Key: :[C#] (w: Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) (c: John Lennon, 1975)

BASS TIPS: [C#](*2*) [A#](*2*) // [F#](*1*) [G#](*1*) [C#](*2*)

INTRO: [C#] [A#m] [F#] [G#]

VERSE 1:
When the [C#] night has come, [A#m] and the land is dark
And the [F#] moon is the [G#] only light to [C#] see
No I [C#] won't be afraid, no I [A#m] won't be afraid
Just as [F#] long as you [G#] stand... stand by [C#] me

CHORUS:
So [C#] darling darling, stand by me, ooh [A#m] stand by me
Oh [F#] stand, [G#] stand by me, stand by [C#] me

VERSE 2:
If the [C#] sky that we look upon, [A#m] should tumble and fall
Or the [F#] mountains should [G#] crumble to the [C#] sea
I won't [C#] cry, I won't cry, No I [A#m] won't shed a tear
Just as [F#] long as you [G#] stand by me, stand by [C#] me

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CHORUS 2:
[C#] Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me,
Oh now [A#m] stand by me, oh [F#] stand by me, [G#] stand by me [C#]

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