Chords for The Soul Stirrers / Stand by Me Father

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Oh Father, _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ you've been my _ friend, _ [C]
yeah.
[Bb] _ _ _ Now that I'm in trouble, _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ stand by me until the end. _ _
[Eb] Oh Lord. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I [F] want you to _ _ _ _ [C] stand [Bb] _ _
by _ me, _ _
[Gm] _ Lord.
Stand by [Bb] me, _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] Lord.
Oh Lord. _
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All of my money and [Gm] my _ _ _ friends, they are gone.
Yeah, they are.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Lord, I'm in a mean world, _ _
[Gm] _ and I'm so all _ alone.
Oh [Eb] _ Father, _ _ _ _ _ _ I _
[Bb] [F] need you, Lord. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Stand by me, Lord. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ Stand by me right now.
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[Gm] _ Here's another thing. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ My Bible tell me that Samson lived in [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
ancient _ _ _ times.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Lord, I know you have them killed. _
[Gm] I know you have them killed 10,000 filling spines. _
[Eb] Oh _ _ Lord. _
_ _ _ Do me like [F] you did Samson.
_ Oh _ [Gm] Lord.
And [C] stand by [Bb] me, Father. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ Stand by me, Lord. _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ I read what time you was down, and _
_ [Gm] down in the line you stand, yes, Lord. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ I know you deliver him, Father. _ _
_ [Gm] And I know you will deliver _ _ me. _
[Eb] Oh _ _ Lord. _
_ _ _ _ Do me like you [F] did Daniel.
_ Oh _ _ [Bb] Lord.
And stand by me, Father. _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ Stand by me, [Bb] Lord. _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ Well, _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ sometimes I feel _ _ _ _ like the weight of the world is on my shoulder, _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ and it's _ all _ in _ _ _ vain.
And I _ _ _ _
[Eb] begin _ _ _ to feel weak _ _ along the _ way. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] But you _ [F] come, _ and you give me _ strength _ again. _ _ _
Oh, _ _ [Gm] _ _
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children in a fire, _ _ seven times higher than ought to _ be. _ _
_ _ _ _ Just like you delivered your father.
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_ I know you will deliver me.
_ Oh [Eb] _ _ Lord. _ _
_ _ _ I [F] need you, Lord. _ _
_ _ [Gm] Stand [Bb] by me, Lord. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ Stand [Bb] by me, Father. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ When I'm sick, [Bb] Father, _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ stand by [Bb] me. _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ When the doctor [Bb] walk away from my bedside, _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] stand by me, Lord. _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ When it [Bb] seems like _ _ _ I don't [Gm] have a friend in this [Bb] world, _ _ _ _ I wonder would [Gm] you be my friend. _ _
[Bb] Stand close, and my [Gm] brother, _ _ stand by [Bb] me, Lord. _ _ _ _
[Gm] I like [Bb] to steal away and say some words like this. _ _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] Stand by me, Father. _ _ _ _
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