Sentient Cement Coverpile - Ben E. King

Stand By Me - Ben E. King

/A . . /A . . /E /G# /A . . /A   /A/G#/F# . . /F# . . /E /F#. . /F#
/E D . . D . . D/F# /E . . /E . . /A . . /A . .

/E /G# /A . . /A (x2)
/E      /G# A     |    /E/G# A   |     /A /G# /F# F#m | . . |
When the night . . . has come . . . and the land . . . is dark
/F# /E   D . . D D/F#E   E              A . . A . . /E /G# A . . A
And the moon is the only light we'll see
/E /G A     | /E/G# A   |    | /A/G# F#m     |         | . . |
No I won't .... be afraid .. oh I won't .... be afraid
/F# /E  D . . D               E   E                       A     |(stac.)
Just as long . . . as you stand . . . stand by me

N.C.                     A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |                         F#m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
So darlin' darlin' stand . . by me . . . . . . . ohohohohoh stand .. by me
     D . . D               E   E                       A     |    /E /G# A . . A
Oh stand . . . stand by me . . . stand by me

/E /G# A   |    /E   /G# A           | /A /G# /F#..F#m |                         | . . |
If the sky . . . that we look upon . . . . . . . . . . . . . should tumble and fall
/F# /E   D . . D   D/F# E   E                              A . . A . . /E /G# A . . A
Or the mountain . . should crumble . . . to the sea

/E /G   A | /E/G#   A |    | /A/G# F#m     |         | . . |
I won't cry .... I won't cry .. no I--- won't .... shed a tear ....
/F# /E  D . . D               E   E                          A     |(stac.)
Just as long . . . as you stand . . . . stand by me
N.C.                     A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |         F#m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
And darlin' darlin stand . . by me . . . oh stand by me
       D . . D                E   E                          A   |   /E /G# A . . A . . /E /G#
Oh stand now . . . stand by me . . . . stand by me

A . . A . . /E /G# A . . A   /A/G#/F#m..|../E..F#m..|... /F# /E
D . . D . . D/F# E . . E . . /E /G# A . . A . . /E /G# A . . A . . /E G#
A . . A . . /E /G# A . . A   /A/G#/F#m..|../E..F#m..|... /F# /E
D . . D . . D/F# E . . E . . /E /G# A . . A(stac.)

N.C.             A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |            F#m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Darlin' darlin stand . . by me . . . . oh stand . by me
      D . . D                   E   E                 A     | /E /G# A                A
Oh stand now ... stand by me ... stand by me ..... whenever your in trouble
/E        /G# A |      /E /G# A |      /A /G#F#m |      | . . |
Won't you stand . . . . by me . . . . oh   stand . . . by me
          D . . D               E   E                  A    |    /E /G# /A . . /A
Woah stand now ... oh stand .... stand by me

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Written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller.

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