U2 - Stand Up Comedy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Stand Up Comedy" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F#m
Love love love love love.
Love love love love love.

F#m
I got to stand up and take a step
You and I have been asleep for hours
           D
I got to stand up
     A/C#             A                B
The wire is stretched in between our two towers
F#m
Stand up in this dizzy world
Where a lovesick eye can steal the view
           D    A/C#             A   E/G#
I'm gonna fall down if I can't stand up
         F#m
For your love
Love love love love love...

Stand up, this is comedy
The DNA lotto may have left you smart
But can I stand up to beauty, dictator of the heart
I can stand up for hope, faith, love
But while I'm getting over certainty
Stop helping God across the road like a little old lady

Chorus:
A      B      C#m   A      B     C#m
Uuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh. Uuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh.
A               B    C#m
Out from under your beds
B
C'mon ye people
A#        A        F#m
Stand up for your love
Love love love love love...

I gotta stand up to ego, but my ego's not really the enemy
It's like a small child crossing an eight-lane highway
On a voyage of discovery
Stand up to rock stars, Napoleon is in high heels
Josephine, be careful of small men with big ideas

Chorus

B       A        G#m        G                 F#m
God is love and love is evolution's very best day

 A            B      C#m
Soul rockin' people moving on
 A            B     C#m
Soul rockin' people on and on
B
C'mon ye people
       A#       A
We're made of stars
B
C'mon ye people
 A#            A                 F#m
Stand up then sit down for your love
Love love love love love.
Love love love love love.
Love love love love love.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Stand Up Comedy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Stand Up Comedy" by U2.

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