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[Intro]
Em C D Em Em C D Em
[Verse 1]
When you Emask mCe
DWho I Emam
EmWhat is my vCision
DDo I have a Emplan
EmWhere is my sCtrength
Have I Dnothing to Emsay
I Emhear the wCords in my head
DBut I push them awEmay
[Chorus]
  CCause I stand for the Dpower to change
  BmI live for the Cperfect day
  CI love till it Dhurts like crazy
  BmI hope for a Chero to save me
  CI stand for the strDange and lonely
  BmI believe there’s a Cbetter place
  CI don’t know if the Dsky is heaven
  BmBut I pray anyAmway
[Verse 2]
And I Emdon’t Cknow what Dtomorrow Embrings
EmThe road less Ctravelled
DWill it set us Emfree?
EmCause we’re taking it Cslow
These Dtiny legaEmcies
EmI don’t try and change the Cworld
But Dwhat will you Emmake of me
[Chorus]
 CI stand for the Dpower to change
  BmI live for the Cperfect day
  CI love till it Dhurts like crazy
  BmI hope for a Chero to save me
  CI stand for the strDange and lonely
  BmI believe there’s a Cbetter place
  CI don’t know if the Dsky is heaven
  BmBut I pray anyAmway
[Bridge]
With the Emslightest of breezes
We fGall just like leaves
As the rDain washes us from the grCound
We forgEmet who we are
We can’t sGee in the dark
And we qDuickly get lost in the crCowd
[Break]
Em   C   D   Em   Em   C   D   Em
[Chorus 2]
  CI stand for the Dpower to change
  BmI live for the Cperfect day
  CI love till it Dhurts like crazy
  BmI hope for a Chero to save me
[Chorus]
  CI stand for the Dpower to change
  BmI live for the Cperfect day
  CI love till it Dhurts like crazy
  BmI hope for a Chero to save me
  CI stand for the strDange and lonely
  BmI believe there’s a Cbetter place
  CI don’t know if the Dsky is heaven
  BmBut I pray anyAmway
  CI stand for the Dpower to change
  BmI live for the Cperfect day
  CI love till it Dhurts like crazy
  BmI hope for a Chero to save me
  CI stand for the strDange and lonely
  BmI believe there’s a Cbetter place
  CI don’t know if the Dsky is heaven
  BmBut I pray anyAmway

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I Stand

by Idina Menzel

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em C D Em Em C D Em

[Verse 1]

Em C

When you ask me

D Em

Who I am

Em C

What is my vision

D Em

Do I have a plan

Em C

Where is my strength

D Em

Have I nothing to say

Em C

I hear the words in my head

D Em

But I push them away

[Chorus]

C D

Cause I stand for the power to change

Bm C

I live for the perfect day

C D

I love till it hurts like crazy

Bm C

I hope for a hero to save me

C D

I stand for the strange and lonely

Bm C

I believe there’s a better place

C D

I don’t know if the sky is heaven

Bm Am

But I pray anyway

[Verse 2]

Em C D Em

And I don’t know what tomorrow brings

Em C

The road less travelled

D Em

Will it set us free?

Em C

Cause we’re taking it slow

D Em

These tiny legacies

Em C

I don’t try and change the world

D Em

But what will you make of me

[Chorus]

C D

I stand for the power to change

Bm C

I live for the perfect day

C D

I love till it hurts like crazy

Bm C

I hope for a hero to save me

C D

I stand for the strange and lonely

Bm C

I believe there’s a better place

C D

I don’t know if the sky is heaven

Bm Am

But I pray anyway

[Bridge]

With the slightest of breezes

We fall just like leaves

D C

As the rain washes us from the ground

We forget who we are

We can’t see in the dark

D C

And we quickly get lost in the crowd

[Break]

Em C D Em Em C D Em

[Chorus 2]

C D

I stand for the power to change

Bm C

I live for the perfect day

C D

I love till it hurts like crazy

Bm C

I hope for a hero to save me

[Chorus]

C D

I stand for the power to change

Bm C

I live for the perfect day

C D

I love till it hurts like crazy

Bm C

I hope for a hero to save me

C D

I stand for the strange and lonely

Bm C

I believe there’s a better place

C D

I don’t know if the sky is heaven

Bm Am

But I pray anyway

C D

I stand for the power to change

Bm C

I live for the perfect day

C D

I love till it hurts like crazy

Bm C

I hope for a hero to save me

C D

I stand for the strange and lonely

Bm C

I believe there’s a better place

C D

I don’t know if the sky is heaven

Bm Am

But I pray anyway

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