C#      D#      Fm      G#      
<====>  <====>  <====>  <====>  
 OOO|    |||O    O|O|    ||||   
 ||||    ||||    ||||    ||||   
 ||||    |OO|    |||O    |O|O   
 |||O    ||||    ||||    ||O|   
.||||   .||||   .||||   .O|||   
 ||||    ||||    ||||    ||||   

[Verse 1]
               G#               G#              Fm                        Fm
When the night      has come                       and the land is da-   rk
               C#               D#              G#               G#
And the mo-    on is the on-   ly light we'll see
               G#               G#              Fm             Fm
No, I wo -     n't be af-      raid, no, I    won't be af-    raid
               C#               D#              G#               G#
Just as        long as you st- and, stand by  me.          So darlin', darlin'


[Chorus 1]
G#             G#             Fm        Fm
stand by me,       oh now   stand by   me,
C#             D#             G#          G#
stand by me,     stand by        me.


[Verse 2]
               G#               G#              Fm                   Fm
If the sky     that we look up-on                 should tumble and fall
               C#               D#              G#            G#
And the mount- ain      should crumble to the sea
               G#               G#              Fm          Fm
I won't cry,       I won't cry,    no, I      won't shed a tear
               C#               D#              G#        G#
Just as long      as you stand,    stand by   me.  And darling, darling


[Chorus 2]
G#             G#             Fm        Fm
stand by me,       oh now   stand by   me,
C#             D#             G#          G#
stand by me,     stand by        me.


[Solo]
G#        G#       Fm     Fm
C#        D#       G#       G#
G#        G#       Fm     Fm
C#        D#       G#       G#


[Chorus 3]
G#             G#             Fm         Fm
Stand by me,       oh now   stand by    me,
C#             D#             G#           G#
stand by me,     stand by        me.