Stand by Me Ben E King Intro: (Same as first two lines of Verse) [G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [G] [OR] [Play on the C String] 7,7,2,6,7,7,7,6, 4,4,2,4,4,4,2, 0,0,0,4,2,2,2,6, 7,7,2,6,7,7,7 Verse 1: When the [G] night... has come [Em] and the land is dark And the [C] moon... is the [D] only... light we’ll [G] see No I won’t... be afraid, no I-I-I-I [Em] won’t... be afraid Just as [C] long... as you [D] stand... stand by [G] me |Chorus: |So darling, darling sta-a-and... by me, o-oh [Em] stand... by me |Oh [C] stand... [D] stand by me [G] stand by me Verse 2: If the [G] sky... that we look upon... [Em] should tumble and fall Or the [C] mountain... should [D] crumble... to the [G] sea I won’t cry... I won’t cry... No I-I-I [Em] won’t... shed a tear Just as [C] long... as you [D] stand... stand by [G] me |Chorus: |And darling, darling, sta-a-and... by me, o-oh [Em] stand... by me |Oh [C] stand now... [D] stand by me... [G] stand by me Outro: [G] Whenever you’re in trouble just [G] Sta-a-and... by me, o-oh [Em] stand... by me Oh [C] stand now... [D] stand by me... [G] stand by me [C] [D] [G] [Slowing] [C] [D] [G*]