I'LL STAND BY YOU
(Billy Steinberg / Chrissie Hynde / Tom Kelly)


The Pretenders - 1994
Tina Miller - 1994
Shirley Bassey - 1996
Alitha - 1996
Girls Aloud - 2004
Patti LaBelle - 2005
Rod Stewart - 2006
Carrie Underwood - 2007
Gina Glocksen - 2007
Heartclub - 2007
Hanna Boel - 2008
Kate Ceberano - 2008
Cory Monteith - 2009
Shakira feat. The Roots - 2010
The Bostonians Of Boston College - 2010
Kim Wilde - 2011
The Poppy Girls - 2013
Benjamin Utecht & Anne Cochran - 2013






As recorded by CHRISSIE HYNDE & THE PRETENDERS:

Oh, why you look so sad
The tears are in your eyes
Come on and come to me now


Don't be ashamed to cry
Let me see you through
'Cause I've seen the dark side too


When the night falls on you
You don't know what to do
Nothing you confess
Could make me love you less


I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you


So, if you're mad, get mad
Don't hold it all inside
Come on and talk to me now


And hey, what you got to hide
I get angry too
But I'm alot like you


When you're standing at the crossroads
And don't know which path to choose
Let me come along
'Cause even if your wrong


I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you


Take me into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you


(Instrumental Break)


And when, when the night falls on you, baby
You're feeling all alone
You won't be on your own


I'll stand by you.
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in, into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you


Won't let nobody hurt you
(I'll stand by you) Yeah

Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you ....... FADE



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As recorded by SHIRLEY BASSEY


Why, why you look so sad
The tears are in your eyes
Come on and come to me now


And don't, don't be ashamed to cry
Let me see you through
I have seen the dark side too


When the night falls on you
You don't know what to do
Nothing you confess
Could make me love you less


I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you


So, if you're mad, get mad,
Don't hold it all inside
Come on and talk to me now


Hey, what you got to hide
I get angry too
But I'm alone like you


When you're standing at the crossroads
And don't know which path to choose
Let me come along
'Cause even if your wrong


I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you


Even in your darkest hour
I will never desert you
I'll stand by you


(Instrumental Break)


And when the night falls on you
You're feeling all alone
You won't be on your own


I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2014)