Your Old Stand By Chords by Mary Wells

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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ She [C] loved you less [F] than I did, _ and today [Dm] you called me on the phone.
_ _ [Bb] Asked me if you could come over, [C] cause you didn't want to be alone.
So you [A] want me to stand in for her and [Dm] be the love of your next life.
_ Well [Gm] this time I'll play the part so well, [C] there'll be no need in her coming back.
Cause you know [F] that I'm your own [Am] _ [D] stand by, [C] and [F] you know that [Am] you can call [Dm] on me.
I know the parts so well that [C] you can't hide [Dm] when she's left you in [F] misery.
_ I know you only call me [Dm] because you need it, don't believe.
_ _ [Bb] Cause once again she's left you [C] and your heart's in misery.
But you know that [F] I'm your own [Dm] stand [C] by, and you know that [Am] you can call [Dm] on me.
I [Gm] know the parts so well that [C] you can't hide [Am] when [Dm] she's left you in misery.
[D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
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But I don't want to be your own stand [D]
by.
[F] I want to be [C] with you permanently.
[D] _
_ [A] I'm [Gm] going to play the part [C] from the depths of my heart, and you [Dm] won't need [A] nobody but me.
No, [C] I don't [F] want to be your own stand [C] by.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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