Standing On Your Shoulders
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[Verso 1]
C G/B Am7
I'm on a stage right now
C G/B Am7 F
It's wild that it's me they're here to listen to
G
And not some other fool
C G/B Am7
You're back in my hometown
F C/E
I've been meaning to call you up
Dm7 C/E
And ask what you've been doing
F G
I bet cleaning out the pool
[Verso 2]
F G Am7
You believed in me when no one did
F G C C/E
You'll always have a part of this
F G Am7
Deep down I'm just a little kid
Dm7 C/E F G
Hoping I make you proud
[Refrão]
F C
I've been standing on your shoulders
G Am7
For my whole life
F C
Wasn't 'til I started getting older
G Am7
That I started realizing
F C
All the ways you made a way for me
G Am7
The things you sacrificed
F C A
I'm up here 'cause I've been standing on your shoulders
C
For my whole life, yeah
C
My whole life
[Verso 3]
C G/B Am7
It shouldn't be this hard
F C/E G
To tell someone the part they played in making you
F G C
Guess that's why we never do
C/E F G Am7
So I wrote this down
F C/E G
It ain't half of what I'd really like to say to you
Dm7 C/E F G
But it'll have to do
[Verso 4]
F G Am7
You had a quiet steady confidence
F G C C/E
You said it without saying it
F G Am7
Days and years and brick-by-brick
Dm7 C/E F G
You said I made you proud
[Refrão]
F C
I've been standing on your shoulders
G Am7
For my whole life
F C
Wasn't 'til I started getting older
G Am7
That I started realizing
F C
All the ways you made a way for me
G Am7
And things you sacrificed
F C G
I'm up here 'cause I've been standing on your shoulders
C
For my whole life
[Ponte]
C
My whole life
F C G Am7
I've been standing on your shoulders my whole life
F G C
Oh, yeah-yeah
[Verso 5]
Am7 G F
In your rolled-up sleeves
C/E Dm7 C/E G
You did the best you could
Am7 G F
You saw the best in me
C/E Dm7 C/E F G
And that's more than I could ask for
[Refrão]
F C
I've been standing on your shoulders
G Am7
For my whole life
F C
It took getting older
G Am7
'Fore I started realizing
F C
All the ways you made a way for me
G Am7
And things you sacrificed
F C G
I'm up here 'cause I've been standing on your shoulders
C
For my whole life
Outro:
C
My whole life
F C G Am7
I've been standing on your shoulders my whole life
F G
Yeah
C
My whole life
How to play Standing On Your Shoulders
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.