STAND BY ME
             Written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller


this bassline is played throughout the
verses & choruses (and it's the intro)

  C                               Am
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-3-----3-------2-3-----3-----3-2-0-----0---------0-----0-----0---
E-------------3-------------------------------3-----------------3-

  F             G7                C
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------0---------------2-3-----3-------2-3-----3-------2-
E-1-----1-----1---3-----3-----3---------------3---------------3---

G7       C              Am
When the night has come and the land is dark
        F           G7               C
And the moon is the only light we'll see,
                            Am
No, I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid
        F           G7              C
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.

                    C
So darling, darling stand by me
   Am
Oh stand by me
   F  
Oh stand, stand by me.
C
Stand by me


This song works great for solo guitar, John Lennon's version
is as nice as the original Ben E. King recording! In the Lennon
version, there's one line that's different:

No, I won't be afraid, no I won't shed a tee-ah..."