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Stand By Me - 4 The Cause
[Intro]
|  A|
When the night has come
When the night has come
And the land is EdarkF#m  
When the night has come
When the night has come
And the land is dark. YeahD  
And the moon is the only lightE  
And the moon is the only lightA  
And the moon is the only light
We will see
[Verse 1]
When the night has comeE  F#m  
And the land is dark
And the Dmoon is the Eonly
Light you Asee
We will see...
No, I Awon't be afraid
No, EI F#mwon't be afraid
Just as Dlong as you Estand
Stand by Ame
And darling, darling
[Chorus]
Stand by meE  F#m  
Stand by me
Just as Dlong as you Estand
Stand by Ame
[Verse 2]
If the sky that we looked uponE  F#m  
Should tumble and fall
All the Dmountains
Should Ecrumble to the Asea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No EI F#mwon't shed a tear
Just as Dlong as you Estand
Stand by Ame
And darling, darling
[Chorus]
Stand by meE  F#m  
Stand by me
Just as Dlong as you Estand
Stand by Ame
[Bridge]
Oh stand Eby F#mmeD  
Just as long as you Ewould
Just as long as you wouldA  
Just as long as you stand by me
Darling, darling
[Chorus]
AStand by me
Come on and Estand, F#mstand by me
Just as Dlong as you Estand
Stand by Ame
[Outro]
Stand Eby F#mmeD  
Just as long as you wouldE  
Just as long as you would
AJust as long as you stand by me

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Stand By Me

by 4 The Cause

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F#m

Stand By Me - 4 The Cause

[Intro]

| |

When the night has come

E F#m

And the land is dark

When the night has come

And the land is dark. Yeah

And the moon is the only light

We will see

[Verse 1]

E F#m

When the night has come

And the land is dark

D E

And the moon is the only

Light you see

We will see...

No, I won't be afraid

E F#m

No, I won't be afraid

D E

Just as long as you stand

Stand by me

And darling, darling

[Chorus]

E F#m

Stand by me

D E

Just as long as you stand

Stand by me

[Verse 2]

E F#m

If the sky that we looked upon

Should tumble and fall

All the mountains

E A

Should crumble to the sea

I won't cry, I won't cry

E F#m

No I won't shed a tear

D E

Just as long as you stand

Stand by me

And darling, darling

[Chorus]

E F#m

Stand by me

D E

Just as long as you stand

Stand by me

[Bridge]

E F#m D

Oh stand by me

Just as long as you would

Just as long as you stand by me

Darling, darling

[Chorus]

Stand by me

E F#m

Come on and stand, stand by me

D E

Just as long as you stand

Stand by me

[Outro]

E F#m D

Stand by me

Just as long as you would

Just as long as you stand by me

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