Intro: 
C   C      Dm   C/E     C#   C  
 
          C                      F                   
When the     storms of life are     raging 
G            C        F           C                        
   Stand by     me      stand by     me  
          Em                     Am                    
When the     storms of life are      raging 
           G7sus4               G                         
Stand by          me  stand by     me  
 
           C                   Em                     
When the     world is tossing      me 
         Am/F                  D7                        
Like a        ship out on the      sea 
          C                  G7sus4        G                
Thou who    rulest wind and          water  
          C         F           C                       
Stand by     me       stand by     me  
 
           C                  F                      
When I´m     growing old and     feeble 
G            C        F           C                        
   Stand by     me      stand by     me  
           Em                  Am                      
When I´m      growing old and      feeble 
           G7sus4               G                         
Stand by          me  stand by     me  
 
         C                Em                          
When I     do the best I      can 
         Am/F                     D7                     
And my        friends misunder -      stand 
           C               G7sus4          G                
Thou who     never lost a          battle  
          C        F            C                        
Stand by     me     stand by     me  
 
          C                G7sus4          G                 
Thou who     never lost a          battle  
          C                                       
Stand by     me