* = pauses in recording
[Intro]
D E A A x2
[Verse 1]
D E A
Hands, put your empty hands in mine
D E F#m
And scars, show me all the scars you hide
D E
And hey, if your wings are broken
A E F#m E D
Please take mine so yours can open too
E A
Cause I'm gonna stand by you
D E A
Oh, tears make kaleidoscopes in your eyes
D E F#m
And hurt, I know you're hurting, but so am I
D E
And love, if your wings are broken
A E F#m E D
Borrow mine so yours can open too
E* A
Cause I'm gonna stand by you
[Chorus]
(A) F#m
Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through
D
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you
E A
Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you
F#m
Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by you
D
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you
E D
Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you
[Verse 2]
(D) E A
Yeah, you're all I never knew I needed
D E F#m
And the heart, sometimes it's unclear why it's beating
D E
And love, if your wings are broken
A E F#m E D
We can brave through those emotions too
E A
Cause I'm gonna stand by you
D E A
Oh, truth, I guess truth is what you believe in
D E F#m
And faith, I think faith is helping to reason
D E
No, no, no, love, if your wings are broken
A E F#m E D
Borrow mine so yours can open too
E* A
Cause I'm gonna stand by you
[Chorus]
(A) F#m
Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through
D
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you
E A
Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you
F#m
Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by you
D
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you
E F#m
Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you
[Bridge]
C#m D
I'll be your eyes when yours can't shine
A E F#m
I'll be your arms, I'll be your steady satellite
C#m D
And when you can't rise, well, I'll cry with you on hands and knees
Cause I...
(A)
(I'm gonna stand by you)
-drum solo; no chords-
[Chorus]
(F#m)
Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through (come on)
(D)
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you
(E) A
Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you
F#m
Even if we can't find heaven, I'm gonna stand by you
D
Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you
E D
Love, you're not alone, cause I'm gonna stand by you
E
Love, you're not alone
D
No, I'm gonna stand by you
E A D
(Even if we can't find heaven, heaven, heaven)
E A
I'm gonna stand by you
