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[Intro]
|   F|   F|   G|   G| 2x
[Verse]
 FYou'll never lose me to temptGation
 FFighting the devil and I bGeat the dragon too
 FI'm at your rescue, I'm your fGaithful one
 FIf it's the last thing that I Gever mean to do
 DmI'm in deeper than you could know
 AmThe wise in me won't let it go
 FYou can count on me, Gguarantee
[Chorus]
 CI stand up, I stand Fup
Believe in mysCelf (If you love Fsomebody, stand)
 CI stand up, I stand Fup
Give me a little respCect (If you need Fsomebody, stand)
[Verse]
 FOut of the shadow, yet I'm Galright
 FIt's not as easy as I knGow it used to be
 FI don't have time to look behGind me
 FI know the truth and it's the truGth that set me free
 DmOne more heart to heart to live for
 AmOne more time to stop the war
 FInside of me, Gin spite of me
[Chorus]
 CI stand up, I stand Fup
Believe in mysCelf (If you love Fsomebody, stand)
 CI stand up, I stand Fup
Give me a little respCect (If you need Fsomebody, stand)
[Horns Solo]
|   C#|   A#m|   D#m|   A#m| 2x
|   C#|   A#m|
[Guitar Solo]
|   Dm|   Dm|   Am|   Am|
|   Dm|   Dm|   F|   G|
[Chorus]
 CI stand up, I stand Fup
Believe in mysCelf (If you love Fsomebody, stand)
 CI stand up, I stand Fup
Give me a little respCect (If you need Fsomebody, stand)
 CI stand up, I stand Fup
Believe in mysCelf (If you love Fsomebody, stand)
 CI stand up, I stand Fup
Give me a little respCect (If you need Fsomebody, stand)

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I Stand Up

by Chicago

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A#m

D#m

[Intro]

F F G G

| | | | | 2x

[Verse]

F G

You'll never lose me to temptation

F G

Fighting the devil and I beat the dragon too

F G

I'm at your rescue, I'm your faithful one

F G

If it's the last thing that I ever mean to do

I'm in deeper than you could know

The wise in me won't let it go

F G

You can count on me, guarantee

[Chorus]

C F

I stand up, I stand up

C F

Believe in myself (If you love somebody, stand)

C F

I stand up, I stand up

C F

Give me a little respect (If you need somebody, stand)

[Verse]

F G

Out of the shadow, yet I'm alright

F G

It's not as easy as I know it used to be

F G

I don't have time to look behind me

F G

I know the truth and it's the truth that set me free

One more heart to heart to live for

One more time to stop the war

F G

Inside of me, in spite of me

[Chorus]

C F

I stand up, I stand up

C F

Believe in myself (If you love somebody, stand)

C F

I stand up, I stand up

C F

Give me a little respect (If you need somebody, stand)

[Horns Solo]

C# A#m D#m A#m

| | | | | 2x

C# A#m

| | |

[Guitar Solo]

Dm Dm Am Am

| | | | |

Dm Dm F G

| | | | |

[Chorus]

C F

I stand up, I stand up

C F

Believe in myself (If you love somebody, stand)

C F

I stand up, I stand up

C F

Give me a little respect (If you need somebody, stand)

C F

I stand up, I stand up

C F

Believe in myself (If you love somebody, stand)

C F

I stand up, I stand up

C F

Give me a little respect (If you need somebody, stand)

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