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Stand by Me

Ben E. King
All-time classics Easy songs Pop essentials
KeyA
Capo—
LevelEasy
Transpose A 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point
BEN E. KING - STAND BY ME
 
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-----7-------6-|-7-----7-----7-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------7---|-----------------|-9-----9-----7---|-9-----9-----9-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------6-|-7-----7-------6-|-7-----7-------6-|
A|-5-----5-----5-9-|-7-----7-----7---|-------------7---|-------------7---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 

Intro

AF#mDEA
 

Verse 1

A
When the night has come
F#m
And the land is dark
DEA
And the moon is the only light we'll see
A
No, I won't be afraid
F#m
No, I won't be afraid
DEA
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
 

Chorus

A
So, darling, darling, stand by me
F#m
Oh, stand by me
DEA
Oh, stand, stand by me
 
Stand by me
 

Verse 2

A
If the sky that we look upon
F#m
Should tumble and fall
DEA
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
A
I won't cry, I won't cry
F#m
No, I won't shed a tear
DEA
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
 

Chorus

A
And darling, darling, stand by me
F#m
Oh, stand by me
DEA
Oh, stand now, stand by me
 
Stand by me
 

Instrumental

AF#mDEA x2
 

Chorus

A
So, darling, darling, stand by me
F#m
Oh, stand by me
DE
Oh, stand now, stand by me
A
Stand by me
 
AF#m
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me, oh, stand by me
DEA
Oh, stand now, oh, stand, stand by me
 
(fade out)
End

How to play Stand by Me chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Stand by Me by Ben E. King is presented in the key of A. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

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