I Stand Alone Constant Companion INTRO: C G C Bb F |---------------------------------------------------| |----------1----------------------------------------| |---------0-0---------------------------------------| |-0h2p0--2---2--0----2h3---2p0----------------------| |-------3---------------------3-------3-1---1-0-----| |-----------------------------------3-----------3-1-| C G C F C G F |---------------------------------------------------1-| |----------1----------------------------------------1-| |---------0-0----------------0h2-0-0----------------2-| |-3p2p0--2---2--0----2-0-2-3--------0h2p0-0-0h2p0---3-| |-------3--------------------------------3--------3-3-| |---------------------------------------------------1-| VERSE: C G C Got to know that our love was dying Bb F Weighed heavy on my brain C G My thoughts and my care C F were stripped and laid bare C G F I beheld her beauty again VERSE: C G C And it's not for lack of trying Bb F Her love left my heart like a shell C G She cried both our tears C F And when the morning appeared, C G F we had guarded our virtue quite well CHORUS: C G C But I'm going to stand by you Am G Even when the sun goes down F C The ground is waiting G F We let go our memory Bb G And I stand alone INTERLUDE: C G C Bb F C G C F C G F VERSE: C G C I'm a plain unlucky soldier Bb F No better than you C G I go where I'm swept C F and no record is kept C G F since I let go my love so true CHORUS: C G C But I'm going to stand by you Am G Even when the sun goes down F C The ground is waiting G F We let go our memory Bb G And I stand alone VERSE: C G Contentment is yours C F So hear my sad song C G Then drink down the bottle C F And we'll move along OUTRO: C G C Bb F C G C F C G F