Stand by me Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play the song Stand by me chords by Ben E King on guitar.

On this page you will find :

The chords with explanations

The lyrics

The score PDF

Stand by me with chords

The verses of the song are played in the same way.

We will therefore only look at first verse and chorus.

Chords of Stand by me

Here are the four chords you will need to know and master to play the whole song :

chords stand by me

These are the only ones you will need to know for the entire song. When they are mastered, you can continue with the explanations.

Verse 1 of the song

You can continue and read the next tab to play the first verse :

Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.

guitar stand by me
Tab text
C
When the night has come
Am
And the land is dark
F G C
And the moon is the only light we’ll see
C
No, I won’t be afraid
Am
No, I won’t be afraid
F G
Just as long as you stand
C
Stand by me

To play the second verse, you juste have to follow the same framework with the help of the lyrics.

Chorus of the music

To play the chorus, you don’t need to know any other new chords. You can directly follow and play the tab :

guitar chords
Tab text
C
So darlin’, darlin’, stand by me
Am
Oh, stand by me
F
Oh, stand
G C
Stand by me, stand by me

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Stand by me lyrics

The song Stand by me chords by Ben E King is composed of two verses and a chorus.

The structure of the lyrics is like that:

Verse 1 – Chorus – Verse 2 – Chorus

Verse 1

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’t be afraid
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me

Chorus

So darlin’, darlin’, stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand
Stand by me, stand by me

Verse 2

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountains 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

Chorus x3

If you start with the guitar, learn the bar chords.

Easy PDF score to play Stand by me

The following score is a “home-made” easy PDF score for beginners that we created according to the above frameworks and explanations.

This score summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play Stand by me by Ben E King on guitar.