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             Stand By Me - Otis Redding (Originally Ben E. King)
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Tabbed by: niLse
Email: n1Ls3@hotmail.com

Tuning: standard
 
If you want to use this tab for playing along you could tune the guitar down 3 steps (to C#).

  
But I think it

  
's more comfor

:  -  -  
table to sing 

-  - 
and play it wh

en transcribed

 to:
 -  -  -  - 

So here it is then.
Where I wrote the X's I usually just tap the strings with my right hand to resemble the 
in Otis' version. It's not required but I find it adds some character to the song. =)

             
e|---X-0------
b|---X-1------
g|---X-0------
d|---X-2------
a|-3-X-3---2-3
E|---X---3----

            
-X-0-------X-0
-X-1-------X-1
-X-0-------X-2
-X-2-------X-2
-X-3-3-2-0-X-0
-X---------X--

              
-----X-0------
-----X-1------
-----X-2------
-----X-2------
---0-X-0-0----
-3---X-----3-1

            
-X-1-------X-3
-X-1-------X-3
-X-2-------X-0
-X-3-------X-0
-X-3---0---X-2
-X-1-1---3-X-3

      
-------X-0----
-------X-1----
-------X-0----
-------X-2----
---2-3-X-3---2
-3-----X---3--

---X-0-|
---X-1-|
---X-0-|
---X-2-|
-3-X-3-|
---X---|

It's the same chords for the chorus as for the verse. Here's the lyrics with the chords 
it may or may not be of help to you.

[Verse]
             
When the night

             
 has come

And the land is dark
             
And the moon i

             
s the only lig

          
ht we'll see
             
No I won't be 

              
afraid, no I w


on't be afraid
             
Just as long a

             
s you stand, s

     
tand by me

[Chorus]
             
And darlin', d

              
arlin', stand 

              
by me, oh now 

     
now stand by m

e
             
Oh now stand, 

             
  stand by me,


   stand by me

.

[Verse]
             
If the sky tha

                
t we look upon

Should tumble and fall
             
And the mounta

             
ins should cru

             
mble to the se

a
             
I won't cry, I

              
 won't cry, no

    
 I won't shed 

a tear
             
Just as long a

             
s you stand, s

     
tand by me

             
And darlin', d

              
arlin', stand 

              
by me, oh now 

     
now stand by m

e
             
Oh now stand, 

             
  stand by me,


   stand by me

.

[Chorus]
             
Whenever you'r

              
e in trouble w

              
on't you stand

              
 by me, oh now

       
 now stand by 

me
             
Oh now stand, 

             
  stand by me,


   stand by me

.

             
And darlin', d

              
arlin', stand 

              
by me, oh now 

     
now stand by m

e
             
Oh now stand, 

             
  stand by me,


   stand by me

.