You've Got To Stand For Something chords by Charley Pride

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Intro 1

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 knew which
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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

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Verse 2
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He'd say 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 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
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Verse 3
Now we might have been better off or
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owned a bigger house
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If Daddy had done more givin' in or
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a little more backing down
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But we always had plenty just
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living his advice
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Whatever you do today you'll
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have to sleep with tonight

Verse 4
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He'd say you've got to stand
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for something or you'll fall for anything
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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

Verse 5
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Now I know that things are different
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than they were in Daddy's days
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But I still believe what makes a man
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really hasn't changed
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You've got to stand for something

Verse 6
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or you'll fall for anything
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You've got to be your own man
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not a puppet on a string
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C 
Never compromise what's right
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and uphold your family name
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Em 
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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