Stand By Me, Yeah - Sloan

Tabbed by Adam Bishop

F#m - 244222
E   - 022100
A   - x02220
Bb  - x13331
F#  - 244322
D   - xx0232
D7  - xx0212
B7  - x21202

Intro:
F#m       E   A       E
F#m       E   A       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#m      
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
                                                             
Riff 1 (two harmonized guitars)

   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           
And all your dreams are coming true
E   F#m          E      A             Bb F#
And now you wish they'd stayed inside you

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
B7                       
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
B7                       
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