Stand By Me by Ben E. King

Artist: Ben E. King Genre: Rock & Roll Roman Numerals: I, IV, V, vi Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]

Song Notes:

Entered by: PollyEV
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Capo 2nd fret

G
shape name only
(A,C♯,E)











A	C♯	E	A	C♯	A

C
shape name only
(D,F♯,A)


-	D	F♯	A	D	F♯

D
shape name only
(E,G♯,B)











-	-	E	B	E	G♯

Em
shape name only
(F♯,A,C♯)











F♯	C♯	F♯	A	C♯	F♯

Bass Riff (playing options: v1 v2 v3 v4 )

E|--3-3-----2-3-3--|--3-2-0-0----0-0--|--0---------0------|----2-3-3----2-3-3--| B|-------3---------|----------3-------|----3-1-1-1---3-3--|--3--------3--------| G|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| D|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| A|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| E|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|

Intro

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1

When the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] night has come,

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] and the land is dark

And the

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] moon is the

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] only light we'll

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] see.

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] No, I won't be afraid, no, I

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] won't be afraid,

Just as

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] long as you

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] stand, stand by

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me.

Chorus

So,

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] darling, darling, stand by me, oh,

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] stand by me.

Oh,

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] stand,

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] stand by me,

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stand by me.

Verse 2

If the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sky that we look upon

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] should tumble and fall,

Or the

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] mountain should

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] crumble to the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sea.

I won't

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cry, I won't cry, no, I

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] won't shed a tear,

Just as

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] long as you

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] stand, stand by

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me.

Repeat Chorus

Instrumental

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth]

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Repeat Chorus

Outro

Whenever you’re in trouble won’t you

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Stand by me, oh,

[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] stand by me.

Oh,

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] stand by,

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] stand,

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stand by me.