When I Stand
Recorded by Owen James
Abum: Single (2026)

(Capo on 3)

(Intro.)
|(Am) /(C)  / |(G) /(Am)  / |(Am) /(C)  / |(G) /(Am) /

(Verse)
I donft (Am)talk just to fill (C)the air
I donft (G)move just to prove (Am)I care
I donft (Am)scare when the sky (C)turns black
I donft (G)leave when it push-(Am)es back

(Verse)
Ifve seen (Am)strong men lose (C)their ground
Heard great words (G) fall apart out (Am)loud
I donft (Am)shake when the walls (C)give in
I get (G)quiet and I (Am)dig in

(Pre-Chorus)
When it gets (Am)heavy when it gets (C)loud
When (G)everybodyfs running (Am)out
I donft run, (Am) (C) I donft (G)bend (Am)

(Chorus)
When I (Am)stand, I donft (C)fall
When I (G)hold, I hold it (Am)all
When itfs (Am)dark, when it (C)breaks, you can (G)lean
I wonft (Am)shake when I stand, (F) (G) youfre (Am)safe / / / (Am) / / /

(Verse)
Ifve held (Am)hands in the worst (C)of nights
Kept my (G)word when it cost (Am)my pride
I donft (Am)fold when the truth cuts (C) deep
I donft (G)promise what I canft (Am) keep

(Verse)
Ifve been (Am)low, Ifve been test-(C)ed hard
Lost a (G)few, left a few (Am) scars
But I donft (Am)drown in what I (C) face
I let it hit (G) then I (Am)brace

(Bridge)
When it gets (Am)lonely, when it gets (C)thin
When the (G)fightfs outside and with-(Am)in
I donft run, (Am) (C) I donft bend (G) (Am)

(Chorus)
When I stand, (Am) I donft (C)fall
When I (G)hold, I hold (Am)it all
When itfs dark, (Am) when it (C)breaks, you can (G)lean
I wonft (Am)shake, when I stand

(Bridge)
Youfre (Am)safe, (C) (G) yeah (Am)
Oh, (Am)oh, oh, (C) oh, oh, (G) oh, oh, oh, (Am)oh

(Verse)
You donft need a (Am)louder (C)man
You need one to (G)under-(Am)stand
So it donft (Am)scare me (C)
It makes (G)me who I (Am)am

(Chorus)
When I (Am)stand, I donft (C) fall
When I (G)hold, I hold (Am)it all
When itfs dark, (Am)b when it (C)breaks, you can (Am)lean
I wonft (G)shake, when I stand

(Outro,)
Oh, youfll (Am)stay, oh. (C)oh, oh, (Am)oh, oh, oh, (G)oh
Youfll (Am)stay, oh, (C)oh, oh, (G)oh, oh, oh, (Am)oh - - - - -