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Stand by Me by The Platers
Cheer from Boumar55
A major, 
     AFm#          D       E        A(intro)
AWhen the night has come
                Fm#
And the land is dark
And the Dmoon is the Eonly light we'll Asee
                           Fm#
No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid
Just as Dlong as yoEu stand, stand bAy me
                                           Fm#
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oooooh stand by me
oh SDtand , sEtand, stand by Ame
AIf the sky that we look upon
               Fm#
Should tumble and fall
And the mouDntains should Ecrumble to the sAea
                                 Fm#
I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear
Just as Dlong as you Estand, stand by Ame
                                        Fm#
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me
StanDd by me, stand Eby me, stand by me-e, Ayeah
                                                         Fm#
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me, oh now now stand by me
Oh stDand by me, stand Eby me, stand by Ame
                                        Fm#
Darlin', darlin', stand by me-e, stand by me
                  D                  E              Arepeat and fade
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me 

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Stand By Me

by The Platters

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Stand by Me by The Platers

Cheer from Boumar55

A major,

A D E A

Fm# (intro)

When the night has come

Fm#

And the land is dark

D E A

And the moon is the only light we'll see

Fm#

No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid

D E A

Just as long as you stand, stand by me

Fm#

And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oooooh stand by me

D E A

oh Stand , stand, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon

Fm#

Should tumble and fall

D E A

And the mountains should crumble to the sea

Fm#

I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear

D E A

Just as long as you stand, stand by me

Fm#

And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me

D E A

Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah

Fm#

Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me, oh now now stand by me

D E A

Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

Fm#

Darlin', darlin', stand by me-e, stand by me

D E A

repeat and fade

Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

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