[Intro]
G       G       Em      Em
C       D       G       G

[Verse 1]
               G              G              Em                      Em
When the night      has come                      and the land is dark
               C              D              G          G
And the mo-    on is the on-  ly light we'll see
               G              G              Em         Em
No, I wo -     n't be af-     raid, no, I    won't be afraid
               C              D              G          G
Just as        long as you st-and, stand by  me      So darlin', darlin'

[Chorus 1]
G           G        Em       Em
Stand by me,     oh, stand by me
    C       D             G             G
Oh, stand,     stand by me, stand by me

[Verse 2]
             G                G              Em                    Em
  If the sky   that we look upon                 should tumble and fall
             C                D              G            G
Or the mount-ains      should crumble to the sea
             G                G              Em           Em
I won't cry,      I won't cry,    no, I      won't shed a tear
             C                D              G            G
Just as long     as you stand,    stand by   me       And darling, darling

[Chorus 2]
G           G        Em       Em
Stand by me,     oh, stand by me
    C           D             G             G
Oh, stand now,     stand by me, stand by me

[Solo]
G       G       Em      Em
C       D       G       G
G       G       Em      Em
C       D       G       G
                        Darling, darling

[Chorus 3]
G           G        Em       Em
Stand by me,     oh, stand by me
    C                D            G
Oh, stand now, stand by me, stand by me
    G
Whenever you're in trouble won't you
G           G        Em       Em
Stand by me,     oh, stand by me
    C                D              G
Oh, stand now,   oh, stand, stand by me

(fade out)