Stand By Me

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When the night has come
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And the land is dark
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And the moon is the only light we’ll see
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No I won’t be afraid,
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no——- I— won’t be afraid
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Just as long as you stand,
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stand by me

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So darlin’, darlin’,
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stand– by me,
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oh– stand—— by me
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Oh stand, stand by me, stand by me

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If the sky that we look upon
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Should tumble and fall
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Or the mountains should crumble to the sea
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I won’t cry, I won’t cry,
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no——- I— won’t shed a tear
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Just as long as you stand, stand by me

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So darlin’, darlin’,
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stand– by me,
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oh– stand—— by me
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Oh stand, stand by me, stand by me

SONG FACTS: Everybody knows “Stand By Me”, a soul song released in 1961, recorded in more than 400 different versions. Many artists performed it and it is pretty simple, based on the C major chord progression: C, Am, F, G, C.

An other version

Song key: C Major

Harmonica key: C

Position: First

VERSE 1:

5+ 6+ 6, 5+ 6+

4+ 4 5+, 4 4+ 4+

4+ 4 5+, 4+ 5+ 4

4 4+ 4+

VERSE 2:

5+ 6+ 6, 5+ 6+ 6 6+

4+ 4 5+, 4 4+ 5+

4+ 4 5+, 4+ 5+ 4

4 4+ 4+

REFRAIN:

6+ 6 6+ 7+ 7

6 6+, 5+ 6+

7+ 7 6 7 7+, 5+ 4 5+

4+ 4 5+, 4+ 5+ 4

4 4+ 4+

Lyrics

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we’ll see
No I won’t be afraid
Oh, I won’t be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

So darling, darling
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand, stand by me
Stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won’t cry, I won’t cry
No, I won’t shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darling, darling
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand now, stand by me
Stand by me

Darling, darling
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand now, stand by me, stand by me
Whenever you’re in trouble won’t you stand by me
Oh stand by me, oh won’t you stand now, stand
Stand by me…