Standing By My Man Chords
by Joe Solo
Standing By My Man by Joe Solo is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, C, D, Dsus4 and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G C G
Was 12 years old the last time
C | G | G |
But the laws have all moved on
G C G
A striking family gets nothing
C | D | Dsus4 |
And even less when it's gone
D Em
She'll rip the heart from this country
C | Dsus4 | D |
There's nothing more to this town
C G
Than bricks in the middle of nowhere
C | G | G |
And a pit that She's closing down
C G
You can get six cups from a tea bag
C | G | G |
You can grow on a window sill
C | G | Em |
We can eat together on Sundays
C | Dsus4 | D |
To spread out the leccy bill
C G
There's nothing much in this bank book
Em | C | C |
But I'll stretch it as far as I can
G C G
I'll show Her who's the 'Iron Lady'
C | G ..
I'm standing by My man
.. | G | G | G |
G C G
I always ask for the cheap cuts
C | G | G |
Like every house on the street
G C G
It's half a pound of gristle
C | D | Dsus4 |
For half an ounce of meat
D Em
When the kids complain that they're hungry
G | Dsus4 | D |
I tell 'em we'll eat when We win
C G
Then I give 'em what's on My plate
C | G | G |
'Cos I'd rather starve than give in
C G
You can get six cups from a tea bag
C | G | G |
You can grow on a window sill
C | G | Em |
We can eat together on Sundays
C | Dsus4 | D |
To spread out the leccy bill
C G
There's nothing much in this bank book
G Em C
But I'll stretch it as far as I can
G C G
I'll show Her who's the 'Iron Lady'
C | G ..
I'm standing by My man