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] She's a [E] good [A] girl loves her [B] mama Loves [E] Je [A] sus and America [B] too She's a [E] good [A] girl crazy 'bout [B] Elvis Loves [E] hor [A] ses and her boyfriend [B] too
[Instrumental] [E][A] ([A][Amaj7]) [B]
It's a [E] long [A] day livin' in Re [B] seda There's a [E] free [A] way runnin' through the [B] yard And I'm a [E] bad [A] boy 'cause I don't even [B] miss her I'm a [E] bad [A] boy for breakin' her [B] heart
[Verse] All the [E] vam [A] pires walkin' through the [B] valley Move [E] west [A] down Ventura Boule [B] vard And all the [E] bad [A] boys are standing in the [B] shadows All the [E] good [A] girls are home with broken [B] hearts
[Verse] I wanna [E] glide [A] down over Mulholland I wanna [E] write [A] her name in the sky I wanna [E] free [A] fall out into nothin' Gonna [E] leave [A] this world for a while