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Stand By Me - words and music by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Note: I have taken this from the original score and matched it to the 1961 recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwZNL7QVJjE This was originally written in C with the G7 as a lead-in chord. The singer is singing E G A "When the night" which I think has confused some the people's different versions here. This is a simple 4 chord song that is all about the singers timing so I included. [Intro] C Am F G7 [Verse 1]
G7When the Cnight has come Am and the land is da-rk And the Fmo-on is the G7on- ly light we'll Csee
No I Cwo-n't be af-Craid, no I Amwon't be af-raid Just as Flong as you G7st-and, stand by Cme. So darl-lin', darl-lin'
[Chorus 1]
Cstand by Cme, oh--h Amsta- and by me, Ohh, Fstand G7 Stand by me, C stand by meee.
[Verse 2]
If the Csky that we look up-on Am should tumble and fall Or the Fmount-ain should G7crum-mble to the Csea
I won't Ccry, I won't cry, no--oo- I Amwon't shed a tear Just as Flong as you G7st-and, stand by Cme. And darl-ling, darl-ling
[Chorus 2]
Cstand by Cme, oh--h Amsta- and by me, Ohh, Fstand G7 Stand by me, C stand by meee.
[Solo] C Am F G7 C
C Am F G7 C Oh darl-ling darl-ling [Chorus 3]
Cstand by Cme, oh--h Amsta- and by me, Ohh, Fstand G7 Stand by me, C stand by me. Whenever! you're in trouble just
Cstand by Cme, oh--h Amsta- and by me, Woow, Fstand G7 Stand by me, C stand by meee. (fade)