You've Got To Stand For Something chords by Aaron Tippin
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Now, Daddy didn't like trouble,
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but if it came along
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Everyone that knew him
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knew which side that he'd be on
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He never was a hero
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or this county's shinin' light
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But you could always find him standing up
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For what he thought was right
He'd say
Chorus 1
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You've got to stand for something
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or you'll fall for anything
You've got to be your own man,
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not a puppet on a string
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Never compromise what's right
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and uphold your family name
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You've got to stand for something
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or you'll fall for anything
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Now, we might have been better off
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or owned a bigger house
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If Daddy had done more givin' in
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or a little more backing down
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But we always had plenty
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just a- livin' his advice:
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"Whatever you do today,
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you'll have to sleep with tonight"
He'd say
Chorus 2
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You've got to stand for something
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or you'll fall for anything
You've got to be your own man,
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not a puppet on a string
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Never compromise what's right
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and uphold your family name
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You've got to stand for something
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or you'll fall for anything
Bridge 1
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Now I know that things are different
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Than they were in Daddy's day
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But I still believe what makes a man
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really hasn't changed
Chorus 3
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You've got to stand for something
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or you'll fall for anything
You've got to be your own man,
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not a puppet on a string
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Never compromise what's right
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and uphold your family name
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You've got to stand for something
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or you'll fall for anything
Outro 1
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You've got to stand for something
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or you'll fall for anything
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You've Got To Stand For Something
Aaron Tippin
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