Stand By Me
Ben E. King
beginnerKey A120 BPM
Chords
A
F#m
D
E
Strumming
↓D
↓D
↑U
↑U
↓D
↑U
↓D
↓D
↓D
↑U
↑U
↓D
↑U
Lyrics & chords
Intro
A
F#m
D
E
A
x2
Verse 1
A
When
the
night
has
come
F#m
And
the
land
is
dark
D
And
the
moon
is
the
E
only
light
we'll
A
see
A
No
I
won't
be
afraid
F#m
Oh
I
won't
be
afraid
D
Just
as
long
as
you
E
stand,
stand
by
A
me
Chorus
A
So
darling,
darling
stand
by
me
F#m
Oh
stand
by
me
D
Oh
E
stand,
stand
by
A
me,
stand
by
me
Verse 2
A
If
the
sky
that
we
look
upon
F#m
Should
tumble
and
fall
D
Or
the
mountain
should
crumble
E
to
the
A
sea
A
I
won't
cry,
I
won't
cry
F#m
No
I
won't
shed
a
tear
D
Just
as
long
as
you
E
stand,
stand
by
A
me
Chorus
A
So
darling,
darling
stand
by
me
F#m
Oh
stand
by
me
D
Oh
E
stand
now,
stand
by
A
me,
stand
by
me
A
Darling,
darling
stand
by
me
F#m
Oh
stand
by
me
D
Oh
E
stand
now,
stand
by
A
me,
stand
by
me
Outro
A
Whenever
you're
in
F#m
trouble
won't
you
stand
by
me
D
Oh
E
stand
by
A
me,
stand
by
me
Coach tips
- ✦Keep a steady bass-note pulse on beats 1 and 3 to nail the classic soul groove.
- ✦The four-chord progression repeats throughout—master the A to F#m change first as it's the trickiest.
- ✦Use palm muting on the D and E chords during verses to create dynamic contrast with the choruses.