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 1] E D All I can say is that my life is pretty plain A G E E7 I like watchin’ the puddles gather rain E D And all I can do is just pour some tea for two A G E E7 and speak my point of view but it’s not sane, It’s not sane
[Chorus] E D E D I just want someone to say to me oh, E D E D I’ll always be there when you wake yeah, E D E D Ya know I’d like to keep my cheeks dry today E D E D so stay with me and I’ll have it made
[Verse 2] E D And I don’t understand why I sleep all day A G E E7 And I start to complain that there’s no rain E D And all I can do is read a book to stay awake A G E It rips my life away, but it’s a great escape
escape, escape, escape
[Solo] E D E D (x2)
[Bridge] E D All I can say is that my life is pretty plain A ya don’t like my point of view G E ya think that I’m insane E Its not sane, it’s not sane
[Chorus] E D E D I just want someone to say to me oh, E D E D I’ll always be there when you wake yeah, E D E D Ya know I’d like to keep my cheeks dry today E D E D so stay with me and I’ll have it made
[Outro/Guitar Solo] E D E D E I'll have it made E I'll have it made E Oh oh oh oh E Oh oh oh oh