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
[Verse - Drums in] [E] You keep sayin', you've got somethin' for me, [E] Somethin' you call love, but confess [A] You've been a-messin' where you shouldn't have been a-messin', And now [E] someone else is gettin' all your best
[Chorus] These [G] boots are made for [E] walkin' And [G] that's just what they'll [E] do, [G] One of these days these (stop) [E] boots [N.C.] are gonna walk all over you
[Link] [E][E][E][E] x2
[Verse] [E7] You keep lyin' when you oughta be truthin', And [E7] you keep losin' when you oughta not bet [A7] You keep samein' when you ought to be a-changin', Now what's [E7] right is right but you ain't been right yet
[Chorus] These [G] boots are made for [E] walkin' And [G] that's just what they'll [E] do, [G] One of these days these (stop) [E] boots [N.C.] are gonna walk all over you
[Link] [E][E][E][E] x2
[Verse] [E7] You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin', And [E7] you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burned, ha! [A7] I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah And [E7] what he knows you ain't had time to learn
[Chorus] These [G] boots are made for [E] walkin' And [G] that's just what they'll [E] do, [G] One of these days these (stop) [E] boots [N.C.] are gonna walk all over you
[Outro] [E][E][E][E] [E] Are you ready boots? ... Start walkin' [E][E][E][E] x2 [E][E] (fade out)