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
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[Verse 1 - Drums in] [D] Ooh I need your [E7] love babe [G] Guess you know it's [D] true [D] Hope you need my [E7] love babe [G] Just like I need [D] you
[Chorus] [Bm] Hold me, [G] love me, [Bm] hold me, [E] love me I [D] ain't got nothin' but [E7] love babe [G] Eight days a [D] week
[Verse 2] [D] Love you ev'ry [E7] day girl [G] Always on my [D] mind [D] One thing I can [E7] say girl [G] Love you all the [D] time
[Chorus] [Bm] Hold me, [G] love me, [Bm] hold me, [E] love me I [D] ain't got nothin' but [E7] love girl [G] Eight days a [D] week
[Bridge] [A] Eight days a week I [Bm] love you [E] Eight days a week Is [G] not enough to [A] show I care
[Verse 3] [D] Ooh I need your [E7] love babe [G] Guess you know it's [D] true [D] Hope you need my [E7] love babe [G] Just like I need [D] you
[Chorus] [Bm] Hold me, [G] love me, [Bm] hold me, [E] love me I [D] ain't got nothin' but [E7] love babe [G] Eight days a [D] week
[Bridge] [A] Eight days a week I [Bm] love you [E] Eight days a week Is [G] not enough to [A] show I care
[Verse 4] [D] Love you ev'ry [E7] day girl [G] Always on my [D] mind [D] One thing I can [E7] say girl [G] Love you all the [D] time
[Chorus] [Bm] Hold me, [G] love me, [Bm] hold me, [E] love me I [D] ain't got nothin' but [E7] love babe
[Outro] [G] Eight days a [D] week [G] Eight days a [D] week [G] Eight days a [D] week
