Real Friends – Stand Steady chords

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]
    Amaj7      B7/ASoftspoken, if ever out loud
E             Esus2add11   These days not much gets out
Amaj7           B7/A   My mind digs graves through the past
E                      F#m7   But never takes the time to finish the...

[Pre-Chorus]
   C#m7* G#m* Amaj7*...act                 Can I shoulder the...

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[Chorus]

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E                    G#m          ...to stand steady
Amaj7                 Asus2  Like a flame in the pouring rain
        ELooking back on my youth
     G#m                      Amaj7               Asus2It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh
         E           G#mWatch me try to stand steady
Amaj7  Like a bird in a hurricane
        ELooking back on my youth
     G#m                      Amaj7               Asus2It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh

Amaj7 B7/A E F#m7

[Verse 2]

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   (Amaj7)    (B7/A)No matter how cold it might get
(E)                  (Esus2add11)   My bed sheets are laced with regret
Amaj7       B7/A   I try to fill in the lines
E                F#m7   Rework the plans for a better...

[Pre-Chorus]
     C#m7* G#m* Amaj7* B6* C#m7* G#m* Amaj7*...design                                        Can I shoulder the...

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[Chorus]

 (Play as shown to retain the melody):e|-4-2-4-----4-4---|-----------------|-0---0-----0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|B|-0-0-0-----0-0-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2-4-2-----2-2-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|G|-1-1-1-----1-1-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|D|-2-2-2-----2-2-6-|---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-|A|-2-2-2-----2-2-6-|---6-6---6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|E|-0-0-0-----0-0-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E                    G#m          ...to stand steady
Amaj7                 Asus2  Like a flame in the pouring rain
        ELooking back on my youth
     G#m                      Amaj7               Asus2It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh
         E           G#mWatch me try to stand steady
Amaj7  Like a bird in a hurricane
        ELooking back on my youth
     G#m                      Amaj7               Asus2It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh

[Bridge]

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 (Here you can start by just playing the chords once each & the  melody on top, then playing the chords each time there's a  melody note to mimic the build-up of the original bridge)   C#m7    G#m       Amaj7   Badd11e|-4-------7--4--4-|-4--2--2---0-0-0-|B|-5--6--6-4-------|-2-------4-------|G|-4-------4-------|-2-------4-------|D|-6-------6-------|-2-------4-------| x6A|-4-------6-------|-0-------2-------|E|---------4-------|-----------------|  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

C#m7 G#m Amaj7 Badd11  C#m7 G#m Amaj7 Badd11Here I   am,   bearing ev-  ery bur-  den
C#m7 G#m Amaj7 Badd11  C#m7 G#m Amaj7 Badd11Here I   am,   showing ev-  ery wor-  ry
Amaj7 B7/A E         Esus2add11             To the world
Amaj7 B7/A E         Esus2add11             To the world

[Chorus]
N.C.      E          G#mWatch me try to stand steady
Amaj7                 Asus2  Like a flame in the pouring rain
        ELooking back on my youth
     G#m                      Amaj7               Asus2It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh
         E           G#mWatch me try to stand steady
Amaj7  Like a bird in a hurricane
        ELooking back on my youth
     G#m                      Amaj7               Asus2It's good that I've grown, oh-woah-oh, oh-woah-oh

[Outro]

(You can use this optional key change for these lines
 from the chorus; otherwise, just use E G#m Amaj7 Asus2)
        E*Looking back on my youth
     G#7*                  A*   Am*It's good that I've grown
C#m7          B* (slide down)Watch me try