[Intro]
| D | A | G |G   |x2
[Verse]
D                 A           
There were times I wasn’t kind
  G      G 
 
There were times I wasn’t kind 
D                      A          
And there were times I wasn’t even
        G      G 
 around 
And there were times I wasn’t even around 
D                       A          
And there were times I made you cry
   G        G 
 
And there were times I made you cry 
D            A            G       
So many times I had to say goodbye
   G 
 
So many times I had to say goodbye 
F#m                   F#m     G 
When you want to talk I’m on the
        G 
 phone 
When you want to talk I’m on the phone 
        A6        A6      A          
But now baby, yeah, I am here for you
       A 
 alone
But now baby, yeah, I am here for you alone
[Chorus]
          D   D7/E D7/F#  G       A 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
          D   D7/E D7/F#  G       A 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
       Bbdim   Bm  Bm/A   G       A 
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone 
A                 (D) 
without a home
[Instrumental]
| D | A | G | G  | 

[Verse]
D                 A         
  There were times  I didn’t
          G      G 
 understand 
  There were times  I didn’t understand 
D                        A       
  And there were times I wouldn’t
                G     G 
 hold your hand 
  And there were times I wouldn’t hold your hand 
F#m               F#m     G  
But baby now I’m here for you
       G 
 
But baby now I’m here for you 
       A6        A6          A    
‘Cause baby, yeah, I am so in love
           A 
 with you
‘Cause baby, yeah, I am so in love with you
[Chorus]
          D   D7/E D7/F#  G       A 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
          D   D7/E D7/F#  G       A 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
       Bbdim   Bm  Bm/A   G       A 
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone 
A                   D   D7   
without a home
[Instrumental]
| Bb | Bb | C | C | Bb | Bb | A | A | 

[Chorus]
          D   D7/E D7/F#  G       A 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
          D   D7/E D7/F#  G       A 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
       Bbdim   Bm  Bm/A   G       A 
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone 
A                 (D) 
without a home
[Chorus]
          D   D7/E D7/F#  G       A 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
          D   D7/E D7/F#  G       A 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
       Bbdim   Bm  Bm/A   G       A 
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone 
A                 (D) 
without a home
[Chorus]
          D   D7/E D7/F#  G       A 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
          D   D7/E D7/F#  G       A 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
       Bbdim   Bm  Bm/A   G       A 
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone 
A                 (D) 
without a home