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Stand By Your Man:Candi Staton.
#24 on BB Hot 100 and #4 on R&B
on FAME Records in 1970.
INTRO: A  
#1.
ASometimes it's hard to be a Ewoman..giving 
all your love to just one Aman.
Oh, yeah, Dyou'll have bad times, Ahe'll have 
good times.
BDoing things that you don't underEstand.
#2.
Mmm-mmm-mmm-Abut if you love him, you'll forEgive 
him..oh, oh, Gbmoh, even though he's Ehard to underAstand.
Mmm-hmm, Dif you love him, Abe proud Dof him, cause 
after Eall he's just a Aman.
CHORUS:
AStand by your Dbman, Dgive him two arms to cling to,
Aand something Gbwarm to come to, Bwhen nights are Ecold 
and lonely.
AStand by your Dbman Dand show the world you love him.
AHe's giving you Eall the love he Acan.
INTERLUDE:  A   Db   D   A   E  A  
CHORUS:
AWhoaaa, hey, hey, hey, hey..stand by your Dbman, Dgive 
him two arms to cling to, Aand something Gbwarm to come 
to, Bwhen nights are Ecold and lonely.
AStand by your Dbman Dand show the world you love him.
AHe's giving you Eall the love he Acan.
OUTRO:
AStand by your Dbman.D...(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Stand By Your Man

by Candi Staton

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Gbm

Stand By Your Man:Candi Staton.

#24 on BB Hot 100 and #4 on R&B

on FAME Records in 1970.

INTRO:

#1.

A E

Sometimes it's hard to be a woman..giving

all your love to just one man.

D A

Oh, yeah, you'll have bad times, he'll have

good times.

B E

Doing things that you don't understand.

#2.

A E

Mmm-mmm-mmm-but if you love him, you'll forgive

Gbm E A

him..oh, oh, oh, even though he's hard to understand.

D A D

Mmm-hmm, if you love him, be proud of him, cause

E A

after all he's just a man.

CHORUS:

A Db D

Stand by your man, give him two arms to cling to,

A Gb B E

and something warm to come to, when nights are cold

and lonely.

A Db D

Stand by your man and show the world you love him.

A E A

He's giving you all the love he can.

A Db D A E A

INTERLUDE:

CHORUS:

A Db D

Whoaaa, hey, hey, hey, hey..stand by your man, give

A Gb

him two arms to cling to, and something warm to come

B E

to, when nights are cold and lonely.

A Db D

Stand by your man and show the world you love him.

A E A

He's giving you all the love he can.

OUTRO:

A Db D

Stand by your man....(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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