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[Intro]
 F#m   E   Bm   Dx3
[Verse 1]
F#mThere was a Epiece of a song I Bmheard the other Dday
    F#mSome Ewords I heard this Bmsinger sayD  
F#mSomething in me Eloved the Dway that it sounded
When he sAaid how he C#wanted to Gstand
Stand and be counted
[Break]
 F#m   E   Bm   Dx2
[Verse 2]
F#mNow, sometimes I Etalk to myself in the Bmearly dawnD  
F#mBefore all the Efragments of my Bmdreams are goneD  
F#mThings you don't know Ewhy your Dmind held on to
Or Aelse someC#mtimes you kGnow more than you want to
[Chorus]
AStand Dand be Ecounted, Astand Don the Etruth
AStand Don your Ehonor, Gstand F#mand Ebe counted
[Break]
 F#m   E   Bm   Dx2
[Verse 3]
F#mAnd I wonder who that Ekid was Bmstanding brave and Dtrim
F#mAnd I hear myself Ebreathe and I Bmknow that I was Dhim
F#mDefender of the Epoor and those who Dcannot speak
I Athought I'd be C#mstanding by the dGam trying to stop the leak
[Chorus]
AStand Dand be Ecounted, Astand Don the Etruth
AStand Don your Ehonor, Gstand F#mand Ebe counted
[Bridge]
C#mSo concerned with Amatters of the Eheart
C#mAnd knowing the millenium was Ajust about to Estart
And F#mknowing that Asomehow we could Bmmake a difference
[Solo]
(Over Verse Chords)
[Verse 4]
F#mI want to stand Ealone in front of the world and that Bmoncoming Dtank
Like that F#mChinese Eboy that we Bmall have to Dthank
F#mHe showed us in a Epicture that DI have mounted
AExactly what it C#mmeans to Gstand and be counted
[Outro]
AStand Dand be Ecounted, Astand Don the Etruth
AStand Don your Ehonor, Gstand F#mand Ebe
AStand Dand be Ecounted, Astand Don the Etruth
AStand Don your Ehonor, Gstand F#mand Ebe
A D E A D E
A D E G F#m E
AStand Dand be Ecounted, Astand Don the Etruth
AStand Don your Ehonor
G F#m E A

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Stand And Be Counted

by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

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F#m

C#m

[Intro]

F#m E Bm D

[Verse 1]

F#m E Bm D

There was a piece of a song I heard the other day

F#m E Bm D

Some words I heard this singer say

F#m E D

Something in me loved the way that it sounded

A C# G

When he said how he wanted to stand

Stand and be counted

[Break]

F#m E Bm D

[Verse 2]

F#m E Bm D

Now, sometimes I talk to myself in the early dawn

F#m E Bm D

Before all the fragments of my dreams are gone

F#m E D

Things you don't know why your mind held on to

A C#m G

Or else sometimes you know more than you want to

[Chorus]

A D E A D E

Stand and be counted, stand on the truth

A D E G F#m E

Stand on your honor, stand and be counted

[Break]

F#m E Bm D

[Verse 3]

F#m E Bm D

And I wonder who that kid was standing brave and trim

F#m E Bm D

And I hear myself breathe and I know that I was him

F#m E D

Defender of the poor and those who cannot speak

A C#m G

I thought I'd be standing by the dam trying to stop the leak

[Chorus]

A D E A D E

Stand and be counted, stand on the truth

A D E G F#m E

Stand on your honor, stand and be counted

[Bridge]

C#m A E

So concerned with matters of the heart

C#m A E

And knowing the millenium was just about to start

F#m A Bm

And knowing that somehow we could make a difference

[Solo]

(Over Verse Chords)

[Verse 4]

F#m E Bm D

I want to stand alone in front of the world and that oncoming tank

F#m E Bm D

Like that Chinese boy that we all have to thank

F#m E D

He showed us in a picture that I have mounted

A C#m G

Exactly what it means to stand and be counted

[Outro]

A D E A D E

Stand and be counted, stand on the truth

A D E G F#m E

Stand on your honor, stand and be

A D E A D E

Stand and be counted, stand on the truth

A D E G F#m E

Stand on your honor, stand and be

A D E A D E

A D E G F#m E

A D E A D E

Stand and be counted, stand on the truth

A D E

Stand on your honor

G F#m E A

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