Stand By Me Acoustic chords by Ben E. King

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A augmentedA

Difficulty: Novice

Ben E. King
Stand By Me
BPM : 120
Capo : II


Verse 1:

         G+G        G+G       E minorEm              E minorEm
When the night    has come             and the land is da-  rk
        C majorC        D MajorD        G+G              G+G
And the mo-  on is the on-  ly light we'll  see
        G+G        G+G        E minorEm       E minorEm
No I wo-    n't be af-    raid, no I   won't be af-  raid
        C majorC         D MajorD        G+G        G+G
Just as    long as you st-  and, stand by  me    .   So darlin', darlin'

Chorus 1:

G+G       G+G       E minorEm     E minorEm
stand by me,    oh now  stand by  me,

C majorC       D MajorD       G+G     G+G
stand by me,   stand by    me.


Verse 2:

         G+G         G+G         E minorEm            E minorEm
If the sky    that we look up-  on           should tumble and  fall
         C majorC         D MajorD         G+G             G+G
And the mount-  ain   should  crumble to the  sea
         G+G         G+G         E minorEm       E minorEm
I won't cry,     I won't cry,    no I     won't shed a  tear
         C majorC         D MajorD         G+G    G+G
Just as long    as you stand,    stand by me  me. So  darling, darling


Chorus 2:

G+G       G+G       E minorEm     E minorEm
stand by me,    oh now  stand by  me,
C majorC       D MajorD       G+G     G+G
stand by me,   stand by    me.


Solo:

G+G    G+G    E minorEm   E minorEm
C majorC    D MajorD    G+G    G+G
G MajorG    G+G    E minorEm   E minorEm
C majorC    D MajorD    G+G    G+G


Chorus 3:

G+G       G+G       E minorEm     E minorEm
stand by me,    oh now  stand by  me,
C majorC       D MajorD       G+G      G+G
stand by me,   stand by    me.


Repeat the Chorus till End!

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