Stand Up

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[Intro]
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Hmmmm Hm Hm Hmmmmmmm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hmmmm
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Hmmmm Hm Hm Hmmmmmmm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hmmmm

[Chorus 1]
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    Standing on your two knees baby,  tell me what do you need – Oh
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    Stand up on your two feet baby,  that's how it's got to be

[Verse 1]
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    You want me to be your mother,  but you know too young, too young
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    You want me to be your sister,  but your know I'm too old, too old
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    You think I'm gonna raise you like a kid,  but don't matter the love I feel  - Mmmh
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    It's time to show and prove, man go move, do what you gotta do, do what you gotta do – So

[Chorus 2]
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    Standing on your two knees baby,  tell me what do you need – Oh oh
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    Stand up on your two feet baby,  that's how it's got to be – No no no-no
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    Standing on your two knees baby,  tell me what do you need – Humm hummm
Am                    C            Em
    Stand up on your two feet baby,  that's how it's got to be

[Verse 2]
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    Man I love you and I just wanna be your woman, your woman
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    But I'm tired of your traveling ass
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    You play me for a fool, thinking I don't know what to doin' – Noohoo
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    Hanging out in the clubs with your fake ass crew – Sooooo

[Chorus 3]
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    Standing on your two knees baby,  tell me what do you need – Oh oh
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    Stand up on your two feet baby,  that's how it's got to be – Mumm Mhumm Mhhh
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    Standing on your two knees baby  tell me what do you need – Oh ohoh
Am                    C            Em
    Stand up on your two feet baby  that's how it's got to be

[Interlude]
 Am        C     Em
Stand up, baby, stand up, you got to, got to, got to
  Am       C     Em
Stand up, baby, stand up

[Instrumental]
Am C Em Em

[Chorus/Interlude]
Am                    C             Em
    Standing on your two knees baby,  tell me what do you need – Oh Woh-Oh
Am                    C            Em
    Stand up on your two feet baby,  that's how it's got to be
 Am        C     Em
Stand up, baby, stand up, you got to, got to, got to
  Am       C     Em
Stand up, baby, stand up

[Verse 3]
               Am              C           Em            .
You've got to raise your head, to the sky, see the love, in your eyes
               Am                         C                             Em
You've got to make a move, you've got to make it through, you've got to be real with yourself 
you've
gotta make a move

[Interlude 2]
 Am                   C            Em
Stand up (stand up), baby (baby), stand up (uh auh), you got to, got to, got to
 Am        C      Em
Stand up, baby, stand up

[Outro]
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Mh Mh Mmm Mh, Mh Mh Mmm Mh, Mh Mh Mmm Mh, Mh Mh Mmm Mh-Mh

Picking Riff:

   Am                      C                       Em                      Em
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  
+
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8--------
G|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------3-----------------------7-----------------------7--------------5--
E|-5-----------5-----5-----------------3------3----------------7-----7-----------------8-----
E|------| 
B|------| 
G|------| 
D|------| 
A|---5--| 
E|7-----| 

For advanced playing (actually I find it much easier this way and also sounding a lot better):
Hold these chords while picking it:
 Am          C           Em
E|--5--| e|--3--|    e|--7--| 
B|--5--| B|--5--|    B|--8--| 
G|--5--| G|--5--|    G|--9--| 
D|--7--| D|--5--|    D|--9--| 
A|--7--| A|--3--|    A|--7--| 
E|--5--| E|-(3)-|    E|-(7)-|