You feel like a (Fsus2)can dle
in a (G)hur ri cane, the just like a (Fsus2)pic ture (Gsus)with in a (G)bro ken frame, a lone and help less
like (G)you’ve lost your fight, but you’ll be al (Dm7)right,
you’ll be al (F)right.
’Cause when push comes to shove, you taste what you’re made of.
You might bend ’til you break, ’cause it’s all you can take.
On your knees, you look up, de cide you’ve had e nough.
You get (Fmaj7)mad, you get (Am7)strong, wipe your (G)hands, shake it off, then you stand,
then you stand.
Life’s like a (Fsus2)nov el
with the (G)end ripped out, the edge of a (Fsus2)can yon (Gsus)with on ly (G)one way down.
Take what you’re giv en
be (G)fore it’s your gone.
And start hold in’ (Dm7)on,
keep hold in’ (F)on.
’Cause when push comes to shove, you taste what you’re made of.
You might bend ’til you break, ’cause it’s all you can take.
On your knees, you look up, de cide you’ve had e nough.
You get (Fmaj7)mad, you get (Am7)strong, wipe your (G)hands, shake it off, then you stand,
then you stand.
Life’s like a
Yeah,
then you stand.
Ev ’ry time you get up and get back in the race, one more small piece of you starts to fall in to place.
’Cause when push
then you stand,
yeah, then you stand.
This page shows “Stand” by Rascal Flatts 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 C at 88 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.