Charles Albert Tindley – Stand By Me chords

[Verse 1]
         D                  A                D  G  DWhen the storms of life are raging, stand by me.
         F#m                Bm               Em7 AWhen the storms of life are raging, stand by me.
         D               F#m         G             E7When the world is tossing me, like a ship upon the sea,
         D               A               D  G Dthou who rulest wind and water, stand by me.

[Verse 2]
                      A               D  G DIn the midst of tribulation, stand by me.
       F#m            Bm              Em7 AIn the midst of tribulation, stand by me.
         D               F#m           G                 E7When the hosts of hell assail, and my strength begins to fail,
         D            A                D  G Dthou who never lost a battle, stand by me.

[Verse 3]
                           A                  D  G DIn the midst of faults and failures, stand by me.
       F#m                 Bm                 Em7 AIn the midst of faults and failures, stand by me.
       D             F#m         G                E7When I do the best I can, and my friends misunderstand,
         D            A                 D  G Dthou who knowest all about me, stand by me.

[Verse 4]
                     A                D  G DIn the midst of persecution, stand by me.
       F#m            Bm              Em7 AIn the midst of persecution, stand by me.
        D               F#m        G               E7When my foes in battle array, undertake to stop my way,
         D              A               D  G Dthou who saved Paul and Silas, stand by me.

[Verse 5]
                         A                D  G DWhen I'm growing old and feeble, stand by me.
         F#m             Bm               Em7 AWhen I'm growing old and feeble, stand by me.
        D              F#m             G               E7When my life becomes a burden, and I'm nearing chilly Jordan,
       D           A                D  A DO thou Lily of the Valley, stand by me.