[Intro]
| RE | LA | SOL |SOL|x2
[Versetto]
RE                LA          
There were times I wasn’t kind
  SOL    SOL 
 
There were times I wasn’t kind 
RE                     LA         
And there were times I wasn’t even
        SOL    SOL 
 around 
And there were times I wasn’t even around 
RE                      LA         
And there were times I made you cry
   SOL      SOL 
 
And there were times I made you cry 
RE           LA           SOL     
So many times I had to say goodbye
   SOL 
 
So many times I had to say goodbye 
FA#m                  FA#m    
When you want to talk I’m on the
 SOL       SOL 
 phone 
When you want to talk I’m on the phone 
        LA6       LA6      LA        
But now baby, yeah, I am here for you
         LA 
 alone
But now baby, yeah, I am here for you alone
[Ritornello]
          RE  RE7/MI RE7/FA#
I’m gonna stand by my woman now
 SOL    LA 
 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
          RE  RE7/MI RE7/FA#
I’m gonna stand by my woman now
 SOL    LA 
 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
       SIbdim  SIm  SIm/LA  SOL  
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone
   LA 
 
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone 
LA                (RE) 
without a home
[Strumentale]
| RE | LA | SOL | SOL | 

[Versetto]
RE                LA        
  There were times  I didn’t
          SOL    SOL 
 understand 
  There were times  I didn’t understand 
RE                       LA      
  And there were times I wouldn’t
                SOL   SOL 
 hold your hand 
  And there were times I wouldn’t hold your hand 
FA#m              FA#m    
But baby now I’m here for you
 SOL       SOL 
 
But baby now I’m here for you 
       LA6       LA6          LA  
‘Cause baby, yeah, I am so in love
             LA 
 with you
‘Cause baby, yeah, I am so in love with you
[Ritornello]
          RE  RE7/MI RE7/FA#
I’m gonna stand by my woman now
 SOL    LA 
 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
          RE  RE7/MI RE7/FA#
I’m gonna stand by my woman now
 SOL    LA 
 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
       SIbdim  SIm  SIm/LA  SOL  
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone
   LA 
 
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone 
LA                  RE  RE7   
without a home
[Strumentale]
| SIb | SIb | DO | DO | SIb | SIb | LA | LA | 

[Ritornello]
          RE  RE7/MI RE7/FA#
I’m gonna stand by my woman now
 SOL    LA 
 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
          RE  RE7/MI RE7/FA#
I’m gonna stand by my woman now
 SOL    LA 
 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
       SIbdim  SIm  SIm/LA  SOL  
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone
   LA 
 
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone 
LA                (RE) 
without a home
[Ritornello]
          RE  RE7/MI RE7/FA#
I’m gonna stand by my woman now
 SOL    LA 
 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
          RE  RE7/MI RE7/FA#
I’m gonna stand by my woman now
 SOL    LA 
 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
       SIbdim  SIm  SIm/LA  SOL  
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone
   LA 
 
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone 
LA                (RE) 
without a home
[Ritornello]
          RE  RE7/MI RE7/FA#
I’m gonna stand by my woman now
 SOL    LA 
 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
          RE  RE7/MI RE7/FA#
I’m gonna stand by my woman now
 SOL    LA 
 
I’m gonna stand by my woman now 
       SIbdim  SIm  SIm/LA  SOL  
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone
   LA 
 
‘Cause I can’t live my life alone 
LA                (RE) 
without a home