Stand By Me
Ben E. King (King, Lieber, Stoller, 1961)


4/4 | D - X U - u d u |
      1   2 &   & 4 &

| [C] | [C] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [F] | [G] | [C]   | [C]

When the | [C] night has | come, | [Am] and the land is | dark
And the | [F] moon is the | [G] only light we'll | [C] see. | [C]
No, I | [C] won't be a- | fraid, no, I | [Am] won't be a- | fraid,
Just as | [F] long as you | [G] stand, stand by | [C] me... so | [C] darling, darling

Chorus
| [C] Stand by | me... oh oh | [Am] stand by | me... oh
| [F] stand | [G] stand by me   | [C] stand by me | [C]

If the | [C] sky that we look u- | pon | [Am] .. should tumble and | fall,
Or the | [F] mountain, should | [G] crumble, to the | [C] sea   | [C]
I won't | [C] cry, I won't | cry, no, I | [Am] won't, shed a | tear,
Just as | [F] long as you | [G] stand, stand by | [C] me... and | [C] darling, darling

Chorus
| [C] Stand by | me... oh oh | [Am] stand by | me.
Oh | [F] stand now | [G] stand by me | [C] stand by me | [C] |

Instrumental
| [C] | [C] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [F] | [G] | [C]   | [C]   |
| [C] | [C] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [F] | [G] | [C]   | [C] Darling, Darling   |

Chorus
| [C] Stand by | me... oh oh | [Am] stand by | me... oh
| [F] stand now, stand | [G] by me, stand | [C] by me |
| [C] Whenever you're in trouble won't you |
| [C] Stand by | me... oh | [Am] stand by | me... oh
| [F] stand now, oh oh | [G] stand, stand by | [C] me | [C!]

#Play along in this key with the Playing For Change video.

#Ben E King's version is in the key of A. Would need to transpose.

#Last Updated 01/17/2022 JJ
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