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


[Chorus 1]
F             F             Dm        Dm
stand by me,       oh now   stand by   me,
A#             C             F          F
stand by me,     stand by        me.


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


[Chorus 2]
F             F             Dm        Dm
stand by me,       oh now   stand by   me,
A#             C             F          F
stand by me,     stand by        me.


[Solo]
F        F       Dm     Dm
A#        C       F       F
F        F       Dm     Dm
A#        C       F       F


[Chorus 3]
F             F             Dm         Dm
Stand by me,       oh now   stand by    me,
A#             C             F           F
stand by me,     stand by        me.