{t:Stand By Me}
{st:Ben E. King (King, Lieber, Stoller, 1961)}
{sot}
4/4 | D - X U - u d u |
      1   2 &   & 4 & 
{eot}

[/] [C] [/] [C] [/] [Am] [/] [Am] [/]
[/] [F] [/] [G] [/] [C]  [/] [C]


When the [/] [C] night has [/] come, [/] [Am] and the land is [/] dark
And the [/] [F] moon is the [/] [G] only light we'll [/] [C] see. [/] [C]
No, I [/] [C] won't be a- [/] fraid, no, I [/] [Am] won't be a- [/] fraid,
Just as [/] [F] long as you [/] [G] stand, stand by [/] [C] me... so [/] [C] darling, darling


{soc}
[/] [C] Stand by [/] me... oh oh [/] [Am] stand by [/] me... oh
[/] [F] stand [/] [G] stand by me  [/] [C] stand by me [/] [C]
{eoc}


If the [/] [C] sky that we look u- [/] pon [/] [Am] .. should tumble and [/] fall,
Or the [/] [F] mountain, should [/] [G] crumble, to the [/] [C] sea  [/] [C]
I won't [/] [C] cry, I won't [/] cry, no, I [/] [Am] won't, shed a [/] tear,
Just as [/] [F] long as you [/] [G] stand, stand by [/] [C] me... and [/] [C] darling, darling


{soc}
[/] [C] Stand by [/] me... oh oh [/] [Am] stand by [/] me.
Oh [/] [F] stand now [/] [G] stand by me [/] [C] stand by me [/] [C] [/]
{eoc}


{c:Instrumental}
[/] [C] [/] [C] [/] [Am] [/] [Am] [/]
[/] [F] [/] [G] [/] [C]  [/] [C]  [/]
[/] [C] [/] [C] [/] [Am] [/] [Am] [/]
[/] [F] [/] [G] [/] [C]  [/] [C] Darling, Darling  [/]


{soc}
[/] [C] Stand by [/] me... oh oh [/] [Am] stand by [/] me... oh
[/] [F] stand now, stand [/] [G] by me, stand [/] [C] by me [/] 
[/] [C] Whenever you’re in trouble won't you [/]

[/] [C] Stand by [/] me... oh [/] [Am] stand by [/] me... oh
[/] [F] stand now, oh oh [/] [G] stand, stand by [/] [C] me [/] [C!]
{eoc}


#Play along in this key with the Playing For Change video.
#video=Us-TVg40ExM#vend
#Ben E King's version is in the key of A. Would need to transpose.
#video=hwZNL7QVJjE#vend
#Last Updated 01/17/2022 JJ
#ubl