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(Ab)What do you do
when you’ve (Eb)done all you can and
it seems like it’s (Ab7)nev (Gb)er e (Db)nough?
(F)And
(Bbm7)what do you say when your (Gbmaj9)friends turn a way
and you’re (Ab)all a lone,
all a lone?
(Fm7)Tell (Eb7)me, (Ab)what do you give
when you’ve (Eb)giv en your all and
seems like you can’t make it through?
(F)Well, (Gm7)you (F7)just
stand
when there’s (Gbmaj9)noth ing left to do.
You just
stand;
watch the Lord see you through.
Yes, (Bbm7)af ter you’ve done all you can,
you just
(Ab)stand.
(Db)Tell (Eb)me, (Ab)how do you han dle
the guilt of your past?
Tell me, how
do you (Bbm7)deal with the (Db)shame?
(Gm7)And
(Bbm7)how can you smile while your
heart has been (Eb)bro ken and
filled with pain, filled with pain?
(Db)Tell (Eb)me, (Ab)what do you give
when you’ve giv en your all, yeah,
seems like you (Ab7)can’t (Bbm7)make (Ab7)it (Db)through?
(F)Child, (Gm7)you (F)just
(Eb)you just
stand
(Stand)
and be (F)sure.
(and be sure.)
(Bbmaj9)Be not en tan gled
in that (Gm7)bond age (Am7)a (Bbm7)gain.
You just (Dbmaj9)stand
(Stand) and en (Fm11)dure.
(and en dure.)
(Bbm7)God has a pur pose, hey.
Yes, (Bbm7)God has a plan.
(Db)Tell (Eb)me, (what do you do) when you’ve (Eb)done all
you can
and it seems
(Ab9)like you can’t make it (Dbmaj9)through?
(F)Child, (Gm7)you (F)just
stand,
(stand,)
you (Gbmaj7)just stand,
(stand,)
(Ab)stand.
(stand.) Don’t you (Dbmaj7)dare
give up.
(You
just) (Bbm7)Through the (Gbmaj7)storms, (F)(stand,)
stand through the (Bbm7)rain, (Eb)(stand,)
(Ab)through the hurt, (D)(stand.)
yeah, through the pain.
(F)(You
(F7)just) (Bbm7)Don’t you (Gbmaj7)bow (F)(stand,)
and (Gbmaj7)don’t you bend.
(Eb)(stand,)
(Ab)Don’t give up, (D)(stand.)
no, don’t give in.
(You
just) (Bbm)Hold on.
(Bbm)(stand,)
(Gbmaj7)Just be strong.
(Eb)(stand,)
(Ab)God will step in; (D)(stand.)
it (Dbmaj9)won’t be long, (F7)no.
just...)
Af ter you’ve (Bbm)done all you (Gbmaj7)can, ter you’ve done all you can,) af ter you’ve (D)done all you can, (af ter you’ve done all you can,)
af ter you’ve (Bbm)gone through the hurt, (af ter you’ve done all you can,)
af ter you’ve (D)gone
through the (Dbmaj9)pain, ter oh, you’ve done (Ab)my, all you can,)
af ter you’ve (Bbm)gone
through the (Gbmaj7)storm, ter you’ve done hal le lu ia, you can,) (Ab)af
(D)ter you’ve gone through the (Dbmaj9)rain, ter you’ve done all you can,) prayed
and cried,
(af prayed you’ve done (Eb)and cried, all you can,) prayed and (D9)cried,
(af prayed and cried, oh, all my, you my, can.) af ter you’ve (Bbm)done all you can,
you just
(Abmaj7)stand.
(Dbmaj7)Oh.
This page shows “Stand” by Donnie McClurkin in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Db at 85 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.
This arrangement sits in Db major, so get comfortable living on the black keys — your hand actually falls into a natural position once you commit to that flat-key geography. The real challenge here is the sheer richness of the harmony: you're moving through major 7ths, 9ths, and chromatic passing chords like C7 and F7 that give gospel music its emotional pull. Your left hand plays a block bass pattern, so focus on landing those root notes cleanly while your right hand voices the extensions above. I'd suggest learning the verse and chorus chord progressions hands-separate first, then loop any transition where you're jumping between distant shapes — the move from Gbmaj7 into those secondary dominants tends to trip people up. Keep it at 60 BPM until every voicing change feels deliberate, then build to 85. This is the song that will genuinely train your ear and fingers for gospel-style extended harmony.