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

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

INTRO: [D#] [Cm] [G#] [A#]

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

CHORUS:
So [D#] darling darling, stand by me, ooh [Cm] stand by me
Oh [G#] stand, [A#] stand by me, stand by [D#] me

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

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

REPEAT VERSE 1:

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