Stand By Me
(original key)
by Ben E. King, Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller (1960)
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When the night
has come,
and the land is dark
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light we’ll see.
and the moon
is the on-ly
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No I won’t
no I won’t
be a-fraid,
be a-fraid
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just as long
as you stand,
stand by me.
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So dar-lin’ dar-lin’ stand
Chorus:
by me
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 u-pon,
should tumble and fall
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or the mountain
should crumble
to the sea
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I won’t cry
I won’t cry,
no I won’t
shed a tear
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just as long
as you stand,
stand by me.
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And dar-lin’ dar-lin’ stand
by me
oh stand
Chorus:
by me
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oh stand
whoa, stand by me,
stand by me.
Instrumental: A . . . | . . . . |F#m . . . | . . . . |D . . . | E . . . | A . . . |
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And dar-lin’ dar-lin’ stand
by me
oh stand
by me
Chorus:
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oh stand
whoa, stand by me,
stand by me.
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When-ever you’re in trouble won’t you stand
by me
oh stand
by me ,
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whoa stand ,
stand
by me,
stand by me.
San Jose Ukulele Club