| f | Stand by Me | f | Stand by Me |
| Ben E King | | Ben E King |
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| Intro: | | Intro: |
| n | (Same as first two lines of Verse) | n | {blue}(Same as first two lines of Verse){/blue} |
| [G] [G] [Em] [Em] | | [G] [G] [Em] [Em] |
| [C] [D] [G] [G] | | [C] [D] [G] [G] |
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| [OR] | | [OR] |
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| Play on the C String: | | Play on the C String: |
| 7,7,2,6,7,7,7,6, | | 7,7,2,6,7,7,7,6, |
| 4,4,2,4,4,4,2, | | 4,4,2,4,4,4,2, |
| 0,0,0,4,2,2,2,6, | | 0,0,0,4,2,2,2,6, |
| 7,7,2,6,7,7,7 | | 7,7,2,6,7,7,7 |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| When the [G] night... has come [Em] and the land is dark | | When the [G] night... has come [Em] and the land is dark |
| And the [C] moon... is the [D] only... light weâll [G] see | | And the [C] moon... is the [D] only... light weâll [G] see |
| No I wonât... be afraid, no I-I-I-I [Em] wonât... be afraid | | No I wonât... be afraid, no I-I-I-I [Em] wonât... be afraid |
| Just as [C] long... as you [D] stand... stand by [G] me | | Just as [C] long... as you [D] stand... stand by [G] me |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |So darling, darling sta-a-and... by me, o-oh [Em] stand... by me | | |So darling, darling sta-a-and... by me, o-oh [Em] stand... by me |
| |Oh [C] stand... [D] stand by me [G] stand by me | | |Oh [C] stand... [D] stand by me [G] stand by me |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| If the [G] sky... that we look upon... [Em] should tumble and fall | | If the [G] sky... that we look upon... [Em] should tumble and fall |
| Or the [C] mountain... should [D] crumble... to the [G] sea | | Or the [C] mountain... should [D] crumble... to the [G] sea |
| I wonât cry... I wonât cry... No I-I-I [Em] wonât... shed a tear | | I wonât cry... I wonât cry... No I-I-I [Em] wonât... shed a tear |
| Just as [C] long... as you [D] stand... stand by [G] me | | Just as [C] long... as you [D] stand... stand by [G] me |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |And darling, darling, sta-a-and... by me, o-oh [Em] stand... by me | | |And darling, darling, sta-a-and... by me, o-oh [Em] stand... by me |
| |Oh [C] stand now... [D] stand by me... [G] stand by me | | |Oh [C] stand now... [D] stand by me... [G] stand by me |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| [G] Whenever youâre in trouble just | | [G] Whenever youâre in trouble just |
| [G] Sta-a-and... by me, o-oh [Em] stand... by me | | [G] Sta-a-and... by me, o-oh [Em] stand... by me |
| Oh [C] stand now... [D] stand by me... [G] stand by me | | Oh [C] stand now... [D] stand by me... [G] stand by me |
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| [C] [D] [G] | | [C] [D] [G] |
| t | [Slowing] [C] [D] [G*] | t | {blue}(Slowing){/blue} [C] [D] [G*] |