Stand By Me Acoustic chords by Ben E. King

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
• Key: A
• Capo on 2nd

Difficulty: Novice

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


Verse 1:

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

Chorus 1:

G             G             Em         Em
stand by me,       oh now   stand by   me,

C             D             G          G
stand by me,     stand by        me.


Verse 2:

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


Chorus 2:

G             G             Em         Em
stand by me,       oh now   stand by   me,
C             D             G          G
stand by me,     stand by        me.


Solo:

G        G       Em      Em
C        D       G       G
G        G       Em      Em
C        D       G       G


Chorus 3:

G             G             Em          Em
stand by me,       oh now   stand by    me,
C             D             G           G
stand by me,     stand by        me.


Repeat the Chorus till End!