Key: E
Introduction:
E
Hey boy - did you find out
E
Whatcha had to know - 'n what it's all about
C#m
When you started to move - just a step at a time
A
You never wanted to fall
E
You took a chance on the wild side
Hey, girl - can'tcha come down
B
I know sometimes it's hard for you
C#m A
To keep your feet upon the path that you've chosen
B
It's not for you to walk alone
C#m A B
Together we can take this road where it's going - hang on
E B
Stand by me - stand right here
C#m A
The time has come to say it clear
E B
Now don't give up - but don't give in
F#m G#m A
We will stand together to the end
E
And I'll be around - I'll be around, yeah
E
No joke - the sooner you find
E
It happens all the same - for every mother's child
C#m
When you walk in the dark - then you stumble and fall
A
It's a part of it all
E
When we dance on the wild side
(ponte 2)
B
But everybody needs someone
C#m A
Who loves 'em through the toughest times - while they're growing - yah
B
Who keeps a candle burning
C#m A B
When the darkness covers up the path where they're going - hang on
E B
Stand by me - stand right here
C#m A
The time has come to say it clear
E B
Now don't give up - don't give in
F#m G#m A
We will stand together to the end
E B
And I'll be around - come what may
C#m A
Heaven hears us when we pray
E B
So don't give up - but don't give in
F#m G#m A
We will stand together to the end
F#m G#m A
I will be there, my good friend
E
And I'll be around
C G D
Be arooo---oound, I'll be around...
A
I'll walk this road with you
E/G#
Wherever it may wind
B
And I'll be around
(repete refrão 2)