Standing By My Man

	  		
 
 

    G                C    G 
Was 12 years old the last time 
         C                | G | G | 
But the laws have all moved on 
   G                   C   G 
A striking family gets nothing 
    C                  | D | Dsus4 | 
And even less when it's gone 

       D                        Em 
She'll rip the heart from this country 
        C                   | Dsus4 | D | 
There's nothing more to this town 
     C                       G 
Than bricks in the middle of nowhere 
       C                     | G | G | 
And a pit that She's closing down 

        C                    G 
You can get six cups from a tea bag 
         C              | G | G | 
You can grow on a window sill 
       C             | G | Em | 
We can eat together on Sundays 
    C                 | Dsus4 | D | 
To spread out the leccy bill 

        C                     G 
There's nothing much in this bank book 
          Em                   | C | C | 
But I'll stretch it as far as I can 
          G                   C G 
I'll show Her who's the 'Iron Lady' 
     C            | G .. 
I'm standing by My man 


.. | G | G | G | 

   G                  C     G 
I always ask for the cheap cuts 
       C                | G | G | 
Like every house on the street 
     G               C   G 
It's half a pound of gristle 
    C               | D | Dsus4 | 
For half an ounce of meat 

          D                         Em 
When the kids complain that they're hungry 
   G                        | Dsus4 | D | 
I tell 'em we'll eat when We win 
       C                  G 
Then I give 'em what's on My plate 
     C                         | G | G | 
'Cos I'd rather starve than give in 

        C                    G 
You can get six cups from a tea bag 
         C              | G | G | 
You can grow on a window sill 
       C             | G | Em | 
We can eat together on Sundays 
  C                   | Dsus4 | D | 
To spread out the leccy bill 

        C                     G 
There's nothing much in this bank book 
          G            Em        C 
But I'll stretch it as far as I can 
          G                   C G 
I'll show Her who's the 'Iron Lady' 
     C            | G .. 
I'm standing by My man