Standing (Gile's Song) Joss Whedon Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Once More With Feeling) [Verse 1] Ab Adim Bb F Adim A|---3------3---3----3--3---3---|1---------3-----------|-------3----3---3-----3-----3---3---| E|------------------------------|------1---------------|------------------------------------| C|------------------------------|----------------------|---3--------------------------------| G|------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------| You're not read-y for the world out side. You keep pre-ten- ding, but you Bb F Eb Cm Db Cm A|1----------3-----------|-----3----3-1-----------------|----------------------------------|----------| E|-----1-----------------|---------------------------1--|1------------------1--------------|3-1-------| C|-----------------------|---3-------------3----3-------|------3---3---0---------------3---|---3------| G|-----------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------| just can't hide. I know I said that I'd be stand-ing by your side But I [Verse 2] F2 Ab Adim Bb F Eb Ab Adim A|---|-------3------3--3----3--3---3----|1------3----------|------3---3---3----3---3---3---| E|---|----------------------------------|----1-------------|-------------------------------| C|---|--3-------------------------------|------------------|--3----------------------------| G|---|----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------| Your path's un-beat-en and it's all up-hill and you can meet it, but you Bb F Eb Ab Eb Cm Db Cm A|1------3-----------|------3---3---1----------------------|-------------------------|----------| E|----1--------------|------------------------------1------|1---------1--------------|3-1-------| C|-------------------|--3-----------------3----3-----------|------3--------------3---|---3------| G|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------| nev-er will. And I'm the rea- son that you're stand-ing still but I [Chorus] Bb Ab Bb Gm Ab A|------3----3---1-----|3---3---1-------3----------|-----1------------------------3----3---------| E|---------------------|---------------------------|3--------3-------1----1----------------4-----| C|----3----------------|------------------------0--|----------------------------3----------------| G|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------| I wish I could say the right words to lead you through this land. Wish I could Cm Bb Eb Ab Gb Db A|3----------1--3----------|-----1---1------3------3----3--1------|4------21----------| E|-------3-----------------|3-----------3-------------------4-----|---------4-----2---| C|---------------------3---|--------------------------------------|-------------------| G|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------| play the fa-ther and take you by the hand Wish I could stay. but 7 7m Gb Ebm Ab A|------------------------------|------------------------|------------| E|4---22-2--4---4-----2---2---4-|4-----22---------2------|4-----------| C|------------------------------|--------------------3---|-----3------| G|------------------------------|------------------------|------------| now I un-der-stand I'm stand- ing in the way. [Verse 3] Ab Adim Bb F Eb Ab Adim A|------3-----3-3---------3-----4---3-----|1-------3---------|---------3---3----3---3------3--| E|----------------------------------------|-----1------------|--------------------------------| C|--3-------------------------------------|------------------|--3-----------------------------| G|----------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------| The cries a-round you , you don't hear at all 'Cause you know-I'm here to Bb F Eb Ab Eb Cm Db Cm A|1---------3----------|-----3---3----1------------------|-----------------------------------|----------| E|-----1---------------|-----------------------------1---|1--------------------1-------------|3-1-------| C|---------------------|--3---------------3-----3--------|-------3--3------0-------------3---|---3------| G|---------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------| take that call So you just lie there when you should be stand- ing tall But I [Chorus] Bb Ab Bb Gm Ab A|------3----3---1-----|3---3----1------3----------|----1------------------3----3---------| E|---------------------|---------------------------|3-------3----1--1---------------4-----| C|----3----------------|-----------------------0---|---------------------3----------------| G|---------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------| I wish I could lay your arms down and let you rest at last Wish I could Cm Bb Eb Ab Gb Db A|3-----------1--3----------|----1----1-------3------3----3--1------|4------21-----------| E|-------3------------------|3-------------3------------------4-----|---------4-----2----| C|----------------------3---|---------------------------------------|--------------------| G|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------| slay your de-mons but now that time is past Wish I could stay. Your 7 7m Gb Ebm Ab Ebm A|---------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------| E|4----22----2-----4---4-----2---2---4---|4-----22---------2------|4-----------4----|4-----22---------2------| C|---------------------------------------|--------------------3---|----3---3--------|--------------------3---| G|---------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------| stal- wart stand-ing fast. But I'm stand- ing in the way I'm just stand ing in the