You've Got To Stand For Something

Intro.: E A E E B E

    E                              
Now daddy didn't like trouble, but 
B           E
if it came along
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Everyone that knew him knew which 
E                 B
side that he'd be on
   A           E            A    
He never was a hero or this 
            E
counties shining light
              F#m            
But you could always find him 
  A               B
standing up for what he
            E
thought was right

chorus
                E               
He'd say you've got to stand for 
                     A
something or you'll fall
       E
for anything
       E                           
You've got to be your own man not a
             B
 puppet on a string
      A                 E         
Never compromise what's right and 
  A                E
uphold your family name
       F#m               A        
You've got to stand for something 
           B
or you'll fall for
  E
anything

Now we might have been better off or
 owned a bigger house
if daddy'd done more given in or a 
little more backin down
but we always had plenty just to 
live in his advice
Whatever you do today you'll have to
 sleep with tonight

(Repeat Chorus)

bridge
      A                    E
Now I know that things are different
         A               E
And they were in daddy's day
      A                  A
But I still believe what makes a man
A             B
Really hasn't changed

(Repeat Chorus)

You've got to stand for something or
 you'll fall for anything

Outro

E A E E B E (Let the last E Ring)