Stand By Me
Ben E. King
beginnerChordsKey E72 BPMCapo 0
Playing shapes:E · Am · A · B · C#m
Capo:No capo
Chords
Strumming
72 BPM↓D
·
↓D
·
↓D
↑U
·
↓D
Lyrics & chords
Verse 1
E
When
the
night
has
C#m
come
And
the
land
is
dark
And
the
A
moon
is
the
B
only
light
we'll
E
see
E
No
C#m
I
won't
be
afraid,
no
I
won't
be
afraid
Just
as
A
long
as
you
B
stand,
stand
by
E
me
Chorus
E
And
darlin',
darlin',
C#m
stand
by
me,
oh
now
now
stand
by
me
A
Stand
by
E
me,
B
stand
by
me
Verse 2
E
If
the
sky
that
we
look
C#m
upon
Should
tumble
and
fall
And
the
A
mountains
should
B
crumble
to
the
E
sea
E
I
C#m
won't
cry,
I
won't
cry,
no
I
won't
shed
a
tear
Just
as
A
long
as
you
B
stand,
stand
by
E
me
Chorus
E
And
darlin',
darlin',
C#m
stand
by
me,
oh
stand
by
me
A
Stand
by
E
me,
B
stand
by
me,
stand
by
me-e,
yeah
Outro
E
Whenever
you're
in
trouble
won't
you
E
stand
by
me,
oh
now
now
C#m
stand
by
me
Oh
A
stand
by
E
me,
B
stand
by
me,
stand
by
me
E
Darlin',
darlin',
C#m
stand
by
me-e,
stand
by
me
Oh
A
stand
by
E
me,
B
stand
by
me,
stand
by
me
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Coach tips
- ✦Stand By Me's core loop is E → Am → A → B → E — once you nail this four-chord cycle you can play the whole song from start to finish
- ✦The trickiest move in Stand By Me is jumping from Am (minor shape) to A (major shape) — keep your index finger on the 1st fret of the B string as an anchor while the other fingers adjust
- ✦Stand By Me has a slow, steady 12/8 feel — use a gentle D-D-DU-D strum at around 72 BPM and let every chord ring out fully before changing
- ✦The B chord (x24442) is the only non-open chord here — if it feels too tough, try a simplified B using only strings 1–4: x-x-4-4-4-2, which still captures the dominant sound that drives the song home