| D | A | G | |
| There were times | I wasn't kind |
| D | A | G | |
| And there were times | I wasn't | even around |
| D | A | G | |
| And there were times | I made you cry |
| D | A | G | |
| So many times | I had to say | goodbye |
| A | G | |
| When you want to talk I'm | on the phone |
| D | D7 | |
| But now | baby, yeah, I am | here for you alone |
| D | D7 | G | A | |
| I'm gonna | stand by my | woman now |
| D | D7 | G | A | |
| I'm gonna | stand by my | woman now |
| D | D7 | G | A | |
| Cause I can't | live | my life alo | ne | without a home |
| | D | A | G | |
| D | A | G | |
| There were times | I didn't understand |
| D | A | G | |
| And there were times | I wouldn't | hold your hand |
| A | G | |
| But baby now I'm | here for you |
| D | D7 | |
| Cause | baby, yeah, I a | m so in love with you |
| CHORUS |
| | D | D7 | G | A | x 3 |
| SAX SOLO |
| | D | D7 | G | A | |
| D | D7 | G | A | |
| I'm gonna | stand by my | woman now |
| D | D7 | G | A | |
| I'm gonna | stand by my | woman now |
| D | D7 | G | A | |
| Cause I can't | live | my life alo | ne | without a home |
| | D | D7| |
| D | D7 | G | A | |
| I'm gonna | stand by my | woman now |
| D | D7 | G | A | |
| I'm gonna | stand by my | woman now |
| D | D7 | G | A | |
| Cause I can't | live | my life alo | ne | without a home |
| D | D7 | G | |
| Stand, yeah, | by, yeah my | woman now |
| A | |
| Yeah yeah | yeah yeah yeah yeah ... |
| D | D7 | G | A | |
| I'm gonna | stand by my | woman now |
| D | D7 | G | A | |
| Cause I can't | live | my life alo | ne | without a home |
| Without A home X2 |
| | D | A | G | |