STAND BY ME King, Lieber & Stoller Ben E King
| D /// | //// | Bm // A | Bm /// | G /// | A /// | D /// | /// When^the |
D Bm A Bm
||: night / / has^come | ee / / / | / and^the land is | dark / / And^the |
||: sky / ~ that=we look=up^on | nn / / / | / ~ ^should tum^ble and | fall / / And^the |
G A D
| moo^n nn nn is^the | on n^ly light we | see ee ee ee | / / / No^I |
| moun^tains ss ss s^should | crum^ble ee in^to the | sea aa aa aa | / / / I^wont |
Bm A Bm
| wont / ~ ^be a^fraid | dd ~ ^no I^I I=I^I | wont / ~ ^be a | fraid dd dd Just^as |
| cry / ~ ^I wont^cry | yy ~ ^no I^I wo=n^t | tt / ~ ^shed a | tear rr rr Just^as |
G A D
| lo^ng gg gg as^you | stand dd ~ ^stand b^y | me ee ee ~ ^So |
| lo^ng gg gg as^you | stand dd ~ ^stand b^y | me ee ee ~ ^So |
D Bm A Bm
| dar ling dar ling | st^an dd dd by^me | ee ee ee / | / / st^and by | me ee ee oh |
| dar ling dar ling | st^an dd dd by^me | ee ee ee / | / / st^and by | me ee ee oh |
G A
| st^and dd dd dd | / Stand^by y^me ee |
| st^and dd dd dd | / Stand^by y^me ee |
D
1. | / stand^by y^me ee | / / / If^the :||
D
2. | / stand^by y^me ee | / / / Dar^ling |
D Bm A Bm G
||: st^an dd dd by^me | ee ee ee / | / / st^and by | me ee ee oh | Sta^nd dd dd dd |
A D
| / stand^by y^me ee | / stand^by y me ^When | ev^er^Iām^in trou^ble^wont^you :||
Repeat, ad lib and fade
About this song:
Stand By Me is performed by Ben E King and written by King, Lieber & Stoller.
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