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Ben E King-Stand By Me - BPM - 126

[Intro - Capo 2 for original]
G       G       Em      Em
C       D       G       G
 
[Verse 1]
When the night  [G]      has come   [G]                 [Em]      and the land is dar [Em] k 
And the mo-     [C] on is the on-   [D] ly light we'll  [G] see         [G] 
No, I wo -      [G] n't be af-      [G] raid, no, I     [Em] won't be af [Em] raid
Just as         [C] long as you st- [D] and, stand by   [G] me      So  [G] darlin', darlin'
 
[Chorus 1]
[G] Stand by me, [G]      oh,  [Em] stand by  [Em] me
Oh,  [C] stand,   [D]    stand by me [G] , stand by me  [G] 
 
[Verse 2]
  If the sky  [G]   that we look up [G] on              [Em]     should tumble and  [Em] fall
Or the mount- [C] ains      should  [D] crumble to the  [G] sea           [G] 
I won't cry,  [G]      I won't cry, [G]     no, I       [Em] won't shed a  [Em] tear
Just as long  [C]     as you stand, [D]     stand by    [G] me       And  [G] darling, darling
 
[Chorus 2]
[G] Stand by me, [G]      oh,  [Em] stand by  [Em] me
Oh,  [C] stand now,   [D]    stand by me [G] , stand by me  [G] 
 
[Solo]
G       G       Em      Em
C       D       G       G
G       G       Em      Em
C       D       G       G
                        Darling, darling
[Chorus 3]
[G] Stand by me, [G]      oh,  [Em] stand by  [Em] me
Oh,  [C] stand now, stand  [D] by me, stand  [G] by me
When [G] ever you're in trouble won't you
[G] Stand by me, [G]      oh,  [Em] stand by  [Em] me
Oh,  [C] stand now,   oh,  [D] stand, stand by [G]  me

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Earth Wind And Fire-September - BPM - 126

[Intro- Just bass drum - Play with downstrokes to get correct feel]
[Dmaj7][C#m7] [Bm7] [C#m7] - [F#m7] x 3
(full drums in)
[G/A] (horn part slide up to high then stop)

[Verse 1 *drums back in]
Do you re [Dmaj7]*member [C#m7] [Bm7][C#m7] 
the 21st[F#m7] night of Septem [Dmaj7]ber [C#m7] [Bm7]
Love was [C#m7] changing the [F#m7] minds of preten 
[Dmaj7] ders [C#m7]  [Bm7] 
While [C#m7]chasing the[F#m7] clouds a[G/A] way
(slide up to high horn part)

[Verse 2] 
Our hearts were[Dmaj7] ringing [C#m7] [Bm7]
In the[C#m7] key that our[F#m7] souls were[Dmaj7] 
singing [C#m7] [Bm7] 
As[C#m7] we danced in the[F#m7] night,
Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] how the [C#m7] stars stole the 
[F#m7] night a [G/A] way

[Chorus - PLAY CHORDS DOWN NECK SO LESS LIKELY TO MISS]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day
[G/A] (slidy horn part)

[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du 
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du 
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du 
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] da da [F#m7] day
[G/A] yeah (fast horn part)

[Verse 3]
My thoughts are[Dmaj7] with you [C#m7] [Bm7] 
Holding [C#m7] hands with your[F#m7] heart to [Dmaj7] see you [C#m7] [Bm7] 
[C#m7] Only blue talk and [F#m7] love,
Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] how [C#m7] we knew love was 
[F#m7] here to [G/A] stay (Fast horn riff)

[Verse 4] 
Now De [Dmaj7] cember [C#m7] [Bm7] found [C#m7]
the love that we [F#m7] shared in Septem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] 
Only [C#m7] blue talk and [F#m7] love
Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] the [C#m7] true love we 
[F#m7] share to [G/A] day

[Chorus - COULD LOOP HERE TO PLAY HORN PARTS WITH LEAD]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day
[G/A]and we'll say (slidy horn part)

[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were [F#m7] shiny 
[G/A] days

[Verse 5 - Chords follow words quite tightly]
[Dmaj7]The [C#m7]bells [Bm7]was [C#m7]ringing, [F#m7] ah ha
[Dmaj7]our [C#m7]souls [Bm7] were[C#m7] singing [F#m7]
[Dmaj7] do you [C#m7] remem[Bm7] ber [C#m7]
never a [F#m7] cloudy [G/A] day   yow (fast horn part?)

[Chorus]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day
[G/A] 

[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were[F#m7] shiny 
[G/A] days

[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de 
[G/A] aaaaaaah

[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de 
[G/A] aaaaaaah

[End] End on G/A with drum snare figure

[Notes]
[Potential Horn Parts]
[Intro part]
       G/A
E 997575----
B -----0----
G -----0---
D -----0---
A -----0---
E -----5----

[During Chorus - Slidy Riff]
   G/A - * = when snare hit
     *          **
E ---5-3s5-5------55
B ---0------------0
G ---0--------x3--0--
D ---0------------0
A ---0------------0
E ---5-3s5-5------55
Dr-B---S----B

[During Chorus- Fast horn riff]
E 0-55---------55--
B 07--77-------00--
G 0-------x7---00--
D 0------------00--
A 0------------00--
E 5------------55--

[G/A General Stab]
E 17--------
B 0---------
G 14--------
D 0---------
A 0---------
E X---------

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