Tammy Wynette
Stand By Your Man
Stand By Your Man (1969)

A  D/F♯  A/E  E!   E D/F♯ E/G♯

A                   g♯    f♯ E          e d♯ e f f♯
Sometimes it's hard    to be   a woman
Bm              E            A        b c♯
Giving all your love to just one man
D
You'll have bad times
A
And he'll have good times
B7                               E7     e f♯ g♯
Doing things that you don't understand

A                   a g♯ f♯     E            e d♯ e f f♯
But if you love him      you'll forgive him
Bm               E         A           A7
Even though he's hard to understand
D
And if you love him
A  A7          D
Oh    be proud of him
A/E          E             A      D  A!  E7  e f♯ g♯ a b c
'Cause after all he's just a man

  A             C♯
  Stand by your man
  D                 D  C♯m   Bm
  Give him two arms to cling to
  A             F♯7
  And something warm to come to
  B7              E7    e   f♯  g♯
  When nights are cold  and lonely

  A             C♯
  Stand by your man
  D                  D   C♯m  Bm
  And tell the world you love him
  A           E7               C♯7    F♯  f♯ e f♯ e
  Keep giving all the love you can
  D     E       A    D  A!  E7  e f♯ g♯ a b c
  Stand by your man

  A             C♯
  Stand by your man
  D                  D   C♯m  Bm
  And show the world you love him
  A           E       E7       C♯7    F♯  f♯ e f♯ e
  Keep giving all the love you can
  D     E       A    D/F♯  A/E  E7/D  A
  Stand by your man


(Dixie Chicks: version + longue w/ solo après 2e Stand by your man)

(Lyle Lovett: en E♭)

(Motörhead: en D, w/o subtilité)