King Ben E - Stand By Me (First Version)
 King Ben E - Stand By Me First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) King Ben E. Other chords and tabs for the "Stand By Me" can find at the bottom of the page. CHORDS: A (x02220) F#m (244222) D (xx0232) E (022100) BASS-TAB: [used throughout song] Sounds a bit high, I know, but it's meant to be played on a bass. A F#m D G|---1-2--2-----1-2--2----2-1--------------------------- D|-2----------2---------------4--4---2-4--4---4-2-0--0-- A|------------------------------------------------------ E|------------------------------------------------------ E A G---------------1-2--2-----1-2--2---| D--0-4-2--2---2----------2----------| A-----------------------------------| E-----------------------------------| If you're playing it on guitar and want to play it an octave lower then you'll have to use Drop-D tuning. (DADGBE) Then you can play it like this: A F#m D E|------------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------------ G|------------------------------------------------------ D|------------------------------------------------------ A|------------------------------------------------------ D|-2-6-7--7---2-6-7--7----7-6-4--4---2-4--4---4-2-0--0-- E A E-----------------------------------| B-----------------------------------| G-----------------------------------| D-----------------------------------| A-----------------------------------| D--0-4-2--2---2-6-7--7---2-6-7--7---| OK, now you have the bassline. The chord progression through the whole song is A F#m D E A. INTRO: A F#m D E A VERSE 1: A When the night has come F#m And the land is dark D E A And the moon is the only light we'll see A No, I won't be afraid F#m No, I won't be afraid D E A Just as long as you stand, stand by me CHORUS: A So, darling, darling, stand by me F#m Oh, stand by me D E Oh, stand stand by me A stand by me VERSE 2: If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall Or the mountain should crumble to the sea, I won't cry, I won't cry, No, I won't shed a tear Just as long as you stand, stand by me CHORUS: And darling, darling, stand by me Oh, stand by me Whoh, stand now stand by me stand by me SOLO: Play over same chords as usual CHORUS: And darling, darling, stand by me oh, stand by me whoh, stand now stand by me stand by me Whenever you're in trouble just stand by me oh stand by me...[fade out singing stand by me] |
