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* = pauses in recording
[Intro]
 D   E   A   Ax2
[Verse 1]
DHands, put your Eempty hands in Amine
And Dscars, show me Eall the scars you F#mhide
And Dhey, if your Ewings are broken
APlease take Emine so F#myours can Eopen tDoo
Cause EI'm gonna stand by Ayou
Oh, Dtears make kaleEidoscopes in your Aeyes
And Dhurt, I know you're Ehurting, but so am F#mI
And Dlove, if your Ewings are broken
ABorrow Emine so F#myours can Eopen Dtoo
E*                         A  
Cause I'm gonna stand by you
[Chorus]
(A)                                                     F#m  
Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with Dyou
Love, you're not aElone, cause I'm gonna stand by Ayou
Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by F#myou
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with Dyou
Love, you're not aElone, cause I'm gonna stand by Dyou
[Verse 2]
(D)                            E   A  
Yeah, you're all I never knew I needed
And the Dheart, sometimes Eit's unclear why it's F#mbeating
And Dlove, if your Ewings are broken
AWe can Ebrave through F#mthose eEmotions Dtoo
Cause EI'm gonna stand by Ayou
Oh, Dtruth, I guess Etruth is what you beAlieve in
And Dfaith, I think Efaith is having a F#mreason
No, no, no, Dlove, if your Ewings are broken
ABorrow Emine so F#myours can Eopen Dtoo
E*                       A  
Cause I'm gonna stand by you
[Chorus]
(A)                                                     F#m  
Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with Dyou
Love, you're not alEone, cause I'm gonna stand by Ayou
Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by F#myou
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with Dyou
Love, you're not aElone, cause I'm gonna stand by F#myou
[Bridge]
I'll be your C#meyes 'til yours can Dshine
And I'll be your Aarms, I'll be your Esteady satelF#mlite
And when you can't C#mrise, well, I'll Dcrawl with you on hands and knees
Cause I...
                    (A)
(I'm gonna stand by you)
[Drum Solo]
N.C.
[Chorus]
                                                        (F#m)
Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through (come on)
                                                          (D)
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you
                 (E)                             A  
Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you
Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by F#myou
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with Dyou
Love, you're not aElone, cause I'm gonna stand by Dyou
Love, you're not aElone
No, I'm gonna stand by Dyou
(EEven if we can't find Aheaven, heaven, Dheaven)
IE'm gonna stand by Ayou

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Stand By You

by Rachel Platten

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

* = pauses in recording

[Intro]

D E A A

[Verse 1]

D E A

Hands, put your empty hands in mine

D E F#m

And scars, show me all the scars you hide

D E

And hey, if your wings are broken

A E F#m E D

Please take mine so yours can open too

E A

Cause I'm gonna stand by you

D E A

Oh, tears make kaleidoscopes in your eyes

D E F#m

And hurt, I know you're hurting, but so am I

D E

And love, if your wings are broken

A E F#m E D

Borrow mine so yours can open too

E A

Cause I'm gonna stand by you

[Chorus]

A F#m

()

Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through

Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you

E A

Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you

F#m

Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by you

Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you

E D

Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you

[Verse 2]

D E A

()

Yeah, you're all I never knew I needed

D E F#m

And the heart, sometimes it's unclear why it's beating

D E

And love, if your wings are broken

A E F#m E D

We can brave through those emotions too

E A

Cause I'm gonna stand by you

D E A

Oh, truth, I guess truth is what you believe in

D E F#m

And faith, I think faith is having a reason

D E

No, no, no, love, if your wings are broken

A E F#m E D

Borrow mine so yours can open too

E A

Cause I'm gonna stand by you

[Chorus]

A F#m

()

Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through

Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you

E A

Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you

F#m

Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by you

Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you

E F#m

Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you

[Bridge]

C#m D

I'll be your eyes 'til yours can shine

A E F#m

And I'll be your arms, I'll be your steady satellite

C#m D

And when you can't rise, well, I'll crawl with you on hands and knees

Cause I...

()

(I'm gonna stand by you)

[Drum Solo]

N.C.

[Chorus]

F#m

()

Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through (come on)

()

Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you

E A

()

Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you

F#m

Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by you

Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you

E D

Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you

Love, you're not alone

No, I'm gonna stand by you

E A D

(Even if we can't find heaven, heaven, heaven)

E A

I'm gonna stand by you

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