Chords for You've Got To Stand For Somethin'

Tempo:
116.6 bpm
Chords used:

A

Am

C

D

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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You've Got To Stand For Somethin' chords
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[C]
[A]
[Am]
[D]
[A] [Am]
[A]
[A] I've seen the Rolling Stones, [Am] forgot about John Rodney, [A] saw the Hoos back in 69.
Saw Bobby Fee, [Am]
talking to the Panthers, [A] saying just what he had on his mind.
Saw Marlon [Am] Brando on a motorcycle, [A] was acting out [Am]
rebellion.
[A] Saw Ragnar Skrull [Am] in a X-rated movie [A]
called Italian.
I've [E] seen a lot of things, but I have not [G] seen a lot of other things.
[D] But I know you gotta [A] stand up [C] for something or [D] you're gonna fall [C] for anything.
You [A] gotta stand right [C] up for something or [E] you're gonna fall for anything.
[C] [A]
[C] [Am]
[A] [Am]
[A] Saw Nikita Khrushchev [Am] kissing Fidel Castro, [A]
saw a man walking on the moon.
I saw Miss America [Am] in a girly magazine, [A] I bet you saw that too.
I've seen the London [Am] Bridge in the middle of a desert, [A] till the 33 years [Am] go by.
I [A] know the American people [Am] paid a high price for justice, [A] and I don't know why, nobody seems to know why.
[E] I know a lot of things, but I don't know a lot [G] of other things.
[D] You [A] gotta stand up [C] for something or you're [D] gonna fall [C] for anything.
You [Am] gotta stand right up for something or [E] you're gonna fall [A] for anything.
[A]
[D]
I've been to Harlem County, [Am] and I've seen Perry, Texas, [D] and I've spent some time [Am] in Rome.
I know a lot of fun people in a lot of fun places, [A] but the Midway is my home.
[E]
We've got to stop the infection in the world or it's [G] gonna turn around.
[D]
You [A] gotta stand up [C] for something or you're [D] gonna fall for [C] anything.
You [A] gotta stand up [C] for something or [D] you're gonna fall [C] for anything.
You [A] gotta stand up [C] for something or [D] you're gonna fall [C] for anything.
You [A] gotta stand right up [C] for something or you're [E] gonna fall
[Am] for anything.
You gotta [D] [C] stand up for something [A] or
[Am] [D] you're gonna fall for [C] [D] anything.
[Am] [A]
[C] [D] [Am]
[D]
[C]
[D] [C] [A]
[Am]
[A]
Key:  
A
1231
Am
2311
C
3211
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
Am
2311
C
3211
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To learn John Mellencamp - Youve Got To Stand For Somethin chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Am, A, C, A, Am, D, C and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 58 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 117 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Minor.

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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [A] I've seen the Rolling Stones, [Am] forgot about John Rodney, [A] saw the Hoos back in 69. _
Saw Bobby Fee, [Am]
talking to the Panthers, [A] saying just what he had on his mind.
_ Saw Marlon [Am] Brando on a motorcycle, [A] was acting out [Am]
rebellion.
_ [A] Saw Ragnar Skrull [Am] in a X-rated movie [A] _
called Italian. _
I've [E] _ _ seen a lot of things, but I have not [G] seen a lot of other things.
_ [D] But I know you gotta [A] stand up [C] for something or [D] you're gonna fall [C] for anything.
You [A] gotta stand right [C] up for something or [E] you're gonna fall _ for _ _ anything. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [A] Saw Nikita Khrushchev [Am] kissing Fidel Castro, [A]
saw a man walking on the moon. _
I saw Miss America [Am] in a girly magazine, [A] _ I bet you saw that too.
_ I've seen the London _ [Am] Bridge in the middle of a desert, [A] till the 33 years [Am] go by.
I [A] know the American people [Am] paid a high price for justice, [A] and I don't know why, nobody seems to know why.
[E] _ I know a lot of things, but I don't know a lot [G] of other things. _
[D] You _ _ [A] gotta stand up [C] for something or you're [D] gonna fall _ [C] for anything.
You [Am] gotta stand right up for something or [E] you're gonna fall _ _ _ _ _ [A] for anything.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I've been to Harlem County, [Am] and I've seen Perry, Texas, [D] and I've spent some time [Am] in Rome.
I know a lot of fun people in a lot of fun places, [A] but the Midway is my home.
_ _ [E]
We've got to stop the infection in the world or it's [G] gonna turn around.
_ _ [D] _
_ You [A] gotta stand up [C] for something or you're [D] gonna fall for [C] anything.
You [A] gotta stand up [C] for something or [D] you're gonna fall _ [C] for anything.
You [A] gotta stand up [C] for something or [D] you're gonna fall _ [C] for anything.
You [A] gotta stand right up [C] for something or you're [E] gonna _ fall _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ for anything.
_ You _ _ gotta [D] _ _ _ [C] stand up for something [A] or _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] you're gonna fall for _ [C] _ [D] anything.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Scarecrow album.

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