohoChohoh ohFohohohoChohoh ohoGhoh
[Chorus]
GAnd so we'll FholCd
Each other FcloseC  
And then we'll FknowC  
We're standing Gby.

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Standing By

by Pentatonix

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Intro]

F C G F C G

Uhuhuhuhuhuhuh Uhuhuhuhuhuhuh

[Verse 1]

I counted the stars tonight,

C F

Oh how they shine so bright,

C F C

I gather them all, so we perfectly align

While we gaze from far away.

C F

And separately watch the day

C F C

Come rising across the horizon in our minds.

[Chorus]

F C

But now I know,

F C

My heart is strong,

F C

Where you belong

Is by my side.

F C

So will you hold,

F C

'cause time is cold,

F C

But in your soul

I'm standing by.

C F C G F C G

Ohohohohohoh ohohohohohoh

[Verse 1]

I have waited a thousand years,

And now that tomorrow's here,

I will shout from the mountain top

F C

Our hearts belong near.

And we've traveled land and sea,

Our beacon the love we keep,

But when we unite,

F C

This will all have been our dream.

[Chorus]

C F C

And now we know,

F C

Our hearts are strong,

F C

Where we belong

Is side by side.

F C

And so we'll hold

F C

Each other close,

F C

And in our souls

We're standing by.

F C G F C G

Ohohohohohoh ohohohohohoh

F C F C

Ohohohohoh ohohohohoh

F C G

Ohohohohohoh ohohohohoh

F C F C F C G

Ohohoh ohohohohohohoh ohohohohohohoh ohohoh

[Chorus]

G F C

And so we'll hold

F C

Each other close

F C

And then we'll know

We're standing by.

About Standing By Chords by Pentatonix

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