Stand By Me chords by Elvis Presley

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

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

Start

 D MajorD        G+G F# minorF#m E minorEm G minorGm  D MajorD
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|--------2-------|5---2---2-------|
BB|--------3-------|3---2---0-------|--------3---3---|3---3---3---3---|
G+G|2-------2-------|4---2---0---3---|2-----------2---|------------2---|
D MajorD|0---------------|------------5---|0---------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|3---2---0---3---|----------------|----------------|
 D MajorD
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|2---5---2-------|
BB|----3-------3---|3---3---3---3---|
G+G|2---2---2---2---|------------2---|
D MajorD|4-------4-------|0---------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|

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CHORDS
     E-A-D-G-B-e
G/AG/A   x-0-5-4-3-x
G/DG/D   x-x-0-4-3-3
D/AD/A   x-0-4-2-3-2

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Intro:
| D MajorD | G+G F# minorF#m E minorEm G minorGm | D MajorD | % | % | % |

Verse 1:
     D MajorD          | G/AG/A | A augmentedA |
When the storms of life are raging
     D MajorD  G/DG/D   D MajorD
Stand by me (Stand by me)
     F# minorF#m        B minorBm
When the storms of life are raging
     G/AG/A     A augmentedA
Stand by me (Stand by me)
     D MajorD        F# minorF#m
When the world is tossing me
    G+G        E7E7
Like a ship out on the sea
     D/AD/A       | G/AG/A | A augmentedA |
Thou who rulest wind and water
     D MajorD  G/DG/D   D MajorD
Stand by me (Stand by me)

Verse 2:
     D MajorD        | G/AG/A | A augmentedA |
When I´m growing old and feeble
     D MajorD  G/DG/D   D MajorD
Stand by me (Stand by me)
     F# minorF#m       B minorBm
When I'm growing old and feeble
     G/AG/A     A augmentedA
Stand by me (Stand by me)
    D MajorD       F# minorF#m
When I do the best I can
    G+G        E7E7
And my friends misunderstand
     D/AD/A      G/AG/A | A augmentedA |
Thou who never lost a battle
     D MajorD  G/DG/D   D MajorD
Stand by me (Stand by me)


Coda:
     D/AD/A      G/AG/A | A augmentedA |
Thou who never lost a battle
     D MajorD  G+G  F# minorF#m E minorEm G minorGm D MajorD
Stand by me (Sta-and by-y me)

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