[Verse 1] He was a [C] very special warm and gentle [G] person who put the [C] music in the world and spoke in [G] rhyme [D] and it h [Em] urts me that I never really [Bm] knew him 'cause [C] all it would have taken was some [G] time you know he [C] always seemed to be there when I [G] stumbled and when [C] mountains got too steep for me to [G] climb [D] and it [Em] tears me up to think I never [Bm] touched him 'cause [C] all it would have taken was some [G] time
[Chorus] Oh oh ohhh Well, [Em] ain't that just the way that life goes [Bm] down, down, down, down [C] movin' way too fast or much too [G] slow [Em] gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere but [C] not gettin' into someone I should [G] know
[Verse 2] Now he's [C] in another place and I can't [G] reach him and I [C] feel as though I'm guilty of a [G] crime [D] I took [Em] all he had to give and gave him [Bm] nothin' and [C] all it would have taken was some [G] time
[Chorus] Oh oh ohhh Well, [Em] ain't that just the way that life goes [Bm] down, down, down, down [C] movin' way too fast or much too [G] slow [Em] gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere but n [C] ot gettin' into someone I should kn [G] ow
[No drums - Chorus] Well, [Em] ain't that just the way that life goes [Bm] down, down, down, down [C] movin' way too fast or much too [G] slow (drums in) [Em] gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere but [C] not gettin' into someone I should [G] know
[Bridge] Gettin' [Em] up gettin' high, gettin' down, gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere Gettin' [Em] up gettin' high, gettin' down, gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere Gettin' [Em] up gettin' high, gettin' down, gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere Gettin' [Em] up gettin' high, gettin' down, gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere
[Chorus - Just drums] Well, [Em] ain't that just the way that life goes [Bm] down, down, down, down [C] movin' way too fast or much too [G] slow (drums in) [Em] gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere but [C] not gettin' into someone I should [G] know
Tuning: E A D G B EKey: ACapo: Ben E. King Stand By Me BPM: 120 Capo: II
[Intro] G G Em Em C D G G
[Verse 1] G G Em Em When the night has come and the land is dark C D G G And the mo- on is the on- ly light we'll see G G Em Em No, I wo - n't be af- raid, no, I won't be afraid C D G G Just as long as you st-and, stand by me So darlin', darlin'
[Chorus 1] G G Em Em Stand by me, oh, stand by me C D G G Oh, stand, stand by me, stand by me
[Verse 2] G G Em Em If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall C D G G Or the mount-ains should crumble to the sea G G Em Em I won't cry, I won't cry, no, I won't shed a tear C D G G Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darling, darling
[Chorus 2] G G Em Em Stand by me, oh, stand by me C D G G Oh, stand now, stand by me, stand by me
[Solo] G G Em Em C D G G G G Em Em C D G G Darling, darling
[Chorus 3] G G Em Em Stand by me, oh, stand by me C D G Oh, stand now, stand by me, stand by me G Whenever you're in trouble won't you G G Em Em Stand by me, oh, stand by me C D G Oh, stand now, oh, stand, stand by me