[Harmonica in E ready for random solo and Oooohs] [Intro - No Drums] [E][D][A][E]
[Verse] [E] Please allow me to introd [D] uce myself I'm a [A] man of wealth and [E] taste [E] I've been around for a [D] long, long year [A] Stole many a man's soul and [E] faith
[E] And I was 'round when [D] Jesus Christ Had his [A] moment of doubt and [E] pain Made damn sure that [D] Pilate Washed his [A] hands and sealed his [E] fate
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
[Verse] [E] I stuck around St. [D] Petersburg When I [A] saw it was a time for a [E] change Killed the Czar and his [D] ministers Anas [A] tasia screamed in [E] vain
I [E] rode a tank Held a [D] general's rank When the [A] Blitzkrieg raged And the [E] bodies stank
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
[Verse] I [E] watched with glee While your [D] kings and queens Fought for [A] ten decades For the [E] Gods they made
I [E] shouted out "Who killed the [D] Kennedys?" When [A] after all It was [E] you and me
[E] Let me please intro [D] duce myself I'm a [A] man of wealth and [E] taste And I laid traps for [D] troubadours Who get [A] killed before they reached Bom [E] bay
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game oh yeah, get down, baby
[Solo]
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
[Verse] Just as [E] every cop is a [D] criminal And [A] all the sinners [E] saints As heads is tails Just call me [D] Lucifer 'Cause I'm in [A] need of some re [E] straint
[E] So if you meet me Have some [D] courtesy Have some [A] sympathy, and some [E] taste Use all your well-learned pol [D] itesse Or I'll [A] lay your soul to [E] waste, um yeah
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
[Verse 1] When the night [G] has come [G][Em] and the land is dar [Em] k And the mo- [C] on is the on- [D] ly light we'll [G] see [G] No, I wo - [G] n't be af- [G] raid, no, I [Em] won't be af [Em] raid Just as [C] long as you st- [D] and, stand by [G] me So [G] darlin', darlin'
[Chorus 1] [G] Stand by me, [G] oh, [Em] stand by [Em] me Oh, [C] stand, [D] stand by me [G] , stand by me [G]
[Verse 2] If the sky [G] that we look up [G] on [Em] should tumble and [Em] fall Or the mount- [C] ains should [D] crumble to the [G] sea [G] I won't cry, [G] I won't cry, [G] no, I [Em] won't shed a [Em] tear Just as long [C] as you stand, [D] stand by [G] me And [G] darling, darling
[Chorus 2] [G] Stand by me, [G] oh, [Em] stand by [Em] me Oh, [C] stand now, [D] stand by me [G] , stand by me [G]
[Solo] G G Em Em C D G G G G Em Em C D G G Darling, darling [Chorus 3] [G] Stand by me, [G] oh, [Em] stand by [Em] me Oh, [C] stand now, stand [D] by me, stand [G] by me When [G] ever you're in trouble won't you [G] Stand by me, [G] oh, [Em] stand by [Em] me Oh, [C] stand now, oh, [D] stand, stand by [G] me
