Ode to Joy (with audio)

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When the night has come

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And the land is dark

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And the moon is the only light we’ll see

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No I won’t be afraid,

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no——- I— won’t be afraid

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Just as long as you stand,

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stand by me

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So darlin’, darlin’,

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stand– by me,

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oh– stand—— by me

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Oh stand, stand by me, stand by me

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If the sky that we look upon

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Should tumble and fall

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Or the mountains should crumble to the sea

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I won’t cry, I won’t cry,

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no——- I— won’t shed a tear

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Just as long as you stand, stand by me

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So darlin’, darlin’,

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stand– by me,

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oh– stand—— by me

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Oh stand, stand by me, stand by me

 

 

SONG FACTS: Everybody knows “Stand By Me”, a soul song released in 1961, recorded in more than 400 different versions. Many artists performed it and it is pretty simple, based on the C major chord progression: C, Am, F, G, C.

An other version

Song key: C Major

Harmonica key: C

Position: First

VERSE 1:

5+ 6+ 6, 5+ 6+

4+ 4 5+, 4 4+ 4+

4+ 4 5+, 4+ 5+ 4

4 4+ 4+

VERSE 2:

5+ 6+ 6, 5+ 6+ 6 6+

4+ 4 5+, 4 4+ 5+

4+ 4 5+, 4+ 5+ 4

4 4+ 4+

REFRAIN:

6+ 6 6+ 7+ 7

6 6+, 5+ 6+

7+ 7 6 7 7+, 5+ 4 5+

4+ 4 5+, 4+ 5+ 4

4 4+ 4+

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