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
[Chorus - No drums - chords emphasise on where snare is] You're a [F] rich girl and you've [Am7] gone too far 'Cause you [Dm7] know it don't matter any [F/C] Way [Bb] You can rely on the [F/A] old man's money [Gm7] You can rely on the [Bb] old man's [C] money
It's a [F] bitch girl but it's [Am7] gone too far 'Cause you [Dm7] know it don't matter any [F/C] way [Bb] Say money but it [F/A] won't get you too far, [Gm7] Get you too far
[F single note vamp - mute and strum all strings - drums in] E -X B -X G -X D -2 A -X E -X
[Verse 1 - first snare is played on Gm7] (DROP Am7 in run - at 'dont' so have time to make Bbmaj7 really ring) (BIG HARMONIES) And [Gm7](snare) don't you [Bbmaj7-113231] know, (NO HARMONY) don't you [Gm7] know That it's [F/C] wrong to [Gm7] take what he's [Am7] givin' [Dm7] you (BIG HARMONIES)[Gm7]So far [Bbmaj7]gone, on your own [Gm7] You can [Gm7] Get along if you [Dm7] try to be strong But you'll [Gm7] never be strong [Bb/C-x3333x]
[Chorus] You're a [F] rich girl and you've [Am7] gone too far 'Cause you [Dm7] know it don't matter any [F/C] Way [Bb] You can rely on the [F/A] old man's money [Gm7] You can rely on the [Bb] old man's [C] money
It's a [F] bitch girl but it's [Am7] gone too far 'Cause you [Dm7] know it don't matter any [F/C] way [Bb] Say money but it [F/A] won't get you too far, [Gm7] Get you too far
[Verse 2] [Gm7] High and [Bbmaj7] dry, out of the [Gm7] rain It's so [F/C] easy ............ to hurt [Gm7] others when you [Am7] can't feel [Dm7] pain And [Gm7] don't you [Bbmaj7] know that a love [Gm7] can't grow ....... 'Cause there's [Gm7] too much to give, 'cause you'd [Dm7] rather live For the [Gm7] thrill of it all [Bb/C] oh
[Chorus] You're a [F] rich girl and you've [Am7] gone too far 'Cause you [Dm7] know it don't matter any [F/C] Way [Bb] You can rely on the [F/A] old man's money [Gm7] You can rely on the [Bb] old man's [C] money
It's a [F] bitch girl but it's [Am7] gone too far 'Cause you [Dm7] know it don't matter any [F/C] way [Bb] Say money but it [F/A] won't get you too far, [Bb] Say money but it [Dm7] won't get you [F/C] too far, [Bb] Say money but it [F/A] won't get you too far, [Gm7] Get you too far [F]
And you say [Bb] you can rely on the [F/A] old man's money [Gm7] You can rely on the [Bb] old man's [C] money
You're a [F] rich girl a [Am7] rich girl ah [Dm7] you're a [F/C] rich rich girl [Bb] Say money but it [F/A] won't get you too far, [Bb] Say money but it [Dm7] won't get you [F/C] too far, [Bb] Say money but it [F/A] won't get you too far, [Gm7] Get you too far [F]
