Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Standing Chords
Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Standing by Misc Soundtrack is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Ab. It uses the chords Ab, Adim, Bb, F, Eb, Cm, Db, F2, Gm, Gb and Ebm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Standing (Gile's Song)
Joss Whedon
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Once More With Feeling)
verse 1
Ab Adim Bb F Adim
A|---3------3---3----3--3---3---|1---------3-----------|-------3----3---3-----3-----3---3---|
E|------------------------------|------1---------------|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------|----------------------|---3--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
You're not read-y for the world out side. You keep pre-ten- ding, but you
Bb F Eb Cm Db Cm
A|1----------3-----------|-----3----3-1-----------------|----------------------------------|----------|
E|-----1-----------------|---------------------------1--|1------------------1--------------|3-1-------|
C|-----------------------|---3-------------3----3-------|------3---3---0---------------3---|---3------|
G|-----------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------|
just can't hide. I know I said that I'd be stand-ing by your side But I
verse 2
F2 Ab Adim Bb F Eb Ab Adim
A|---|-------3------3--3----3--3---3----|1------3----------|------3---3---3----3---3---3---|
E|---|----------------------------------|----1-------------|-------------------------------|
C|---|--3-------------------------------|------------------|--3----------------------------|
G|---|----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|
Your path's un-beat-en and it's all up-hill and you can meet it, but you
Bb F Eb Ab Eb Cm Db Cm
A|1------3-----------|------3---3---1----------------------|-------------------------|----------|
E|----1--------------|------------------------------1------|1---------1--------------|3-1-------|
C|-------------------|--3-----------------3----3-----------|------3--------------3---|---3------|
G|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
nev-er will. And I'm the rea- son that you're stand-ing still but I
Chorus
Bb Ab Bb Gm Ab
A|------3----3---1-----|3---3---1-------3----------|-----1------------------------3----3---------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|3--------3-------1----1----------------4-----|
C|----3----------------|------------------------0--|----------------------------3----------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
I wish I could say the right words to lead you through this land. Wish I could
Cm Bb Eb Ab Gb Db
A|3----------1--3----------|-----1---1------3------3----3--1------|4------21----------|
E|-------3-----------------|3-----------3-------------------4-----|---------4-----2---|
C|---------------------3---|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
play the fa-ther and take you by the hand Wish I could stay. but
7 7m Gb Ebm Ab
A|------------------------------|------------------------|------------|
E|4---22-2--4---4-----2---2---4-|4-----22---------2------|4-----------|
C|------------------------------|--------------------3---|-----3------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------|------------|
now I un-der-stand I'm stand- ing in the way.
verse 3
Ab Adim Bb F Eb Ab Adim
A|------3-----3-3---------3-----4---3-----|1-------3---------|---------3---3----3---3------3--|
E|----------------------------------------|-----1------------|--------------------------------|
C|--3-------------------------------------|------------------|--3-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|
The cries a-round you , you don't hear at all 'Cause you know-I'm here to
Bb F Eb Ab Eb Cm Db Cm
A|1---------3----------|-----3---3----1------------------|-----------------------------------|----------|
E|-----1---------------|-----------------------------1---|1--------------------1-------------|3-1-------|
C|---------------------|--3---------------3-----3--------|-------3--3------0-------------3---|---3------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------|
take that call So you just lie there when you should be stand- ing tall But I
Chorus
Bb Ab Bb Gm Ab
A|------3----3---1-----|3---3----1------3----------|----1------------------3----3---------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|3-------3----1--1---------------4-----|
C|----3----------------|-----------------------0---|---------------------3----------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
I wish I could lay your arms down and let you rest at last Wish I could
Cm Bb Eb Ab Gb Db
A|3-----------1--3----------|----1----1-------3------3----3--1------|4------21-----------|
E|-------3------------------|3-------------3------------------4-----|---------4-----2----|
C|----------------------3---|---------------------------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------|
slay your de-mons but now that time is past Wish I could stay. Your
7 7m Gb Ebm Ab Ebm
A|---------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
E|4----22----2-----4---4-----2---2---4---|4-----22---------2------|4-----------4----|4-----22---------2------|
C|---------------------------------------|--------------------3---|----3---3--------|--------------------3---|
G|---------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
stal- wart stand-ing fast. But I'm stand- ing in the way I'm just stand ing in the
Ab
A|-----|
E|4----|
C|-----|
G|-----|
way.