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Stand By My Girl

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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D  A  E
D  A  E
e|--2--0-----------------------0--|
B|--------3--2--3--2--0--------0--|
G|-----------------------2--1--1--|
D|-----------------------------2--|
A|-----------------------------2--|
E|-----------------------------0--|
[Verse]
DThere's a man in a blue Aplaid shirt comin' knockEing
DI don't know what he's Acomin fEor
DBut I know it's probablAy isn't gonna hurEt anybody
DIf I don't get up and aAnswer tEhe door
BmNo I believe I stay herAe on thEe floor
[Chorus]
I'm gonna staAnd Dby my giErl
Don'At thiDnk I woEn't
I'm gonna sAtanDd by my Egirl
Because she'lAl kDill me if I dEon't
I said she'll AkiDll me if I doEn't
[riff]
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-2~-----4-2~--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-2~------2-2~---|
A|--2h4------2h4----------------------------2h4--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
DI never should've Amessed Eup
DI should've gone ahead Aand fesEsed up
DI'm gonna look good all AdresseEd up
DFor my oAwn funeEral
BmI'm sure she'll look beAautifulE  
[Chorus]
I'm gonna staAnd Dby my giErl
Don'At thiDnk I woEn't
I'm gonna sAtanDd by my Egirl
Because she'lAl kDill me if I dEon't
I said she'll AkiDll me if I doEn't
[Verse]
DI love girl Awith fEire in her eyes
DIt's what I Aused tEo say
DBut now  I'Ave come Eto realize
DIf I wanna Alive anoEther day
BmI can't bAe livinEg that way
[Chorus]
I'm gonna staAnd Dby my giErl
Don'At thiDnk I woEn't
I'm gonna sAtanDd by my Egirl
Because she'lAl kDill me if I dEon't
I said she'll AkiDll me if I doEn't
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Stand By My Girl

by Dan Auerbach

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D A E

e|--2--0-----------------------0--|

B|--------3--2--3--2--0--------0--|

G|-----------------------2--1--1--|

D|-----------------------------2--|

A|-----------------------------2--|

E|-----------------------------0--|

[Verse]

D A E

There's a man in a blue plaid shirt comin' knocking

D A E

I don't know what he's comin for

D A E

But I know it's probably isn't gonna hurt anybody

D A E

If I don't get up and answer the door

Bm A E

No I believe I stay here on the floor

[Chorus]

A D E

I'm gonna stand by my girl

A D E

Don't think I won't

A D E

I'm gonna stand by my girl

A D E

Because she'll kill me if I don't

A D E

I said she'll kill me if I don't

[riff]

e|-----------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|

D|------2-2~-----4-2~--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-2~------2-2~---|

A|--2h4------2h4----------------------------2h4--------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

D A E

I never should've messed up

D A E

I should've gone ahead and fessed up

D A E

I'm gonna look good all dressed up

D A E

For my own funeral

Bm A E

I'm sure she'll look beautiful

[Chorus]

A D E

I'm gonna stand by my girl

A D E

Don't think I won't

A D E

I'm gonna stand by my girl

A D E

Because she'll kill me if I don't

A D E

I said she'll kill me if I don't

[Verse]

D A E

I love girl with fire in her eyes

D A E

It's what I used to say

D A E

But now I've come to realize

D A E

If I wanna live another day

Bm A E

I can't be living that way

[Chorus]

A D E

I'm gonna stand by my girl

A D E

Don't think I won't

A D E

I'm gonna stand by my girl

A D E

Because she'll kill me if I don't

A D E

I said she'll kill me if I don't

Tasty solo & outro to verse chords

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