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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e G/A x-0-5-4-3-x G/D x-x-0-4-3-3 D/A x-0-4-2-3-2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro: | D | G F#m Em Gm | D | % | % | % | Verse 1: D | G/A | A | When the storms of life are raging D G/D D Stand by me (Stand by me) F#m Bm When the storms of life are raging G/A A Stand by me (Stand by me) D F#m When the world is tossing me G E7 Like a ship out on the sea D/A | G/A | A | Thou who rulest wind and water D G/D D Stand by me (Stand by me) Verse 2: D | G/A | A | When I´m growing old and feeble D G/D D Stand by me (Stand by me) F#m Bm When I'm growing old and feeble G/A A Stand by me (Stand by me) D F#m When I do the best I can G E7 And my friends misunderstand D/A G/A | A | Thou who never lost a battle D G/D D Stand by me (Stand by me) Coda: D/A G/A | A | Thou who never lost a battle D G F#m Em Gm D Stand by me (Sta-and by-y me)
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