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Stand By Me

(Medium Swing) Ben E King

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Stand By Me
Song Form: Intro, 3X (Verse, Verse Chorus), on the 3rd time,

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horns play instrumental for 2 verses and finish off with repeating chorus
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night has come and the land is dark and the

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long as you stand - strand by me so dar - ling dar - ling

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Verse 2:
If the sky, that we look upon Should tumble and fall,
or the mountain should crumble through the sea, I wont cry,
I wont cry, no I wont shed a tear, just as long as you stand by me

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