The Stand

Intro:
   D     D
b: Hey
       D    D
g: Hey hey

Verse 1:
   D
g: Tell me your weakness
         D
b: Oh, I keep it a secret
           D
g: Oh come on, just one vice
            D
b: Ok, it's vodka on ice
                 G
But then there's women on bikes
            G
Or just the women who straddle
           D
g: Oh, now you are a handful
             D
b: I forgot about handfuls!

Interlude: D - D - D - D - G - G - D - D

Verse 2:
   D
g: Tell me your fears
            D
b: Ok, it's everyone here
                 D
g: You mean just all of the people?
             D
b: Yeah, and all of their peers
    G                         G
And all of their pets and the chandeliers
          D                    D
And their cigarettes, I hadn't smoked in years

Chorus:
D            D                     D
I can hardly stand the sight of it all
             D                     G
I can hardly stand the sound of it all
             G                     D
I can hardly stand the taste of it all
             D                     D
I can hardly stand the smell of it all

Verse 3:
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g: Talk about space
                D
b: Well, it's a beautiful place
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g: But it's so damn cold
                 D
b: Sure, for the human race
            G                         G
But for the planets and the stars and everything else and Mars
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g: It's like paradise, spread out with a butter knife

Chorus:
             D                      D
I can hardly stand the sight of it all
             D                      G
I can hardly stand the sound of it all
             G                      D
I can hardly stand the taste of it all
             D                      D
I can hardly stand the smell of it all

             D                      D
I can hardly stand the sight of it all
             D                      G
I can hardly stand the sound of it all
             G                      D
I can hardly stand the taste of it all
             D                     A
I can hardly stand the smell of it all
             A
I can hardly stand, I can hardly stand

Bridge:
D
Everyone's f-d and they don't even know
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Everyone's f-d and they don't even know
D
Everyone's f-d
D
Everyone's f-d
D               D
Everyone's f-d
G
Everyone's f-d and they don't even know
G
Everyone's f-d and they don't even know
D                                          D
They don't even know, they don't even know

Chorus:
D            D                      D
I can hardly stand the sight of it all
             D                      G
I can hardly stand the sound of it all
             G                      D
I can hardly stand the taste of it all
             D                     A
I can hardly stand the smell of it all
             A
I can hardly stand, I can hardly stand

Outro:
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Everyone's f-d and they don't even know
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Everyone's xxxxed and they don't even know