"Stand By Me" on ukulele by Ben E. King • UkuTabs

Artist	Ben E. King
Album	Don't Play That Song!
Genre(s)	60s • blues • classic rock • oldies • soul
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A  Gbm  D  E   A

A
When the night has come
Gbm
And the land is dark
        D           E                A
And the moon is the only light we'll see
A                          Gbm
No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid
        D           E               A
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

A                                             Gbm
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh now now stand by me
D            E        A
Stand by me, stand by me

A
If the sky that we look upon
Gbm
Should tumble and fall
        D                E              A
And the mountains should crumble to the sea
A                              Gbm
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

A                                             Gbm
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh now now stand by me
D            E        A
Stand by me, stand by me

A                                             Gbm
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh now now stand by me
D            E        A
Stand by me, stand by me

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soysoftie

replacing E with E7 sounds quite nice,,

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exela

thanks

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Roni

I learned an easier way to play it
Strumming pattern: DU DU DU (2x C, AM, C) (1x F,G7) play throughout whole song.
Chords: C AM F G7 C

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Just a Person

Replacing G with G7 sounds better.
Also, strumming pattern is DDUUDU.

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Another4Banger

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The Uke

This song sounds so good on the ukulele!!!?
This site helps so much!!!!!!!!!!!?

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ukesthebomb.com

ACTUALLY the last verse is supposed to say: whenever your in trouble wont you stand by me.

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randomperson

ya ukesthebomb is right yall need to change that

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koni

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ibw9b

ay i gotts do a project dis wwak on 12

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koni

it suckz

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Georgia Dixion

Love the song I but don’t think ukulele does it justice

Ben E. King Ben E. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson in September 28, 1938 (died of natural causes, aged 76 on April 30, 2015.) in Henderson, North Carolina) was an American soul and pop singer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", a top ten hit in both 1961 and 1986. In 1958, Ben Nelson joined a doo wop group, The Five Crowns. Later that same year, The Drifters' manager fired the members of the group and replaced them with The Five Crowns, who had performed several engagements with The Drifters.
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