Stand By Me

Capo: 4th fret

[Intro]
NOTE: This pattern is played throughout the entre song
 
Cadd9 D G   Em D Cadd9
Cadd9 D G   Em D Cadd9
 
 
[Chorus]
      Cadd9    D         G
If tomorrow I lost it all
          Em           D           Cadd9
And everything that I have was gone
             Cadd9   D          G
When there's nobody else to call
           Em      D             Cadd9
Would you stand by me, would you stand by me?
 
         Cadd9           D             G
When the world tries to keep me down (world tryna keep me down)
             Em     D                       Cadd9
And there's nobody else around (And there's nobody else around)
        Cadd9          D            G
Keep it real, can you tell me now? (Tell me now)
           Em      D             Cadd9
Would you stand by me, would you stand by me? (Oh yeah)
 
 
[Verse]
Cadd9                       D
  I don't know why they be playin' with me
G
I lose it all, you stayin' with me
 Em                       D
Amsterdam, I skipped the red district
    Cadd9
She love my dawg, but he bad business
 
  Cadd9                 D
I could've been in the bed with you
     G
I decided to hang with some bad bitches
 Em              D           Cadd9
Gave me another chance to pro-ove, but she ain't playin' with me
 
       Cadd9      D
I'm so sorry for that
 G
Can I explain? Just give me a second
Em                           D
You showed me love and I'll never forget it
Cadd9
 Say you don't got it, they think you dramatic
 
Cadd9                D
Loyalty, baby, that shit automatic
 G
Brought me to tears, my bro for years
 Em          D
Told me no, say he ain't got it
Cadd9
 Ran it up and I ain't panic
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Cadd9          D                      G
 How you gon' ride for me? You don't switch no sides with me (Yeah)
Em           D           Cadd9                        Cadd9
I need your honesty, no, baby, don't lie to me (Yeah, yeah)
               D                   G
Are you gonna stand ten toes? You supposed to give time to me (Yeah)
Em           D               Cadd9
 Baby, when shit get real, I need your loyalty
 
 
[Chorus]
      Cadd9    D         G
If tomorrow I lost it all
          Em           D           Cadd9
And everything that I have was gone
             Cadd9   D          G
When there's nobody else to call
           Em      D             Cadd9
Would you stand by me, would you stand by me?
 
         Cadd9           D             G
When the world tries to keep me down (world tryna keep me down)
             Em     D                       Cadd9
And there's nobody else around (And there's nobody else around)
        Cadd9          D            G
Keep it real, can you tell me now? (Tell me now)
           Em      D             Cadd9
Would you stand by me, would you stand by me? (Oh yeah)
 
 
[Verse]
Cadd9       D        G                       Em
What if it all goes south, I get ran out of town
     D        Cadd9
For good this time, would you still wanna
 
Cadd9  D       G                   Em
Wanna hold my hand, let me be your man
        D        Cadd9
Let me drive you crazy, are you still gonna
 
Cadd9    D          G
 Be somebody I can lean on
Em          D         Cadd9
And be somebody I can dream on all night
 
Cadd9        D             G
The kind of flame I wanna leave on
              Em       D        Cadd9
If you ain't tryna be that, then be gone
 
 
[Chorus]
      Cadd9    D         G
If tomorrow I lost it all
          Em           D           Cadd9
And everything that I have was gone
             Cadd9   D          G
When there's nobody else to call
           Em      D             Cadd9
Would you stand by me, would you stand by me?
 
         Cadd9           D             G
When the world tries to keep me down (world tryna keep me down)
             Em     D                       Cadd9
And there's nobody else around (And there's nobody else around)
        Cadd9          D            G
Keep it real, can you tell me now? (Tell me now)
           Em      D             Cadd9
Would you stand by me, would you stand by me? (yeah)
 
 
[Break]
Cadd9 D G   Em D Cadd9
Cadd9 D G
           Em      D             Cadd9
Would you stand by me, would you stand by me? (Oh yeah)
 
Cadd9 D G   Em D Cadd9
Cadd9 D G
           Em      D             Cadd9
Would you stand by me, would you stand by me? (Oh yeah)
 
 
[Outro]
Cadd9          D                      G
 How you gon' ride for me? You don't switch no sides with me (Yeah)
Em           D           Cadd9                        Cadd9
I need your honesty, no, baby, don't lie to me (Yeah, yeah)
               D                   G
Are you gonna stand ten toes? You supposed to give time to me (Yeah)
Em           D               Cadd9
 Baby, when shit get real, I need your loyalty