Stand By Me: By: Ben E. King: stand by me 6 -6 6 7 -7 -6 6 6 -7 5 4 -4 4 So darlin', darlin', stand by me, stand by me 5 -4 4 5 -4 -4 4 Stand by Me Lyrics by Ben E. King from the Chillled Jazz & Soul album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid, no I won… So darling darling A stand, by me. Oh oh, F#m stand by me. Oh D stand, E stand by me, A stand by me. Verse 2. If the A sky that we look upon, F#m should tumble and fall. Or the D mountains, should E crumble, to the A sea. I won't A cry, I won't cry, no I F#m won't shed a tear. Just as D long as you E stand, stand by A me. G When the night has come Em And the land is dark C D G 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 G Just as long as you stand, stand by me. D D7 So darling, darling, G Stand by me, Em Oh, stand by me. C Oh Stand, D Stand by me, G Stand by me. G If the sky that we look upon Em Should tumble Songfacts®: Ben E. King recorded this shortly after leaving The Drifters in 1960. It gave him a solid reputation as a solo artist. "Stand By Me" was the name of a gospel hymn written by the Philadelphia minister Charles Albert Tindley in 1905. His hymn became popular in churches throughout the American South and was recorded by various gospel Ben E. King - Stand By Me. Stand by Me is a 1961 classic R&B soul song originally recorded by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King, housed on his third (3rd) studio album Don’t Play That Song !. It was written by a trio of King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Brace yourselves for this: as of 2012, there have been over 400 recorded versions When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No, I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand Stand by me So darling, darling Stand by me, oh stand by me Oh, stand, stand by me Stand by me If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall Or the mountain should crumble to the sea I won't cry, I won't cry No, I won't shed a tear ZTlK74.

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