G                           D
Sometimes it?s hard to be a woman,
Am              D7               G
giving all your love to just one man.
C                            G
You?ll have bad times, and he?ll have good times,
A                 A7             D     D7
doing things that you don?t understand.

G                             D
But if you love him you?ll forgive him ,
Am               D7           G
even though he?s hard to understand.
C                          G
And if you love him , oh be proud of him ,
D7                            G    C G D
?cause after all he?s just a man.

G             B7   C
Stand by your man, give him two arms to cling to,
G            E
and somthing warm to come to,
A                   D7
when the nights are cold and lonly.
G             B7   C
Stand by your man, and tell the world you love him ,
G           D7               B7  E C     D       G    C G D
keep giving all the love you can.  Stand by your man.


G             B7   C
Stand by your man, and tell the world you love him ,
G           D7               B7  E C     D       G
keep giving all the love you can.  Stand by your man.