Stand By Me - JOHN LENNON - ROCK 'N' ROLL (1975) STAND BY ME (originally performed by Ben E. King) (King/Leiber/Stoller) (c) Trio Music Ltd Chords used: EADGBE D: xx0232 A: x02220 F#m: x24422 E7: 020100 Intro: A F#m D E7 A F#m When the night has come And the land is dark D E7 A And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid F#m No I won't be afraid D E7 A Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darling, darling Stand by me F#m Oh now, now, stand by me D Stand by me E7 Stand by me A Stand by me If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall And the mountain should crumble to the sea I won't cry, I won't cry No I won't shed a tear Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darling, darling Stand by me Stand by me Stand by me Stand by me Whenever you're in trouble, won't you stand by me Oh now, now, stand by me Stand by me Stand by me Stand by me And darling, darling Stand by me Stand by me Stand by me Stand by me NOTE: "John loved this song. And when you hear John singing 'stand by me', one: the message is something he wanted to kind of deliver I suppose and, er, I got the message et cetera. But, er, when you listen to how he's singing this song you know that he was not just a songwriter, he was not just a singer. He was somebody who really studied. He knew all these songs, all these classics, you know, and sang very well. And this is a good example of that." (Yoko Ono, 2000)