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
[DROP D - NO DRUMS - INTRO - Note - F/C is just F major with 3rd finger off - x13211] [Use one upstream to imply the offbeat keyboard riff d u d d - down up down down] [DROP D] [Dm7-xx0211] x x [Dm7sus4-xx0213]| [Bb-013331] | [F-3x3211] | [C/G - 3x333] [Dm7-xx0211] x x [Dm7sus4-xx0213]| [Bb] | [F] | [C/G]
[VERSE] [Dm7] Cause you're a [F/C] sky, cause you're a [F] sky full of stars [C/G] [Dm7] I'm going to [F/C] give you my heart [F][C/G] [Dm7] Cause you're a [F/C] sky, cause you're a [F] sky full of stars [C/G] [Dm7] And cause you [F/C] light up the path [F][C/G]
[CHORUS] [Dm7] I don't [Bb] care, go on and [F] tear me ap [C/G] art [Dm7] I don't [Bb] care if you do [F][C/G] [Dm7] Cause in a [F/C] sky, cause in a [F] sky full of stars [C/G] I think I saw [Dm7] you-o [Bb] ou-o [F] oou-o [C/G] u
[VERSE - LIGHT DRUMS] [Dm7] Cause you're a [F/C] sky, cause you're a [F] sky full of stars [C/G] [Dm7] I want to [F/C] die in your [F] arms, arms [C/G] [Dm7] Cause you get [F/C] lighter the [F] more it gets dark [C/G] [Dm7] I'm going to [F/C] give you my [F] heart [C/G]
[CHORUS] [Dm7] I don't [Bb] care, go on and [F] tear me ap [C/G] art [Dm7] I don't [Bb] care if you do [F][C/G] [Dm7] Cause in a [F/C] sky, cause in a [F] sky full of stars [C/G] I think I see [Dm7] you-o [Bb] ou-o [F] oou-o [C/G] u I think I see [Dm7] you-o [Bb] ou-o [F] oou-o [C/G] u
[INTERLUDE] [Dm7][Bb][F][C/G] - Add sus4 figure if possible B-1 E-1 B-1 E-0 1 [Dm7][Bb][F][C/G] [Dm7][Bb][F][C/G] [Dm7][Bb][F][C/G] [Bb][C][Dm][Dm] [Bb][C][Dm][Dm]
[OUTRO] [Bb] Because you're a [C] sky, you're a [Dm] sky full of stars [Dm] Such a Heavenly [Bb] view [C][Dm][Dm] Such a Heavenly [Bb] view [C][Dm]
