Stand By Me Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	A
Capo:	no capo

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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]
A    F#m   D  E  A
 
[Verse 1]
             A
When the night has come
F#m
   And the land is dark
            D         E              A
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
           D            E           A
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
 
[Chorus]
                      A
So, darling, darling, stand by me
    F#m
Oh, stand by me
    D     E            A
Oh, stand, stand by me
 
Stand by me
 
[Verse 2]
         A
If the sky that we look upon
F#m
   Should tumble and fall
            D          E              A
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
           D            E           A
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
 
[Chorus]
                      A
And darling, darling, stand by me
    F#m
Oh, stand by me
     D        E            A
Oh, stand now, stand by me
 
Stand by me
 
[Instrumental]
A    F#m   D  E  A    x2
 
[Chorus]
                      A
So, darling, darling, stand by me
    F#m
Oh, stand by me
     D               E
Oh, stand now, stand by me
      A
Stand by me
 
                                     A                 F#m
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me, oh, stand by me
     D              E             A
Oh, stand now, oh, stand, stand by me
 
(fade out)
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Stand By Me – Ben E. King

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69 comments

sorry if im wrong but i think Fm should be F#m

+66

Yes. You are right.

+24

Yes, my mistake, the Fm should be F#m... i posted this tab a long time ago... I'm amazed that this tab is still here with the same mistake after 13 years...

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