You say you (A)stand
by your (D)man.
So, (A)tell me (D)some thing I don’t (A)un der (D)stand:
You (A)said you (D)loved me, and (A)that’s a (Bm)fact,
and then you (D)left me; said (A)you felt (D)trapped.
(A)Well, some (D)things you can ex plain a way,
but the (Bm)heart ache’s in me ’til this day.
You did n’t stand by me?
No, (A)not at all!
You did n’t (A)stand by (D)me?
(A)No (D)way!
(A)All the (D)times
when (A)we were (A)close,
I I’ll re mem ber I these things where the most.
(A)I see (D)all my dreams come tum bl ing down.
But I can’t be (A)hap py I won’t with out you a (D)round.
(A)So a (D)lone I keep the wolves my at bay.
(A)view.
And there’s (D)on ly noth one ing I thing I can say.
You did n’t stand by me?
No, (A)not at all!
You did n’t (A)stand by (D)me?
(A)No (D)way!
You (A)must ex plain
why this must (A)be.
(A)Did you lie
when you spoke (A)to (D)me?
Did you (A)stand by (D)me?
No, (A)not at all!
Now (A)I got a (D)way!
You did n’t (A)stand by (D)me?
No, (A)not at all!
You did n’t (A)stand by (D)me?
(A)No (D)way!
You (A)must ex plain
why this must (A)be.
(A)Did you lie
when you spoke (A)to (D)me?
Did you (A)stand by (D)me?
Did you (A)stand by (D)me?
No, (A)not at all!
Did you (A)stand by (D)me?
(A)No (D)way!
(D)me?
No, (A)not at all!
Did you (A)stand by (D)me?
(A)No (D)way!
This page shows “Train In Vain” by The Clash 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 A at 115 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.