The Who - You Stand By Me: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "You Stand By Me" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D When I'm in trouble A D You stand by me D When I see double A D You stand by me D A/C# Bm You take my side A D Against those who lied D A/C# Bm You take my side A D Gimme back my pride When I been losing You stand by me When I been boozing You stand by me You take my side Against those who lied You take my side Gimme back my pride D I suppose I could make it all my own I know I'd arrive all skin and all bone You are the strongest back I've ever known A You carried me, carried me, carried me D You carried me home When I'm crying You stand by me When I am dying You stand by me You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C#  D  Bm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "You Stand By Me" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You Stand By Me" by The Who.