A#      Cm      D#      G#      
<====>  <====>  <====>  <====>  
 ||OO    ||||    |||O    ||||   
 |O||    ||||    ||||    ||||   
 O|||    |OOO    |OO|    |O|O   
 ||||    ||||    ||||    ||O|   
.||||   .||||   .||||   .O|||   
 ||||    ||||    ||||    ||||   

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


[Chorus 1]
D#             D#             Cm        Cm
stand by me,       oh now   stand by   me,
G#             A#             D#          D#
stand by me,     stand by        me.


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


[Chorus 2]
D#             D#             Cm        Cm
stand by me,       oh now   stand by   me,
G#             A#             D#          D#
stand by me,     stand by        me.


[Solo]
D#        D#       Cm     Cm
G#        A#       D#       D#
D#        D#       Cm     Cm
G#        A#       D#       D#


[Chorus 3]
D#             D#             Cm         Cm
Stand by me,       oh now   stand by    me,
G#             A#             D#           D#
stand by me,     stand by        me.