Artist: The Pretenders
Song: I'll stand by you
Tab: Nick Lyons (nlyons83@hotmail.com) and Mike Danberg (msd10@yahoo.com)


This song has a lot of piano in it. I'll try to tab it as best I can hopefully it will sound close enough.


Intro:

D   A   G


Verse:

D	     A (not positive about this)
Oh, why look so sad
	     G
Tears are in your eyes
                    A - G (slide barred chord)
Come on and come to me now
D		    A
Don't be ashamed to cry
		G
Let me see you through
		       A - G
Cause i've seen the darkside too

Bridge:

 C		     Em
When the night falls on you
 C		Em
Don't know what to do
	     G
Nothing you confess
	A
Can make me love you less


Chorus:
	           D		   C
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
			Am
Won't let nobody hurt you
		D
I'll stand by you

Verse:

D		     A
So if you're mad get mad
		   G
Don't hold it all inside
		    A - G
Come on and talk to me now
D		    A
Hey what you got to hide
	     G
I get angry too
	    A - G
Well I'm alive like you

Bridge:

Em				C
When you're standing at the crossroads
Em			C
Don't know which path to choose
	      G
Let me come along
		A
Cause even if you're wrong


Chorus (same)


Solo (over verse riff)
(key of D)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-5-5-7-5-8P7-5-7-5--7-5-5-7-5-8P7-5-7-5-----------7P5---|
G|-------------------------------------------7-5-7-5------7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge:

C			Em
And when when the night falls on you baby
	G
You're feeling all alone
	A
Won't on your own

chorus repeats over and over first 3 then 4 over and over til end.
At 3:10 the riff playing til the end of the song is just the solo 

 The Pretenders
I'LL STAND BY YOU

Intro
|--------------------------------|e
|--------------------------------|B
|-0--0--0--0---0--0--------------|G
|-0--0--0--0---3--3---0--0--0--0-|D
|-3--3--2--2---3--3---2--2--2--2-|A
|---------------------0--0--0--0-|E

Oh, why you look so sad? the tears in your eyes, come on and come to me now...
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|e
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|B
|----------0--2-----2-0------0------0---------------------------0--2-|G
|-0--0-2-3--------0-----3-2------0----3-2-0--3--2------0--0-2-3------|D
|---------------------------------------------------0----------------|A
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|E

let me see you through, 'cause I've seen the dark side too. When the night falls..
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|e
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B
|-2-0------0---------0-----------2-0-0--(0)-------------2-0--(0)--------|G
|-----3-2------0-2-3----3--2-2--------------3--2-0---------------3-2--0-|D
|----------------------------------------------------0------------------|A
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|E

Nothing you confess could make me love you less.
|----------------------------|e
|----------------------------|B
|-2-0------0------2-0------0-|G
|-----3-2-------------3-2----|D
|--------------0-------------|A
|----------------------------|E

Chorus
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you
|------------------------------------------------------------|e
|------------------------------------------------------------|B
|-0--------------2--------------0-2----------------0---------|G
|----3-0--0---0----0-0---0-2--3-----3--(3)-2-(2)------3-0--0-|D
|------------------------------------------------------------|A
|------------------------------------------------------------|E

So, if you're mad, get mad don't hold it all inside Come on and talk to me And...
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B
|---------------2-0--(0)-2---0--0--------------------------------------2-2-2---0|G
|------0-2--(2)-------------------3-2-0-3------3-2-0----2--0-----------------2--|D
|3---3--------------------------------------3--------3------------3-------------|A
|---------------------------------------------------------------3---------------|E

I get angry too, well, I'm a lot like you When you're standing at the cross roads
|-------------------------------------------------------------|e
|-------------------------------------------------------------|B
|-0----------------------------------0--0---------------------|G
|---3-2-0--3-------2--2---2--2-0----------3--(3)-2-2-0--(0)---|D
|--------------3-3------------------------------------------3-|A
|----------------------------------3--------------------------|E

and don't know which path to choose, let me come a long 'cause even if you're...
|------------------------------------------------|e
|------------------------------------------------|B
|----0---0------------0---------------0----------|G
|----------3-2-0--------3-2-0--3--------3-2-0--3-|D
|-----------------3----------------3-------------|A
|-3----------------------------------------------|E

Chorus II
I'll Stand by you, I'll Stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you
|-------------------------------------------------------------|e
|-------------------------------------------------------------|B
|----------------2---------------0-2----------------2--2-2--2-|G
|-3--2----0---0----0--0---0-2--3-----3--(3)-2-(2)-------------|D
|------3------------------------------------------------------|A
|-------------------------------------------------------------|E

Take me into your darkest hour, and I'll never desert you, I'll stand by you
|------------------------------------------------------------------|e
|---------------0--------------------------------------------------|B
|-2-2--2-2-2-2------------------------0------------------0---------|G
|-----------------3-2--(2)-3---0-2--3---3-3--(3)-2-(2)------3-0--0-|D
|------------------------------------------------------------------|A
|------------------------------------------------------------------|E

Short Solo

And When, When The Night Falls on you baby, you're feeling all alone you won't...
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|e
|--------3-3--3-0--(0)-0-------0-----------------------------------------|B
|-2--2-------------------2---2-----2-0-----0------2-0------0---0---------|G
|--------------------------------------3-2------------3-2---------3-0--0-|D
|----------------------------------------------0-------------------------|A
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E

I'll stand by you won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you, take me into...
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|e
|----------------------------------------------------------------0------------|B
|----2--------------0-2----------------2--2-2--2---2-2--2-2-2-2---------------|G
|-0----0-0---0-2--3-----3--(3)-2-(2)-------------------------------3-2--(2)-3-|D
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E

(After playing line below, Repeat line above and line below again, fading out)
and I'll never desert you, I'll stand by you
|------------------------------------|e
|------------------------------------|B
|--------0------------------0--------|G
|-0-2--3---3-3--(3)-2-(2)------3-0-0-|D
|------------------------------------|A
|------------------------------------|E