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
2 patterns - one where E goes up to A with A D A phrase at end once - rhythm - On Off On (Off On)
then E which has the On (E) Off (E) On (E) (Off(A) On(E)) twice
BPM 101 [E] I wanna tell you how it's gonna [A] be . [A] .. [D] .. [A] ... [E] You're gonna give your [A] love to [E] me.. [E] .. [A] .. [E] .... [E] I'm gonna love you night and [A] day [A] .. [D] .. [A] .... [E] Love is love and not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] .... Well [E] love is love and not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] ....
[E] And my love is bigger than a Cadi [A] llac [A] . [D] .. [A] ..... [E] I'll try to show it if you [A] drive me [E] back [E] . [A] .. [E] ..... [E] Your love for me has got to be [A] real [A] . [D] .. [A] ..... [E] Before you'd have noticed [A] how I [E] feel [E] . [A] .. [E] ..... [E] Love real not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] .... [E] Well love real not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] ....
Yeah A D A (A D A) E A E (E A E) A D A (A D A) E A E (E A E)
[E] I wanna tell you how it's gonna [A] be . [A] .. [D] .. [A] ... [E] You're gonna give your [A] love to [E] me . [E] .. [A] .. [E] ... [E] Love that lasts more than one [A] day [A] .. [D] .. [A] .... [E] Well love is love and not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] .... [E] Well love is love and not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] .... [E] Well love is love and not [A] fade a [E] way [E] .. [A] .. [E] ....
