Stand by Me Yeah

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Song

Stand By Me, Yeah - Sloan

(Drums for 3 seconds)

Intro (x2, without the mutes second time):

E|-x--x-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|
B|-x--x-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--0-0-0--0-|
G|-x--x-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--1-1-1--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--1-1-1--0-|
D|-x--x-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--2-2-2--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--2-2-2--0-|
A|-x--x-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-----2-2-2-----0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-----2-2-2----|
E|-x--x-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-----0-0-0----------------------------0-0-0----|

_______________

Rhythm Figure 1: |1.

E|--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0---|
B|o-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--0-0-0--0-o-|
G|--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--1-1-1--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--1-1-1--0---|
D|--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--0--2-2-2--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2--0--2-2-2--0---|
A|o-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-----2-2-2-----0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-----2-2-2----o-|
E|--2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-----0-0-0----------------------------0-0-0------|

________

|2.

E|-1--2--|
B|-3--2--|
G|-3--3--|
D|-3--4--|
A|-1--4--|
E|----2--|

(Rhy. Fig. 1)

You got to roll with the punches to get to what is real

Knock down the bastards and show them how it feels, cause you know

Rhythm Figure 2:

E|-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--0-0-0-1--2--|
B|-3--3--3-3-3-3--0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--2-2-2-3--2--|
G|-4--4--4-4-4-4--0--1--1-1--1-1-1--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-3--3--|
D|-4--4--4-4-4-4--0--2--2-2--2-2-2--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-3--4--|
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2-----2--2-2--2-2-2-----------------------0-0-0-1--4--|
E|-------------------0--0-0--0-0-0--------------------------------2--|
E|-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--0-0-0-1--2--|
B|-3--3--3-3-3-3--0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--1--1--1-1-1-1--1--2-2-2-3--2--|
G|-4--4--4-4-4-4--0--1--1-1--1-1-1--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-3--3--|
D|-4--4--4-4-4-4--0--2--2-2--2-2-2--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--2-2-2-3--4--|
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2-----2--2-2--2-2-2-----------------------0-0-0-1--4--|
E|-------------------0--0-0--0-0-0--------------------------------2--|

(Rhy. Fig. 2)

It's not easy, when you feel they go out of their way to get you

It's not easy, when you feel they go out of their way to get to you

*Riff 1 (with Rhy. Fig. 1)

E F#m E A E F#m

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6--7---9--7--6--------------x---(7)b9-r7p6-7--6------(7)b9-r7p6----6------------|
D|--7--7--9--11--9--7--7-----------x---(9)b11r9p7-9--7------(9)b11r9p7-7--7----7----7--|
A|--9------------------9-----------------------------------------------9-------9----9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E A E

E|-----------------------------------|
B|--x--x----10---10---7---5----------|
G|--x--x----9----9----7---6---6------|
D|----------------------------7---7--|
A|--------------------------------9--|
E|-----------------------------------|

(Rhy. Fig. 1)

And all your dreams are coming true

And now you wish they'd stayed inside you

(Rhy. Fig. 2)

It's not easy when you feel they go out of their way to get you

It's not easy when you feel they go out of their way to get to you

_____

Chorus: |1-4

E|--2--2--2-2-2-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--2--2--2-2-2--0---|
B|o-3--3--3-3-3-0--2--2-2--2-2-2--0--0--0--0-0-0--0-o-|
G|--2--2--2-2-2-0--2--2-2--2-2-2--0--2--2--2-2-2--0---|
D|--0--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2--2-2-2--0--1--1--1-1-1--0---|
A|o----------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----2--2--2-2-2----o-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

__________________________________________________

|5.

E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|
B|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|
G|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|
D|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus riff:

E D A B7 D A B7 D A B7

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------7----7----5-------7----7----5-------7----7----5--|
G|-----6--7---9--7--6----7----7----6-------7----7----6-------7----7----6--|
D|--7--7--9--11--9--7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--9---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D A B7 D

E|-----------------------------------|
B|--7----7----5------7--------9--10--|
G|--7----7----6------8--------8--9---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Chorus:

D A B7

Stand by me, stand by me yeah

D A B7

Stand by me, stand by me yeah

D A B7

Stand by me, stand by me yeah

D A

Stand by me

Line them up, knock them down

D E

They all come running when the word gets around

E F#m E A E F#m

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6--7---9--7--6--------------x---(7)b9-r7p6-7--6------(7)b9-r7p6----6------------|
D|--7--7--9--11--9--7--7-----------x---(9)b11r9p7-9--7------(9)b11r9p7-7--7----7----7--|
A|--9------------------9-----------------------------------------------9-------9----9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E A E

E|-----------------------------------|
B|--x--x----10---10---7---5----------|
G|--x--x----9----9----7---6---6------|
D|----------------------------7---7--|
A|--------------------------------9--|
E|-----------------------------------|

F#m E A E

You got to roll with the punches to get to what is real

F#m E A Bb F#

Knock down the bastards and show them how it feels, cause you know

Bm E D A Bb F#

It's not easy, when you feel they go out of their way to get you

Bm E D7 A E

It's not easy, when you feel they go out of their way to get to you

Chorus riff (two harmonized guitars):

E D A B7 D A B7 D A B7

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------7----7----5-------7----7----5-------7----7----5--|
G|-----6--7---9--7--6----7----7----6-------7----7----6-------7----7----6--|
D|--7--7--9--11--9--7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--9---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D A B7 D

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--7----7----5-------7--------9--10----|
G|--7----7----6-------8--------8--9-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Chorus:

D A B7

Stand by me, stand by me yeah

D A B7

Stand by me, stand by me yeah

D A B7

Stand by me, stand by me yeah

D A

Stand by me

Line them up, knock them down

D E

They all come running when the word gets around

E F#m

E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-----6--7---9--7--6-----|
D|--7--7--9--11--9--7--7--|
A|--9------------------9--|
E|------------------------|

End on F#m

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