I Stand Up Chords

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I Stand Up by Chicago is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, G, Dm, Am, C, C#, A#m and D#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro F  G (2x) 

verse 1 
F                            G 
You'll never lose me to temptation 
F                         G 
Fighting the devil and I beat the dragon too 
F                             G 
I'm at your rescue, I'm your faithful one 
F                             G 
If it's the last thing that I ever mean to do 
Dm                             Am 
I'm in deeper than you could know 
Am 
The wise in me won't let it go 
F                   G 
You can count on me, guarantee 

C                   F 
I stand up, I stand up 
              C                F 
Believe in myself (If you love somebody, stand) 
C                   F 
I stand up, I stand up 
                     C                F 
Give me a little respect (If you need somebody, stand) 

verse 2 
F                          G 
Out of the shadow, yet I'm alright 
F                       G 
It's not as easy as I know it used to be 
F                            G 
I don't have time to look behind me 
F                                G 
I know the truth and it's the truth that set me free 
Dm                               Am 
One more heart to heart to live for 
Am 
One more time to stop the war 
F            G 
Inside of me, in spite of me 

C                   F 
I stand up, I stand up 
              C                F 
Believe in myself (If you love somebody, stand) 
C                   F 
I stand up, I stand up 
                     C                F 
Give me a little respect (If you need somebody, stand) 

Horns Solo 
C#  A#m  D#m  A#m  (2x) 
C#  A#m 

Guitar Solo 
Dm  Dm  Am  Am 
Dm  Dm  F  G 

C                   F 
I stand up, I stand up 
              C                F 
Believe in myself (If you love somebody, stand) 
C                   F 
I stand up, I stand up 
                     C                F 
Give me a little respect (If you need somebody, stand) 
C                   F 
I stand up, I stand up 
              F                F 
Believe in myself (If you love somebody, stand) 
C                   F 
I stand up, I stand up 
                     C                F 
Give me a little respect (If you need somebody, stand) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante