Stand By Me

Here is the fingerpicking pattern, which is played during the whole song:
  G                               
E|-----------------|-------------
B|-------3---------|-------3-----
G|-----------0---0-|-----------0-
D|----0--------0---|----0--------
A|-----------------|-------------
E|-3---------------|-3-----------
      Em
E|----|-----------------|-----------
B|----|-------0---------|-------0---
G|--0-|-----------0---0-|-----------
D|0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----
A|----|-----------------|-----------
E|----|-0---------------|-0---------
------| 
------| 
0---0-| 
--2---| 
------| 
------| 


  C                 D             
E|-----------------|-------------
B|-------0---------|-------3-----
G|-----------0---0-|-----2-----2-
D|-----2-------2---|-0-----------
A|-3---------------|-------------
E|-----------------|-------------
      G
E|----|-----------------|-----------
B|----|-------3---------|-------3---
G|--0-|-----------0---0-|-----------
D|0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-----
A|----|-----------------|-----------
E|----|-3---------------|-3---------
------| 
------| 
0---0-| 
--0---| 
------| 
------| 

If you want to play the chords, 
instead of the fingerpicking you can
 play them as showed here.
I found these chords like they 
described here sounded the best to 
the original recording.
You can also play them without the 
pinky finger on the high G.

    G    Em   C    D
E|-3----3----3----2--| 
B|-3----0----0----3--| 
G|-0----0----0----2--| 
D|-0----2----2----0--| 
A|-2----2----3-------| 
E|-3----0------------| 


[Intro]
G    Em   C  D   N.C.

[Verse 1]
           G
When the night has come
Em
  And the land is dark
          C          D              
 G   N.C
And the moon is the only light we'll
 see
         G
No, I won't be afraid,
      Em
No, I won't be afraid
         C            D          
Just as long as you stand, stand by 
G
me.

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[Chorus]
                      G
So, darling, darling, stand by me,
    Em
Oh, stand by me.
    C     D            G
Oh, stand, stand by me,
Stand by me.

[Verse 2]
          G
If the sky that we look upon
Em
  Should tumble and fall
          C            D          
Or the mountain should crumble to 
    G
the sea,
          G
I won't cry, I won't cry,
      Em
No, I won't shed a tear
         C            D           
Just as long as you stand, stand by 
G
me.

[Chorus]
                       G
And, darling, darling, stand by me,
    Em
Oh, stand by me.
    C         D            G
Oh, stand now, stand by me,
Stand by me.

[Instrumental]
G    Em   C  D  G    x2

[Chorus]
    N.C               G
So, darling, darling, stand by me,
    Em
Oh, stand by me.
      C              D
Oh, stand now, stand by me,
      G
Stand by me.

[Ending]
Whenever you're in trouble won't you
   G                Em
 stand by me, oh, stand by me
      C       D            
Oh, stand now, stand by me, 
Em
ohhhhhoouuuu
         C            D           
Just as long as you stand, stand by 
G
me.