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Stand (0304) ~Jewel
I posted the other version, and it isn't completely right So this is like a
correction. I actually found an acoustic version of this song and it sounds exactly
the same.
(capo 5)
EADGBE
Dm XX0231
Am X02210
C x32010
Em 022000
F 133211
G 320003
Gsus 320013
Dm
Walk in a corner shop
Am
See a shoplifting cop
Dm
See the old lady with a gun
Am
See the hero try 2 run
Dm
Nothing's what it seems, I mean
Am
It's not all dirty, but it's not all clean
Dm
There's children paying bills
Am
There's monks buying thrills
Dm
There's pride for sale in magazines
Am
There's pills for rent 2 make u clean
Dm
Marvin Gaye, there's no brother, brother
Am
Woody Guthrie's land can't feed Mother
CHORUS:
C Em
Mothers weep, children sleep
Am F
So much violence ends in silence
C G
It's a shame there's no one 2 blame
Am F
For all the pain that life brings
C Em Am F
If u will just take me It might just complete me
Dm Gsus G
And together we can make a stand
VERSE 2
A waitress brings me lunch
We meet but do not touch
On TV, D.C. is selling lies
While in the corner, King's dream dies
Go 2 the counter, pay for me and my friend
A homeless man pulls out a roll, says it's on him
The mayor has no cash
He said he spent it on hookers and hash
BRIDGE:
Am C G Am Am C G Am
U will love me, I will love u
CHORUS
*HINT*
1. The names of the chords only mean the finger position.
2. Use fast downward strums on the beats.
3. When you're switching from Dm to Am play the open 6th string for the first
downward strum; it sounds really cool.
Enjoy,
KJM030584@yahoo.com
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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brad Rhythm Player |
#1 by brad sorensen at Jun 28, 1985 at 9:57 AM EST |
| I really love this song, its so true. I think if she did a folky acoustic version of this, like she did for fragile heart, it would sound really really good. | |
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Colleen Average |
#2 by Colleen Shmeltin at Dec 13, 1988 at 4:15 AM EST |
| I really like this song and I think that it makes a good point. Let's do some analysis. Basically, in the first verse she is making a general statement about human nature these days. She sees a cop, who is supposed to be the epitome of safety and righteousness, shoplifting. An old lady, who should be the most harmless thing in the world, totes a gun. A hero, who is supposed to be the one to save everyone, can't even help. Instead, they run away. She then comments about how everything isn't perfect even though it's not all bad. There are kids playing bills and people buying pride and nobody is unified. In the chorus, Jewel basically expresses her feelings about the current situations (war, for the most part) in the world. "Mothers weep, children sleep, so much violence ends in silence" - I think that this means that children are being killed, mothers are crying, basically people are dying left and right, and from all of this violence nobody does anything, nobody takes a stand and it continues to happen. Nobody gets the blame, and the pain cannot be stopped. Jewel wishes to make a stand against this with someone. The second verse is much like the first, commenting on humanity again. "A waitress brings me lunch, we meet but we do not touch" - I think that's a powerful line. In modern society we almost don't have time for each other, there is no gentle conversation or an exchange of smiles for now reason. Jewel also brings more politics into the mix, saying that she feels that D.C. (most likely the Bush administration) sells lies to the people. "While in the corner, King's dream dies" - this refers to Martin Luther King's dream speech, and she's probably saying that racism is still a large problem in the world, thus killing King's dream of racial equality. Also, in this world the homeless man has more money and kindness than the mayor, who would rather spend his money on drugs and hookers than more important things. | |
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dustin Average |
#3 by dustin mount at Dec 21, 2004 at 7:59 AM EST |
| I love this song, and the film clip. And Jewe's voice...she sings it so well. I agree with nothingelsecompares on the analysis except for the first verse, where it says 'See the hero try to run'. I don't think that's about some random guy who's suppossed to be heroic, I think it means the Cop is running away after seeing the lady with a gun. I also like how in the film clip, the cop is seeing to be chatting up some girl (possibly a hooker?) while another one goes and gives the money back. 1 | |
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