Eric Clapton – Stand And Deliver Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Eric Clapton – Stand And Deliver Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are the chords for Stand And Deliver by Eric Clapton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

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[Intro]
| G     | G     | G     | G     |
| G     | G     | G     | G     |


[Verse 1]
            C7
Stand and deliver
                             G
You let them put the fear on you
            C7
Stand and deliver
                             G
But not a word you heard was true
               D7
But if there's nothing you can say
C7                             G
  There may be nothing you can do

[Verse 2]
       C7
Do you wanna be a free man
                     G
Or do you wanna be a slave?
       C7
Do you wanna be a free man
                     G
Or do you wanna be a slave?
       D7
Do you wanna wear these chains
C7                      G
  Until you're lying in the grave?

[Verse 3]
        C7
I don't wanna be a pauper
                       G
And I don't wanna be a prince
        C7
I don't wanna be a pauper
                       G
And I don't wanna be a prince
       D7
I just wanna do my job
C7                  G
  Playing the blues for friends

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[Verse 4]
      C7
Magna Carta, Bill of Rights
                            G
The constitution, what's it worth?
                 C7    
You know they're gonna 
                    A7
grind us down, ah
                D
Until it really hurts
          C7
Is this a sovereign nation
                 G
Or just a police state?
           C7                  A7
You better look out, people
                   D     D7
Before it gets too late

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[Interlude]
| C7     | C7     | G     | G     |
| C7     | C7     | G     | G     |
| D7     | C7     | G     | G     |
| C7     | C7     | G     | G     |
| C7     | C7     | G     | G     |
| D7     | C7     | G     | G     |

[Verse 5]
          C7
You wanna be your own driver
                           G
Or keep on flogging a dead horse?
          C7
You wanna be your own driver
                           G
Or keep on flogging a dead horse?
       D7
Do you wanna make it better
C7                        G
  Or do you wanna make it worse?

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[Verse 6]
            C7
Stand and deliver
                             G
You let them put the fear on you
              C7
Slow down the river
                         G
But not a word of it was true
           D7
If there's nothing you can say
C7                             G
  There may be nothing you can do

[Tag]
            C7       G
Stand and deliver
            C7       G
Stand and deliver
D7  C7                        G
       Dick Turpin wore a mask too

[Outro]
| G     |

How to play Stand And Deliver: key, chords and progression

Stand And Deliver by Eric Clapton is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: G, C7, D7, A7 and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – C7 – G – D7 (I – IV7 – I – V7 in G major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

Stand And Deliver chords: questions

What key is Stand And Deliver in?

Stand And Deliver by Eric Clapton is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Stand And Deliver?

Stand And Deliver uses 5 chords: G, C7, D7, A7, D.

What is the chord progression of Stand And Deliver?

The main progression is G – C7 – G – D7 (I – IV7 – I – V7).

Is Stand And Deliver easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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