Stand By Me

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             Stand By Me - Otis Re
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Tabbed by: niLse

Tuning: standard

If you want to use this tab for 
playing along you could tune the 
guitar down 3 steps (to C#).

Otis version uses the Chords: A - 
F#m - D - E - A
But I think it's more comfortable to
 sing and play it when transcribed 
to:
C - Am - F - G - C

So here it is then.
Where I wrote the X's I usually just
 tap the strings with my right hand 
to resemble the
in Otis' version. It's not required 
but I find it adds some character to
 the song. =)

    C                   Am        
E|---X-0-------X-0-------X-0-----
B|---X-1-------X-1-------X-1-----
G|---X-0-------X-0-------X-2-----
D|---X-2-------X-2-------X-2-----
A|-3-X-3---2-3-X-3-3-2-0-X-0---0-
E|---X---3-----X---------X---3---
          F         G         
E|X-0-------X-1-------X-3-------X-0-
B|X-1-------X-1-------X-3-------X-1-
G|X-2-------X-2-------X-0-------X-0-
D|X-2-------X-3-------X-0-------X-2-
A|X-0-0-----X-3---0---X-2---2-3-X-3-
E|X-----3-1-X-1-1---3-X-3-3-----X---

------X-0-| 
------X-1-| 
------X-0-| 
------X-2-| 
--2-3-X-3-| 
3-----X---| 

It's the same chords for the chorus 
as for the verse. Here's the lyrics 
with the chords
it may or may not be of help to you.

[Verse]
Continues after the ad
          C                Am
When the night has come

And the land is dark
         F            G           
And the moon is the only light 
    C
we'll see
      C                     Am
No I won't be afraid, no I won't be 
afraid
         F            G          
Just as long as you stand, stand by 
C
me

[Chorus]
C                                 
And darlin', darlin', stand by me,
             Am
 oh now now stand by me
        F     G             C
Oh now stand,   stand by me,   stand
 by me.

[Verse]
        C                     Am
If the sky that we look upon

Should tumble and fall
          F                G      
And the mountains should crumble 
       C
to the sea
         C                      Am
I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't
 shed a tear
         F            G          
Just as long as you stand, stand by 
C
me

C                                 
And darlin', darlin', stand by me,
             Am
 oh now now stand by me
        F     G             C
Oh now stand,   stand by me,   stand
 by me.

[Chorus]
C                                 
Whenever you're in trouble won't 
                             Am
you stand by me, oh now now stand by
 me
        F     G             C
Oh now stand,   stand by me,   stand
 by me.

C                                 
And darlin', darlin', stand by me,
             Am
 oh now now stand by me
        F     G             C
Oh now stand,   stand by me,   stand
 by me.