Standing (Gile's Song)
Joss Whedon
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Once More With Feeling)
verse 1
Ab Adim Bb F Adim
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E|------------------------------|------1---------------|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------|----------------------|---3--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------|
You're not read-y for the world out side. You keep pre-ten- ding, but you
Bb F Eb Cm Db Cm
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E|-----1-----------------|---------------------------1--|1------------------1--------------|3-1-------|
C|-----------------------|---3-------------3----3-------|------3---3---0---------------3---|---3------|
G|-----------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------|
just can't hide. I know I said that I'd be stand-ing by your side But I
verse 2
F2 Ab Adim Bb F Eb Ab Adim
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E|---|----------------------------------|----1-------------|-------------------------------|
C|---|--3-------------------------------|------------------|--3----------------------------|
G|---|----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|
Your path's un-beat-en and it's all up-hill and you can meet it, but you
Bb F Eb Ab Eb Cm Db Cm
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E|----1--------------|------------------------------1------|1---------1--------------|3-1-------|
C|-------------------|--3-----------------3----3-----------|------3--------------3---|---3------|
G|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
nev-er will. And I'm the rea- son that you're stand-ing still but I
Chorus
Bb Ab Bb Gm Ab
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E|---------------------|---------------------------|3--------3-------1----1----------------4-----|
C|----3----------------|------------------------0--|----------------------------3----------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
I wish I could say the right words to lead you through this land. Wish I could
Cm Bb Eb Ab Gb Db
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E|-------3-----------------|3-----------3-------------------4-----|---------4-----2---|
C|---------------------3---|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
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play the fa-ther and take you by the hand Wish I could stay. but
7 7m Gb Ebm Ab
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E|4---22-2--4---4-----2---2---4-|4-----22---------2------|4-----------|
C|------------------------------|--------------------3---|-----3------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------|------------|
now I un-der-stand I'm stand- ing in the way.
verse 3
Ab Adim Bb F Eb Ab Adim
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E|----------------------------------------|-----1------------|--------------------------------|
C|--3-------------------------------------|------------------|--3-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|
The cries a-round you , you don't hear at all 'Cause you know-I'm here to
Bb F Eb Ab Eb Cm Db Cm
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E|-----1---------------|-----------------------------1---|1--------------------1-------------|3-1-------|
C|---------------------|--3---------------3-----3--------|-------3--3------0-------------3---|---3------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------|
take that call So you just lie there when you should be stand- ing tall But I
Chorus
Bb Ab Bb Gm Ab
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E|---------------------|---------------------------|3-------3----1--1---------------4-----|
C|----3----------------|-----------------------0---|---------------------3----------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
I wish I could lay your arms down and let you rest at last Wish I could
Cm Bb Eb Ab Gb Db
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E|-------3------------------|3-------------3------------------4-----|---------4-----2----|
C|----------------------3---|---------------------------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------|
slay your de-mons but now that time is past Wish I could stay. Your
7 7m Gb Ebm Ab Ebm
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C|---------------------------------------|--------------------3---|----3---3--------|--------------------3---|
G|---------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
stal- wart stand-ing fast. But I'm stand- ing in the way I'm just stand ing in the
Ab
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way.