Chords for Mr. Mister live on The Late Show (1988)
Tempo:
67.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
F#
B
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] back of the light cell, folks.
Well, I don't think I have to tell you how successful
this next group is.
They've been nominated for a Grammy,
and they were voted Cashbox number one pop singles band.
And they are singing a song from the film,
starring Edward James Olmos, Stand and Deliver.
They are Mr.
Mister.
[E]
[A] [B] [E]
Some [B] people hate and expect [E] perfection.
Some [B] people lie and demand the truth.
[E] I gotta [F#] ask myself this old section.
Is this a [Bm] natural thing that we [E] all just do?
We [G] take such pleasure from pain.
[Em] I'm just tired from playing that [F#m] game.
Some [A] things you've got to change.
[F#] You've got to stand and deliver [B] with your body and [E] soul.
[B]
Stand and [D] deliver.
You just [E] give me something to hold.
[F#]
If the [E] truth can't be told, [B] we can make it together.
[D] If we stand and [E] just stand and [B] deliver.
[F#]
Sometimes my mind drives me to distraction.
[Bm] [F#]
I want to shut all the [B] windows and lock the doors.
Every time I get a little bit of satisfaction,
[F#] [B]
I see the world's come tumbling to the floor.
[Em] I know in this life, you've got to stand up for what feels [F#m] right.
Each day and every [F#] night, you've got to stand and deliver
with your [E] body and soul.
[B] Stand and deliver.
[A]
[D] Just give me something to [F#] hold.
Stand and deliver.
If the [E] truth can't be told, we can make it [B] together.
[F#] If we [D] stand and deliver.
[E] Stand and deliver.
[G#] [D#]
I want to shut all the windows [C#] [G#m]
and lock the doors.
[G#]
[Em] In [E] this life, you've got to stand up for what [F#m] feels right.
Each day and every [F#] night, you've got to stand up
[E] with your body and soul.
[B]
Stand and [F#] deliver.
[D] Just [E] give me something to [F#] hold.
Stand and deliver.
If the [E] truth can't be told, [B] we can make it [F#] together.
I [D] said, if we stand [E] up and stand, [F#] what you believe in?
[E] [B] Can't you hear me?
Just give me something [F#]
to deliver.
[E] [B]
Stand and deliver.
[F#] Stand and [D] deliver.
[E]
Stand and deliver.
[F#]
[C#]
[N]
[B]
This is Paul Scott Valentine.
We'll be right [A] out.
Well, I don't think I have to tell you how successful
this next group is.
They've been nominated for a Grammy,
and they were voted Cashbox number one pop singles band.
And they are singing a song from the film,
starring Edward James Olmos, Stand and Deliver.
They are Mr.
Mister.
[E]
[A] [B] [E]
Some [B] people hate and expect [E] perfection.
Some [B] people lie and demand the truth.
[E] I gotta [F#] ask myself this old section.
Is this a [Bm] natural thing that we [E] all just do?
We [G] take such pleasure from pain.
[Em] I'm just tired from playing that [F#m] game.
Some [A] things you've got to change.
[F#] You've got to stand and deliver [B] with your body and [E] soul.
[B]
Stand and [D] deliver.
You just [E] give me something to hold.
[F#]
If the [E] truth can't be told, [B] we can make it together.
[D] If we stand and [E] just stand and [B] deliver.
[F#]
Sometimes my mind drives me to distraction.
[Bm] [F#]
I want to shut all the [B] windows and lock the doors.
Every time I get a little bit of satisfaction,
[F#] [B]
I see the world's come tumbling to the floor.
[Em] I know in this life, you've got to stand up for what feels [F#m] right.
Each day and every [F#] night, you've got to stand and deliver
with your [E] body and soul.
[B] Stand and deliver.
[A]
[D] Just give me something to [F#] hold.
Stand and deliver.
If the [E] truth can't be told, we can make it [B] together.
[F#] If we [D] stand and deliver.
[E] Stand and deliver.
[G#] [D#]
I want to shut all the windows [C#] [G#m]
and lock the doors.
[G#]
[Em] In [E] this life, you've got to stand up for what [F#m] feels right.
Each day and every [F#] night, you've got to stand up
[E] with your body and soul.
[B]
Stand and [F#] deliver.
[D] Just [E] give me something to [F#] hold.
Stand and deliver.
If the [E] truth can't be told, [B] we can make it [F#] together.
I [D] said, if we stand [E] up and stand, [F#] what you believe in?
[E] [B] Can't you hear me?
Just give me something [F#]
to deliver.
[E] [B]
Stand and deliver.
[F#] Stand and [D] deliver.
[E]
Stand and deliver.
[F#]
[C#]
[N]
[B]
This is Paul Scott Valentine.
We'll be right [A] out.
Key:
E
F#
B
D
A
E
F#
B
_ _ _ [N] _ back of the light cell, folks. _
Well, I don't think I have to tell you how successful
this next group is.
They've been nominated for a Grammy,
and they were voted Cashbox number one pop singles band.
And they are singing a song from the film,
starring Edward James Olmos, Stand and Deliver.
They are Mr.
Mister.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Some [B] people hate and expect [E] perfection.
_ _ _ Some [B] people lie and demand the truth.
_ _ [E] I gotta [F#] ask myself this old section.
_ _ Is this a [Bm] natural thing that we [E] all just do?
_ _ We [G] take such pleasure from pain.
[Em] I'm just tired from playing that [F#m] game.
Some [A] things you've got to change.
[F#] You've got to stand and deliver [B] with your body and [E] soul.
_ [B]
Stand and _ _ [D] deliver.
You just [E] give me something to hold.
[F#] _
_ _ If the [E] truth can't be told, [B] we can make it together.
[D] If we stand and [E] just stand and [B] deliver.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes my mind drives me to distraction.
[Bm] _ _ [F#]
I want to shut all the [B] windows and lock the doors. _ _
Every time I get a little bit of satisfaction,
[F#] _ _ [B]
I see the world's come tumbling to the floor.
_ [Em] I know in this life, you've got to stand up for what feels [F#m] right.
Each day and every [F#] night, you've got to stand and deliver
with your [E] body and soul.
_ [B] Stand and deliver.
_ [A]
[D] Just give me something to [F#] hold.
Stand and deliver.
If the [E] truth can't be told, we can make it [B] together.
[F#] If we [D] stand and deliver.
[E] Stand and deliver.
_ [G#] _ _ [D#]
I want to shut all the windows _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ and lock the doors.
_ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] In _ [E] this life, you've got to stand up for what [F#m] feels right.
Each day and every [F#] night, you've got to stand up
_ [E] with your body and soul.
_ [B]
Stand and [F#] deliver.
_ [D] Just [E] give me something to [F#] hold.
Stand and deliver.
If the [E] truth can't be told, [B] we can make it [F#] together.
I [D] said, if we stand [E] up and stand, [F#] what you believe in?
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] Can't you hear me?
_ _ Just give me something [F#]
to deliver.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B]
Stand and deliver.
[F#] Stand and [D] deliver.
_ [E] _ _
Stand and deliver.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
This is Paul Scott Valentine.
We'll be right [A] out. _ _ _ _
Well, I don't think I have to tell you how successful
this next group is.
They've been nominated for a Grammy,
and they were voted Cashbox number one pop singles band.
And they are singing a song from the film,
starring Edward James Olmos, Stand and Deliver.
They are Mr.
Mister.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Some [B] people hate and expect [E] perfection.
_ _ _ Some [B] people lie and demand the truth.
_ _ [E] I gotta [F#] ask myself this old section.
_ _ Is this a [Bm] natural thing that we [E] all just do?
_ _ We [G] take such pleasure from pain.
[Em] I'm just tired from playing that [F#m] game.
Some [A] things you've got to change.
[F#] You've got to stand and deliver [B] with your body and [E] soul.
_ [B]
Stand and _ _ [D] deliver.
You just [E] give me something to hold.
[F#] _
_ _ If the [E] truth can't be told, [B] we can make it together.
[D] If we stand and [E] just stand and [B] deliver.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes my mind drives me to distraction.
[Bm] _ _ [F#]
I want to shut all the [B] windows and lock the doors. _ _
Every time I get a little bit of satisfaction,
[F#] _ _ [B]
I see the world's come tumbling to the floor.
_ [Em] I know in this life, you've got to stand up for what feels [F#m] right.
Each day and every [F#] night, you've got to stand and deliver
with your [E] body and soul.
_ [B] Stand and deliver.
_ [A]
[D] Just give me something to [F#] hold.
Stand and deliver.
If the [E] truth can't be told, we can make it [B] together.
[F#] If we [D] stand and deliver.
[E] Stand and deliver.
_ [G#] _ _ [D#]
I want to shut all the windows _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ and lock the doors.
_ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] In _ [E] this life, you've got to stand up for what [F#m] feels right.
Each day and every [F#] night, you've got to stand up
_ [E] with your body and soul.
_ [B]
Stand and [F#] deliver.
_ [D] Just [E] give me something to [F#] hold.
Stand and deliver.
If the [E] truth can't be told, [B] we can make it [F#] together.
I [D] said, if we stand [E] up and stand, [F#] what you believe in?
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] Can't you hear me?
_ _ Just give me something [F#]
to deliver.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B]
Stand and deliver.
[F#] Stand and [D] deliver.
_ [E] _ _
Stand and deliver.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
This is Paul Scott Valentine.
We'll be right [A] out. _ _ _ _