Key: :[A] (w: Tammy Wynette, Billy Sherrill)

VERSE 1:
[A] Sometimes its hard to be a [E] woman
[Bm] Giving all your [E7] love to just one [A] man
[D] You'll have bad times, [A] and he'll have good times
[B] Doing things that you don't under-[E]-stand

VERSE 2:
[A] But if you love him you'll for-[E]-give him
[Bm] Even though he's [E7] hard to under-[A]-stand
[D] And if you love him, [A] oh be proud of [D] him
[A] Cause after [E7] all he's just a [A] man [D] [A] [E]

CHORUS:
[A] Stand by your [C#] man, [D] give him two arms to [C#m] cling [Bm] to
[A] And something [F#7] warm to come to, [B] when nights are [E7] cold and lonely
[A] Stand by your [C#] man, [D] and tell the world you [C#m] love [Bm] him
[A] Keep giving [E7] all the love you [C#7] can [F#]
[D] Stand [E] by your [A] man
[D] [A] [E7]

OUTRO:
[A] Stand by your [C#] man, [D] and show the world you [C#m] love [Bm] him
[A] Keep giving [E] all the love [E7] you [C#7] can [F#]
[D] Stand [E] by your [A] man
[D] [A] [E] [A]