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
Play twice - just with bass drum E -7-8--10-8--7----12-13-15-13-12----7-8--10-8--7--------- B -8-10-12-10-8----13-15-17-15-13----8-10-12-10-8----7--7-8-10 G ---------------------------------------------------7--7-----
[Verse - Drums in] [G] Hey where did [C] we go, [G] days when the [D] rains came [G] Down in the [C] hollow, [G] playin' a [D] new game [G] Laughin' and a- [C] runnin' hey, hey, [G] skippin' and a- [D] jumpin' [G] In the misty [C] mornin' fog with, [G] ah, our [D] hearts thumpin' and [C] you [D] My brown-eyed [G] girl, [Em] [C] you're my [D] brown-eyed [G] girl [D7]
[Verse] [G] Whatever [C] happened, [G] to Tuesday is [D] so slow [G] Goin' down the [C] old mine with a [G] transistor [D] radio [G] Standin' in the [C] sunlight laughin', [G] hidin' behind a [D] rainbow's wall [G] Slippin' and a- [C] slidin' [G] all along the [D] waterfall with yo [C] u [D] My brown-eyed [G] girl, [Em] [C] you're my [D] brown-eyed [G] girl
[D7] Do you remember when we used to
[Chorus] [G] sing Sha la la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da (just like that) [G] Sha la la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da, la te [G] da [G][G]
[Bass solo - JUST BASS DRUM] (Can play G then ascend on A string 0 2 3 to C then play D x5777 x5555 to allude to riff) --G-G--G--G--G-----------C------G--------D------- D 5-55-55-55-5--------------2-4-5---------------5 A ----------------------23-3-----------3-5--55-7 E --------------3---3-3-------------------------
[Verse - DRUMS BACK IN] [G] So hard to [C] find my way, [G] now that I'm all [D] on my own [G] I saw you just the [C] other day, [G] my, how [D] you have grown [G] Cast my memory [C] back there, Lord, [G] sometimes I'm [D] overcome thinkin' about [G] Makin' love in the [C] green grass, [G] behind the [D] stadium with [C] you [D] My brown-eyed [G] girl, [Em] [C] a-you're my [D] brown-eyed [G] girl
[D7] Do you remember when we used to
[Chorus] [G] sing Sha la la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da (just like that) [G] Sha la la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da, la te [G] da [G][G]
