You’ve Got To Stand For Something chords by Lawson Bates

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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 he'd be on
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Now he never was a hero,
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or this county's shining 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,
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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Now we might have been better off
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to own a bigger house
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If Daddy'd done more giving in
or a little more backing down
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But we always had plenty
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just to live in his advice
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Whatever you do today,
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you'll have to sleep with tonight
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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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
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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 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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You've got to stand for something
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or you'll fall for anything
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