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You Stand By Me – guitar tab

You Stand By Me | guitar tab
By The Who
>From Endless Wire, 2006
Written by Pete Townshend ©2006 Eel Pie Publishing

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

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transcribed by                             Whotabs                    
litgo@aol.com          2007-06-29          www.thewho.net/whotabs     
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Tuning: DADADE


Note: Patterns and timing approximate.

 [4/4]                                                  [2/4]
||-2h3p2(p0)----2h3h2(~)-----|-------------------------||------------|
||--------0------------0-----|-----0-------0------0----||0------0----|
||.---------0------------0---|4-------4------0--------.||--0---------|
||.-----0-----0------0-----0-|---2------0-------0---0-.||-----0---0--|
||---------------------------|0------------------------||------------|
||-0------------0------------|-------------0-----------||0-----------|


[4/4]
 When I'm in trouble you stand by me            
|0h2---------0h2--------|----------------------|
|-----0-----------0-----|-----0------0-----0---|
|--------0----------0---|4-------4-----0-------|
|----0-----0-----0----0-|---2------0-----0---0-|
|-----------------------|0---------------------|
|0-----------0----------|------------0---------|


    When I see double you stand by me        You 
|0h2-----------2/(5)-----|----------------------|
|-----0-------------0----|-----0------0-----0---|
|-------0-------------0--|4-------4-----0-------|
|----0----0--------0----0|---2------0-----0---0-|
|------------------------|0---------------------|
|0-------------0---------|------------0---------|


[2/4]    [4/4]
 Take my side                           
|--------|-----0----------0------------|
|4----2--|0---------0----------0-------|
|--------|------------------------0----|
|--------|----4-------4------4------4--|
|5----4--|2---------------2------------|
|--------|-----------------------------|


        against those who've lied                       
|0--------------0-----------|2-----------2h3-----------|
|-----0--------------0------|--0----0--------0---0-----|
|--------0--------------0---|---------0------------0---|
|---4--------4-----2-------2|----0------0------0-----0-|
|2--------------0-----------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|0-------------0-----------|


            You take my side                         
|2---------------------|-----0----------0-----------|
|--0----0-------4----2-|0---------0----------0------|
|---------0------------|------------------------0---|
|----0------0----------|---4--------4------4------4-|
|---------------5----4-|2---------------2-----------|
|0---------------------|----------------------------|


        Gimme back...   my   
|0------------0-----------0h|
|-----0------------0--------|
|--------0------------0-----|
|---4------4-----2-------2--|
|2------------0-------------|
|---------------------------|


 Pride
|2-----------2h3-----------|2-------------2---------0h|
|--0----0--------0---0-----|--0----0--------0---0-----|
|---------0------------0---|---------0------------0---|
|----0------0------0-----0-|----0------0------0-----0-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|0-------------0-----------|0-------------0-----------|


When I been losing
You stand by me
When I been boozin'
You stand by me

You take my side
Against those who lied
You take my side
Gimme back my pride

I suppose I could make it all on my own     (I) 
  ||----------------------|-------------------||
  ||-12----12-----11--11--|9----9---7----7----||
  ||.--0------------0-----|--0--------0------.||
  ||.--------0----------0-|------0--------0--.||
  ||-14--14-------12-12---|10-10----9---9-----||
  ||----------------------|-------------------||

I know I'd arrive all skin and all bone
You are the strongest back I've ever known

 You carried me, carried me, carried me      You carried me 
 ---|-----------------------|------------------------------|
 ---|5-----------4----------|2-------------------0---------|
 ---|0-----------0----------|0-------------------0---------|
 ---|0-----------0----------|0-------------------0---------|
 0--|7-----------5----------|4-------------------2---------|
 ---|-----------------------|------------------------------|

 Home                                      
|----------------|------------------------|
|2---------------|x----0------0-------0---|
|0---------------|-------4----------4-----|
|0---------------|---2-----2-----2------0-|
|4---------------|0-----------0-----------|
|----------------|------------------------|


 When I'm crying     you stand by me            
|0h2--------2/5---------|----------------------|
|-----0-----------0-----|-----0------0-----0---|
|--------0----------0---|4-------4-----0-------|
|----0-----0-----0----0-|---2------0-----0---0-|
|-----------------------|0---------------------|
|0-----------0----------|------------0---------|

                        [2/4]       [4/4]       
 When I'm dying      you stand by me            
|0h2---------2/5--------|-----------|2---------|
|-----0-----------0-----|-----0-----|0---------|
|--------0----------0---|4-------4--|0---------|
|----0-----0-----0----0-|---2------0|0---------|
|-----------------------|0----------|0---------|
|0-----------0----------|-----------|0---------|

[ad lib]
|----------------------------------------------|
|<12>------------------------------------------|
|<12>------------------------------------------|
|<12>---------------------0h4h5p4~-------------|
|<12>---------------0h2h4----------------------|
|<12>---------0h2h4----------------------------|



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litgo@aol.com

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

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