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Did You Know? Noel Gallagher of Oasis wrote Stand By Me after giving himself food poisoning. He had moved to London and his mum kept calling and reminding him to eat properly. So Noel cooked himself a Sunday roast but unfortunately gave himself food poisoning and was sick for two days.
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Stand By Me Chords And Strumming, Oasis
Open Chords:
Open C & C/B chords
Open G & G/F# chords
Open Em chord
Open B7 chord
Open D chord, Open Dsus4 chord
Open Am chord, Open A7 chord
Open F∆7 chord
Strumming:
Main -
||D B D D U |D U D D D U ||
Row 2 -
|D B D D U |D D U D D |
| B D D U |D U B D D U |
Middle 8 -
|D B D D U |D U D U U D |
| B D D U |D U B D D U |
"Bouncer" -
|D D U D D U |
Tempo: 85 bpm Key: G
Intro -
||G - - - |G - - - |B7 - - - |B7 - - - |
|C - - - |C/B - - D |- - - -Dsus4|Dsus4 D - - || x 2
Verse 1 -
||G - - - |G - - - |B7 - - - |B7 - - - |
|C - - - |C/B - - D |- - - -Dsus4|Dsus4 D - - || x 2
(Gx2) Made a meal and threw it (B7x2)up on Sunday
(C)I've got a (C/B)lot of things to (Dx2)learn
(Gx2) Said I would and I'll be (B7x2)leaving one day
Be(C)fore my heart (C/B)starts to (Dx2)burn
Bridge -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |G/F# - - Em|- - - - |Em - - - |
|A7 - - - |A7 - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(Cx2) So what's the matter with (Dx2)you?
(G) Sing me (G/F#)something (Emx2)new
Don't you know the (A7x2)cold and wind and rain don't know
They (Cx2)only seem to come and go (Dx4)away
Verse 2 -
||G - - - |G - - - |B7 - - - |B7 - - - |
|C - - - |C/B - - D |- - - -Dsus4|Dsus4 D - - || x 2
(Gx2) Times are hard when things have (B7x2)got no meaning
(C)I've found a (C/B)key upon the (Dx2)floor
(Gx2) Maybe you and I will (B7x2)not believe in
The (C)things we find (C/B)behind the (Dx2)door
Bridge -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |G/F# - - Em|- - - - |Em - - - |
|A7 - - - |A7 - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(Cx2) So what's the matter with (Dx2)you?
(G) Sing me (G/F#)something (Emx2)new
Don't you know the (A7x2)cold and wind and rain don't know
They (Cx2)only seem to come and go (Dx4)away
Chorus -
||G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - F∆7 - |D-|| x3
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
(Gx2) Stand by (Dx2)me, nobody (Amx2)knows the way it's gonna (C)be (F∆7) (D) x3
(Gx2) Stand by (Dx2)me, nobody (Amx4)knows
Yeah, nobody (Cx2)knows (Dx2) the way it's gonna (Gx4)be
Verse 3 -
||G - - - |G - - - |B7 - - - |B7 - - - |
|C - - - |C/B - - D |- - - -Dsus4|Dsus4 D - - || x 2
(Gx2) If you're leaving will you (B7x2)take me with you?
I'm (C)tired of talking (C/B)on my (Dx2)phone
(Gx2) There is one thing I can (B7x2)never give you
My (C)heart will never (C/B)be your (Dx2)home
Bridge -
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |G/F# - - Em|- - - - |Em - - - |
|A7 - - - |A7 - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(Cx2) So what's the matter with (Dx2)you?
(G) Sing me (G/F#)something (Emx2)new
Don't you know the (A7x2)cold and wind and rain don't know
They (Cx2)only seem to come and go (Dx4)away
Chorus -
||G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - F∆7 - |D-|| x3
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(Gx2) Stand by (Dx2)me, nobody (Amx2)knows the way it's gonna (C)be (F∆7) (D) x3
(Gx2) Stand by (Dx2)me, nobody (Amx4)knows
Yeah, nobody (Cx2)knows (Dx2) the way it's gonna be
Middle 8 -
||Em - - - |D - - C |- - - - |C - - - || x 3
|A7 - - - |A7 - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
(Em) (D) (Cx2) The way it's gonna (Em)be (D) (Cx2)
Maybe I can (Em)see (D) (Cx2)
Don't you know the (A7x2)cold and wind and rain don't know
They (Cx2)only seem to come and go (Dx4)away
Chorus -
||G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - F∆7 - |D-|| x3
|G - - - |G - - - |D - - - |D - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |Am - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |D - - - |D - - - |G
(Gx2) Stand by (Dx2)me nobody (Amx2)knows the way it's gonna (C)be (F∆7) (D) x3
(Gx2) Stand by (Dx2)me, nobody (Amx4)knows
Yeah, nobody (Cx2)knows (Dx2) the way it's gonna (G)be
Final Chord Strum: G
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Stand By Me Lyrics
Made a meal and threw it up on Sunday
I've got a lot of things to learn
Said I would and I'll be leaving one day
Before my heart starts to burn
So what's the matter with you?
Sing me something new
Don't you know the cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
Times are hard when things have got no meaning
I've found a key upon the floor
Maybe you and I will not believe in
The things we find behind the door
So what's the matter with you?
Sing me something new
Don't you know the cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows
Yeah, nobody knows, the way it's gonna be
If you're leaving will you take me with you?
I'm tired of talking on my phone
There is one thing I can never give you
My heart will never be your home
So what's the matter with you?
Sing me something new
Don't you know the cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows
Yeah, nobody knows, the way it's gonna be
The way it's gonna be, yeah
Maybe I can see, yeah
Don't you know the cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away (hey, hey)
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows
Yeah, God only knows, the way it's gonna be
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