Will You Stand With Me? chords by Glenn Shorrock

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Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
The sum (E major) mer's
moon comes in to full
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and the  (E minor) night falls  (E major) on the grove
Esus4 
Fruit bats  (Esus4) chatter in the trees
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an (D major) d  the  (A major) cracks begin  (D major) to show  (E minor)  (E major) 
For the rider has a nervous task
as the hunter with the gun
Esus4 
D 
To  (Esus4) justify  all  (D major) that he is
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and ad (A major) mire what  (D major) he's done  (E minor) 
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Will you  (E major) stand with  (D major) me
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D 
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when  (A major) the  (D major) time has  (E major) come?
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Will you  (D major) stand with me  (A major) or  (D major) will you run?  (E major) 
Em 
Esus4 
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Em 
 (E minor)  (Esus4) The pen  (E major) has to hit the pa (E minor) per,
E 
and the  (E major) notes must strike a chord
Esus4 
When condi (Esus4) tions    all seem perfect,
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A 
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 (D major) imagina (A major) tion rears the  (E minor) sword
E 
And  (E major) yet it seems a futile task,
but better men have tried
Em 
Esus4 
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He  (E minor)  (Esus4) shouted  wildly  (D major) and whispered
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and stood back  (A major) while  (D major) strong men  (E minor) cried
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Will  (E major) you stand with me
Esus4 
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 (Esus4) when  (A major) the  (D major) time has  (E minor) come?
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A 
D 
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Will you  (D major) stand with me  (A major) or  (D major) will you run (E minor) ?
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Will you  (D major) stand with me
A 
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when  (A major) the  (D major) time has  (E minor) come?
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A 
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Will  (E major) you  (D major) stand with me or  (A major)  (D major) will you  (E major) run?
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 (B major) A  magic trick has been performed
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between  (A major) awful smile  (D major) and hand
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 (E minor) The  (B major) writer is a lonely man
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when the  (A major) world's  (D major)  (A major) all
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been damned  (E major)  (E minor) 
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Now the  (E major) bricks and the wall begin to show,
has the barrier been breached?
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Or are  (D major) these the strokes of infidels,
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when there's  (A major) nothing left  (D major) to preach?  (E minor) 
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For  (E major) everything's been spoken,  (E minor) 
E 
some  (E major) have taken heed
Esus4 
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But is an (Esus4) other    rock star's posturing,  (E major) 
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A 
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 (D major) something  (A major) that  (D major) we need?  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
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Will you  (B major) stand with me
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 (D major) when  (A major) the  (D major) time has come  (E minor) 
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Will  (E major) you  (D major) stand with me  (A major) or  (D major) will you run  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
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 (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (D major)  (A major)  (E major)  (E minor) 
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So  (E major) let the  (B major) blood of all our writers
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spill  (A major) upon  (D major) the page  (E minor) 
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The  (E major)  (B major) hits and short positions
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cannot pacify  (A major) the  (D major)  (A major) rage  (E major)  (E minor) 
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I am  (E major) the willing critic
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and  (E minor) I'll cut you down to  (E major) size
Esus4 
I'll  (Esus4) pounce   on mediocrity
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 (D major) but I'll  (A major) cherish the  (D major) surprise  (E major) 
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 (E minor) For  (E major) it is born from hunger
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to  (E minor) stand out from  (E major)  (E minor) the crowd
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Esus4 
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A  (D major) singer (Esus4) 's       song cannot be  (E major) heard
Esus4 
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 (Esus4) when      (D major) the  (A major) ap plause is much  (D major) too loud  (E minor) 
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Will  (E major) you  (D major) stand with me
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D 
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when  (A major) the time  (D major) has come?  (E minor)  (E major) 
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A 
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Will you stand  (D major) with me  (A major) or  (D major) will you run (E minor) ?
D 
Will you  (D major) stand with me
A 
D 
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when  (A major) the  (D major) time has come?  (E minor) 
D 
A 
Will you  (D major) stand with me  (A major) or
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 (D major) will you run (E minor) ?  (E major)  (E minor) 
Will you stand with me? you