Stand By Me - words and music by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
    
     Note: I have taken this from the original score and matched it to the 1961 recording 
               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwZNL7QVJjE
           This was originally written in C with the G7 as a lead-in chord. 
           The singer is singing     E    G   A
                                   "When the night" 
               which I think has confused some the people's different versions here.
           This is a simple 4 chord song that is all about the singers timing so I included.

[Intro]

         


[Verse 1]

           
When the night

              
        has co

            
me      and th

              
e land is da-r

    
k
             
And the mo-on 

            
   is the on- 

              
ly     light w

        
e'll see 
   
             
No I wo-n't   

             
  be af-raid, 

            
no     I  won'

           
t  be af-raid 

          
             
Just as long  

            
  as you st-an

              
d,     stand b

             
y me.      So 

   
darl-lin', dar

l-lin'


[Chorus 1]

             
stand   by    

             
me,       oh--

            
h  sta- and  b

                             
y   me,      
             
Ohh, stand    

            
  Stand by me,

           
   stand by me

ee.           

 


[Verse 2]

             
If the sky   t

              
hat we look up

            
-on      shoul

              
d tumble and f

    
all
             
Or the mount-a

              
in     should 

            
crum-mble   to

           
 the  sea 
                     
             
I won't cry,  

              
  I won't cry,

             
 no--oo-   I w

             
on't   shed a 

  
tear
             
Just as long  

            
   as you st-a

              
nd,    stand b

          
y me.     And 

  darl-ling, d

arl-ling


[Chorus 2]

             
stand   by    

             
me,       oh--

            
h  sta- and  b

y   me,      
             
Ohh, stand    

            
  Stand by me,

           
   stand by me

ee.           

 
              

[Solo]

                                                   
             
              

            
              

            
              

            
             O

  
h darl-ling da

rl-ling

[Chorus 3]

             
stand   by    

             
me,       oh--

            
h  sta- and  b

y   me,      
             
Ohh, stand    

            
  Stand by me,

           
   stand by me

. Whenever! yo

u're in troubl

e just

             
stand   by    

             
me,       oh--

            
h  sta- and  b

y   me,      
             
Woow, stand   

            
   Stand by me

            
,   stand by m

eee. (fade)