If I Stand Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	5th fret

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Chords

Gsus

D/F#

Bsus

Dsus

Asus

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[Intro]
Gsus G Gsus G
 
[Verse 1]
        G               D              G
There's more that rises in the morning than the sun
D/F#      Em            Bsus       B     C
More that shines in the night than just the moon
        Am                  Dsus D         G    D/F# Em
There's more than just this fire here that keeps me  warm
     A                                Dsus  D
In a shelter that is larger than this room
 
          G              D                G
There's a loyalty that's deeper than mere sentiment
      D/F#  Em              Bsus       B  C
And a music higher than the songs that I can sing
Am           Dsus     D               G D/F# Em
The stuff of earth competes for the alle--giance
      Asus        A                 Dsus  D
I owe only to the giver of all good things
 
[Chorus]
        G            C            Em           A                Dsus D Dsus D
So if I stand let me stand on the promise that you will pull me through
         Am           C            Em              Dsus    D  G   C  Em  D
And if I can't let me fall on the grace that first brought me to you
         G           C            Em           A                Dsus D Dsus D
And if I sing let me sing for the joy that has born in me these songs
         Am          C       Em         Dsus    D   G   C   Em  D
And if I weep let it be as a man who is longing for his home
 
[Verse 2]
        G                D               G
There's more that dances on the prairies than the wind
D/F#      Em            Bsus  B       C
More than pulses in the ocean than the tide
Am                     Dsus D           G            Em
   There's a love that fiercer than the love between friends
     Asus              A             Dsus          D
More gentle than a mother's when her baby's at her side
 
              G              D                G
And there's a loyalty that's deeper than mere sentiment
      D/F#  Em              Bsus       B  C
And a music higher than the songs that I can sing
Am              Dsus     D               G D/F# Em
   The stuff of earth competes for the alle--giance
      Asus        A                 Dsus  D
I owe only to the Giver of all good things
 
[Chorus]
        G            C            Em           A                Dsus D Dsus D
So if I stand let me stand on the promise that you will pull me through
         Am           C            Em              Dsus    D  G   C  Em  D
And if I can't let me fall on the grace that first brought me to you
         G           C            Em           A                Dsus D Dsus D
And if I sing let me sing for the joy that has born in me these songs
         Am          C       Em         Dsus    D   G       C  Em  D
And if I weep let it be as a man who is longing for his home
 
            (LESS MOVEMENT IN THE CHORDS DURING THIS LINE)
        G            C            Em           C          A     D     Dsus D
So if I stand let me stand on the promise that you will pull me through
         Am           C           Em               Dsus    D  G      C   Em   Dsus  D
And if I can't let me fall on the grace that first brought me to you
     G           C            Em           C       A        Dsus  D  Dsus  D
If I sing let me sing for the joy that has born in me these songs
         Am          C        Em        Dsus  D     G   C   Em  C
And if I weep let it be as a man who is longing for his home
    G    Am          C        Em        Dsus
And if I weep let it be as a man who is longing for.....
 
Gsus G Gsus G
    His home.......
 
[Outro]
               Slow to end...
Gsus  D  G  C Am G   D   G
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If I Stand – Rich Mullins

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Good Tab! I love playing this song, thanks for making a tab for it!

Rich Mullins If I Stand Intro: Csus C Csus C Verse 1: C G/B C There's more that rises in the morning than the sun G/B Am E(no3) F More that shines in the night than just the moon Dm Gsus G C G/B Am There's more than just this fire here that keeps me warm D Gsus G In a shelter that is larger than this room C G/B C There's a loyolty that's deeper than mere sentiment G/B Am E(no3) F And a music higher than the songs that I can sing Dm Gsus G C G/B Am The stuff of earth competes for the allegiance D Gsus G I owe only to the giver of all good things Chorus: C F Am D Gsus G So if I stand let me stand on the promise that you will pull me through Dm F Am Gsus G C F Am G And if I can't let me fall on the grace that first brought me to you C F Am D Gsus G If I sing let me sing for the joy that has born in me these songs Dm F Am Gsus C F Am G And if I weep let it be as a man who is longing for his home (end) F2 C F/D G C Verse 2: C G/B C There's more that dances on the prairies than the wind G/B Am E(no3) F More than pulses in the ocean than the tide Dm Gsus G C Am There's a love that fiercer than the love between friends D Gsus G More gently than a mother's when her baby's at her side C G/B C And there's a loyalty that's deeper than mere sentiment G/B Am E(no3) F A music higher than the songs that I can sing Dm Gsus G C G/B Am The stuff of earth competes for the allegiance Dsus D Gsus G I owe only to the giver of all good things Chorus

Been playing this on piano for 25 years - there's walking chord progressions everywhere. Take a listen and throw in those little interstitial chords like when you're going from C to F or Dm to F. There's some of them in there so the missing ones sound off because they're missing.