Intro: C

C              Am
I'm the living result
      F               G
I'm a man who's been hurt a little too much
C         E7        Am                    F
And I've tasted the bitterness of my own tears
 C      E7  Am             F
Sadness, is all my lonely heart can feel

C        F            C       F
I can't stand up for falling down
C        F            C       F
I can't stand up for falling down

C                    Am
Simple though love is, still it confused me
F                 G
Why I'm not loved, the way I should be
C                    E7        Am                     F
Now I've lived with heartaches, and I've roomed with fear
C                   E7              Am           F
I've dealt with despair, and I've wrestled with tears

C        F            C       F
I can't stand up for falling down
C        F            C       F
I can't stand up for falling down

F                Fm
The vow that we made
C               C7  
You broke it in two
F               Fm           G
But that don't stop me from loving you

C        F            C       F
I can't stand up for falling down
C        F            C       F
I can't stand up for falling down