Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Standing(Bass guitar)

	        Standing (Gile's Song) 
Joss Whedon 
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Once More With Feeling) 

verse 1 
  Ab            Adim             Bb        F                            Adim 
A|---3------3---3----3--3---3---|1---------3-----------|-------3----3---3-----3-----3---3---| 
E|------------------------------|------1---------------|------------------------------------| 
C|------------------------------|----------------------|---3--------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------| 
     You're not read-y  for the  world out side.           You keep pre-ten-  ding, but you 

  Bb         F                        Eb                 Cm                      Db         Cm 
A|1----------3-----------|-----3----3-1-----------------|----------------------------------|----------| 
E|-----1-----------------|---------------------------1--|1------------------1--------------|3-1-------| 
C|-----------------------|---3-------------3----3-------|------3---3---0---------------3---|---3------| 
G|-----------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------| 
  just can't hide.           I know I said that I'd  be  stand-ing by  your side       But  I 

verse 2 
 F2   Ab               Adim              Bb     F       Eb  Ab            Adim 
A|---|-------3------3--3----3--3---3----|1------3----------|------3---3---3----3---3---3---| 
E|---|----------------------------------|----1-------------|-------------------------------| 
C|---|--3-------------------------------|------------------|--3----------------------------| 
G|---|----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------| 
       Your path's un-beat-en and it's  all up-hill          and you can meet it, but you 

  Bb     F        Eb  Ab                Eb                  Cm        Db              Cm 
A|1------3-----------|------3---3---1----------------------|-------------------------|----------| 
E|----1--------------|------------------------------1------|1---------1--------------|3-1-------| 
C|-------------------|--3-----------------3----3-----------|------3--------------3---|---3------| 
G|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------| 
  nev-er will.          And I'm the rea-  son  that you're  stand-ing still      but  I 


Chorus 
  Bb                    Ab            Bb            Gm                          Ab 
A|------3----3---1-----|3---3---1-------3----------|-----1------------------------3----3---------| 
E|---------------------|---------------------------|3--------3-------1----1----------------4-----| 
C|----3----------------|------------------------0--|----------------------------3----------------| 
G|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
      I wish I   could  say the right   words   to  lead you through this land.   Wish I   could 

  Cm         Bb             Eb                   Ab                Gb        Db 
A|3----------1--3----------|-----1---1------3------3----3--1------|4------21----------| 
E|-------3-----------------|3-----------3-------------------4-----|---------4-----2---| 
C|---------------------3---|--------------------------------------|-------------------| 
G|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------| 
  play   the fa-ther   and  take you by the hand   Wish I   could  stay.          but 

  7      7m           Gb         Ebm                      Ab 
A|------------------------------|------------------------|------------| 
E|4---22-2--4---4-----2---2---4-|4-----22---------2------|4-----------| 
C|------------------------------|--------------------3---|-----3------| 
G|------------------------------|------------------------|------------| 
  now  I un-der-stand     I'm    stand- ing       in the  way. 


verse 3 
  Ab                  Adim                 Bb      F      Eb  Ab                Adim 
A|------3-----3-3---------3-----4---3-----|1-------3---------|---------3---3----3---3------3--| 
E|----------------------------------------|-----1------------|--------------------------------| 
C|--3-------------------------------------|------------------|--3-----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------| 
    The cries a-round     you , you don't  hear at all          'Cause you know-I'm here   to 

  Bb        F       Eb  Ab            Eb                  Cm                        Db        Cm 
A|1---------3----------|-----3---3----1------------------|-----------------------------------|----------| 
E|-----1---------------|-----------------------------1---|1--------------------1-------------|3-1-------| 
C|---------------------|--3---------------3-----3--------|-------3--3------0-------------3---|---3------| 
G|---------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------| 
  take that call          So you just lie there when you  should be stand- ing tall      But  I 


Chorus 
  Bb                    Ab            Bb            Gm                   Ab 
A|------3----3---1-----|3---3----1------3----------|----1------------------3----3---------| 
E|---------------------|---------------------------|3-------3----1--1---------------4-----| 
C|----3----------------|-----------------------0---|---------------------3----------------| 
G|---------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
      I wish I   could  lay your arms   down   and  let you rest at last   Wish I   could 

  Cm          Bb             Eb                    Ab                Gb        Db 
A|3-----------1--3----------|----1----1-------3------3----3--1------|4------21-----------| 
E|-------3------------------|3-------------3------------------4-----|---------4-----2----| 
C|----------------------3---|---------------------------------------|--------------------| 
G|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------| 
  slay   your de-mons   but  now that time is past   Wish I   could  stay.          Your 

  7          7m              Gb           Ebm                      Ab                Ebm 
A|---------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------| 
E|4----22----2-----4---4-----2---2---4---|4-----22---------2------|4-----------4----|4-----22---------2------| 
C|---------------------------------------|--------------------3---|----3---3--------|--------------------3---| 
G|---------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------| 
  stal- wart stand-ing fast.     But I'm  stand- ing       in the  way     I'm just  stand  ing       in the 

  Ab 
A|-----| 
E|4----| 
C|-----| 
G|-----| 
  way.