Chords for Aaron Tippin - You've Got To Stand For Something (Official Video)
Tempo:
84.4 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
Now daddy didn't like trouble, [B] but if it [E] came along
[A] Everyone [E] that knew him knew which side that [B] he'd be on
[A] He never [E] was a hero
[A] Was his town he [E] shined like but you could always [F#m] find him standing [B] up for what he [E] thought was right
He'd say you've got to stand for [F#] something [A] or you'll fall for anything
[E] You've got to be your own man.
Not a puppet [B] on the train [A] Never
[E] Compromise what's right and [A] uphold your [E] family name
[F#m] You've got to [A] stand for something [B] or you'll fall for [E] anything
Now [B] [E]
we might have been better off
or [B] on the bigger [E] house
If [A] daddy had done [E] more giving in or a little more backing [B] down
But [A] we always [E] had plenty [A] just to live in his [E] advice
[C#m] Whatever you do [A] today, you'll have [B] to sleep with [E]
tonight
He'd say you've got to stand for [G#] something or [A] you'll fall for [E] anything
You've got to be your own man.
Not a puppet on [B] the train
[A] Never
[E] Compromise what's right [A] and uphold [E] your family name
[F#m] You've got [G#m] to stand [A] for something or [B] you'll fall for [E] anything I
[A] Know the [E] things are different [A] and they were in [E] daddy's day
[A] But I still believe what makes a man really has [B] a change
[E] You've got to stand for [F#] something [A] or you'll fall for [E] anything
You've got to be your own man.
Not a puppet [B] on the train [A] Never
[E] Compromise what's right [A] and uphold your [E] family name
[F#m] You've [G#m] got to [A] stand for something [B] or you'll fall [C#m] for anything
[F#] You got to [A] stand for something [B] or you'll fall for anything
[E] [B] [E]
Now daddy didn't like trouble, [B] but if it [E] came along
[A] Everyone [E] that knew him knew which side that [B] he'd be on
[A] He never [E] was a hero
[A] Was his town he [E] shined like but you could always [F#m] find him standing [B] up for what he [E] thought was right
He'd say you've got to stand for [F#] something [A] or you'll fall for anything
[E] You've got to be your own man.
Not a puppet [B] on the train [A] Never
[E] Compromise what's right and [A] uphold your [E] family name
[F#m] You've got to [A] stand for something [B] or you'll fall for [E] anything
Now [B] [E]
we might have been better off
or [B] on the bigger [E] house
If [A] daddy had done [E] more giving in or a little more backing [B] down
But [A] we always [E] had plenty [A] just to live in his [E] advice
[C#m] Whatever you do [A] today, you'll have [B] to sleep with [E]
tonight
He'd say you've got to stand for [G#] something or [A] you'll fall for [E] anything
You've got to be your own man.
Not a puppet on [B] the train
[A] Never
[E] Compromise what's right [A] and uphold [E] your family name
[F#m] You've got [G#m] to stand [A] for something or [B] you'll fall for [E] anything I
[A] Know the [E] things are different [A] and they were in [E] daddy's day
[A] But I still believe what makes a man really has [B] a change
[E] You've got to stand for [F#] something [A] or you'll fall for [E] anything
You've got to be your own man.
Not a puppet [B] on the train [A] Never
[E] Compromise what's right [A] and uphold your [E] family name
[F#m] You've [G#m] got to [A] stand for something [B] or you'll fall [C#m] for anything
[F#] You got to [A] stand for something [B] or you'll fall for anything
[E] [B] [E]
Key:
E
A
B
F#m
F#
E
A
B
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now daddy didn't like trouble, [B] but if it [E] came along
[A] Everyone [E] that knew him knew which side that [B] he'd be on
[A] He never [E] was a hero
[A] Was his town he [E] shined like but you could always [F#m] find him standing [B] up for what he [E] thought was right
He'd say you've got to stand for [F#] something [A] or you'll fall for anything
[E] _ You've got to be your own man.
Not a puppet [B] on the train _ [A] Never
[E] Compromise what's right and [A] uphold your [E] family name
[F#m] You've got to [A] stand for something [B] or you'll fall for [E] anything
Now _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
we might have been better off
or [B] on the bigger [E] house
If [A] daddy had done [E] more giving in or a little more backing [B] down
But [A] we always [E] had plenty [A] just to live in his [E] advice
[C#m] Whatever you do [A] today, you'll have [B] to sleep with [E]
tonight
He'd say you've got to stand for [G#] something or [A] you'll fall for [E] anything
You've got to be your own man.
Not a puppet on [B] the train
_ _ [A] Never
[E] Compromise what's right [A] and uphold [E] your family name
[F#m] You've got [G#m] to stand [A] for something or [B] you'll fall for [E] anything _ I
[A] Know the [E] things are different [A] and they were in [E] daddy's day
[A] But I still believe what makes a man really has [B] a _ change
[E] You've got to stand for [F#] something [A] or you'll fall for [E] anything
You've got to be your own man.
Not a puppet [B] on the train _ [A] Never
[E] Compromise what's right [A] and uphold your [E] family name
[F#m] You've [G#m] got to [A] stand for something [B] or you'll fall [C#m] for anything
_ _ [F#] You got to [A] stand for something [B] or you'll fall for anything
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now daddy didn't like trouble, [B] but if it [E] came along
[A] Everyone [E] that knew him knew which side that [B] he'd be on
[A] He never [E] was a hero
[A] Was his town he [E] shined like but you could always [F#m] find him standing [B] up for what he [E] thought was right
He'd say you've got to stand for [F#] something [A] or you'll fall for anything
[E] _ You've got to be your own man.
Not a puppet [B] on the train _ [A] Never
[E] Compromise what's right and [A] uphold your [E] family name
[F#m] You've got to [A] stand for something [B] or you'll fall for [E] anything
Now _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
we might have been better off
or [B] on the bigger [E] house
If [A] daddy had done [E] more giving in or a little more backing [B] down
But [A] we always [E] had plenty [A] just to live in his [E] advice
[C#m] Whatever you do [A] today, you'll have [B] to sleep with [E]
tonight
He'd say you've got to stand for [G#] something or [A] you'll fall for [E] anything
You've got to be your own man.
Not a puppet on [B] the train
_ _ [A] Never
[E] Compromise what's right [A] and uphold [E] your family name
[F#m] You've got [G#m] to stand [A] for something or [B] you'll fall for [E] anything _ I
[A] Know the [E] things are different [A] and they were in [E] daddy's day
[A] But I still believe what makes a man really has [B] a _ change
[E] You've got to stand for [F#] something [A] or you'll fall for [E] anything
You've got to be your own man.
Not a puppet [B] on the train _ [A] Never
[E] Compromise what's right [A] and uphold your [E] family name
[F#m] You've [G#m] got to [A] stand for something [B] or you'll fall [C#m] for anything
_ _ [F#] You got to [A] stand for something [B] or you'll fall for anything
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _