Artist: The Pretenders
Song: I'll stand by you
Tab: Nick Lyons (nlyons83@hotmail.com) and Mike Danberg (msd10@yahoo.com)


This song has a lot of piano in it. I'll try to tab it as best I can hopefully it will sound close enough.


Intro:

D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)
Verse:

D (xx0232@1)    A(not (x02220@1)positive about this)
Oh, why look so sad
	     GTears (320003@1)are in your eyes
                    A- (x02220@1)G(slide (320003@1)barred chord)
Come on and come to me now
D (xx0232@1)    ADon't (x02220@1)be ashamed to cry
		GLet (320003@1)me see you through
		       A- (x02220@1)GCause (320003@1)i've seen the darkside too

Bridge:

 C (x32010@1)     EmWhen (022000@1)the night falls on you
 C (x32010@1)EmDon't (022000@1)know what to do
	     GNothing (320003@1)you confess
	ACan (x02220@1)make me love you less


Chorus:
	           D (xx0232@1)   CI'll (x32010@1)stand by you, I'll stand by you
			AmWon't (x02210@1)let nobody hurt you
		DI'll (xx0232@1)stand by you

Verse:

D (xx0232@1)     ASo (x02220@1)if you're mad get mad
		   GDon't (320003@1)hold it all inside
		    A- (x02220@1)GCome (320003@1)on and talk to me now
D (xx0232@1)    AHey (x02220@1)what you got to hide
	     GI (320003@1)get angry too
	    A- (x02220@1)GWell (320003@1)I'm alive like you

Bridge:

Em (022000@1)		CWhen (x32010@1)you're standing at the crossroads
Em (022000@1)	CDon't (x32010@1)know which path to choose
	      GLet (320003@1)me come along
		ACause (x02220@1)even if you're wrong


Chorus (same)


Solo (over verse riff)
(key of D)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-5-5-7-5-8P7-5-7-5--7-5-5-7-5-8P7-5-7-5-----------7P5---|
G|-------------------------------------------7-5-7-5------7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge:

C (x32010@1)	EmAnd (022000@1)when when the night falls on you baby
	GYou're (320003@1)feeling all alone
	AWon't (x02220@1)on your own

chorus repeats over and over first 3 then 4 over and over til end.
At 3:10 the riff playing til the end of the song is just the solo