There are (Ab)times I (Db)find it hard to (Bbm)sleep at (Ab)night.

We are liv ing through such trou bled (Bb)times,

and ev ’ry (Ab)child that (Adim)reach es out for (Bbm7)some one to hold, for one (Fm)mo ment they be (Cm)come my (Eb7sus)own.

And how can (Fm7sus)I

pre (Eb6)tend that I don’t (Dbmaj13)know what’s go ing (Ab)on when ev ’ry (Bbm7)sec ond of ev ’ry (Ab)min ute un der the (Dbm6)soul is gone?

And I be (Ab)lieve

that (Eb)in my life I will (Cm7)see

an end to (Bbm7)hope less ness, of giv ing up, of (Ab)suf (Eb)fer (Fm)ing.

And we all (Ab)stand

to (Ab)geth er this one (Ab6)time,

then (Ab7)no one will get (Dbmaj9)left be hind.

(Cm7)Stand (Fm)up for (Bbm7)life.

(Cm7)Stand (Fm)up and hear me (Bbm7)sing.

(Eb)Stand up

for (Ab)love.

I’m in (Ab)spired

and (Bbm)hope (Ab)ful each and ev ’ry (Ab)day:

that’s how I (Fm)know that things are gon na (Bb)change.

So how can (Fm7sus)I

pre (Eb6)tend that I don’t (Dbmaj13)know what’s go ing (Ab)on when ev ’ry (Bbm7)sec ond of ev ’ry (Ab)min ute un der the (Dbm6)soul is gone?

And I be (Ab)lieve

that (Eb)in my life I will (Cm7)see

an end to (Bbm7)hope less ness, of giv ing up, of (Ab)suf (Eb)fer (Fm)ing.

And we all (Ab)stand

to (Ab)geth er this one (Ab6)time,

then (Ab7)no one will get (Dbmaj9)left be hind.

(Cm7)Stand (Fm)up for (Bbm7)life.

(Cm7)Stand (Fm)up and hear me (Bbm7)sing.

(Eb)Stand up

for (Ab)love.

I’m in (Ab)spired

and (Bbm)hope (Ab)ful each and ev ’ry (Ab)day:

that’s how I (Fm)know that things are gon na (Bb)change.

So how can (Bbm7)life.

(E)Stand up for love.

And it all starts right here

and it starts right now: one per son (Emaj7)stands up and, and the rest will fol low.

For (Eb7sus)all the for got ten, for (Eb7)all the un loved, (Ab)I’m gon na sing this song.

And I be (Ab)lieve

that (Eb)in my life I will (Cm7)see

an end to (Bbm7)hope less ness, of giv ing up, of (Ab)suf (Eb)fer (Fm)ing.

(E)If we all (A)stand

to (A)geth er this one (A6)time,

then (A7)no one will get (Dmaj9)left be hind.

(C#m7)Stand (F#m7)up for (Bm7)life.

(C#m7)Stand (F#m7)up and sing.

(E7sus)Stand up

for (A)love,

for (D)love, for (A)love.