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Stand By Me

(Traditional - arranged by Elvis Presley)


Copyright Elvis Presley Music Inc.

Original by Madame Magdalene Tartt Lawrence in 1922


Home recordings - April 1959 or later - Goethestrasse, Bad Nauheim - Germany

- Unreleased


RCA studio session - May 25-28, 1966 - RCA's Studio B - Nashville

May 26, 1-4 am

TPA4 0910-11
March 1967 LP RCA LSP 3758 How Great Thou Art
Outtakes:
Takes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10: June 21, 2010 CD FTD 506020-975014 CD How Great Thou Art
Take 2: November 10 2003 CD FTD 82876 53368-2 So High
Takes 6 (fs) and 7: April 1, 2001 CD FTD 74321 84215-2 Easter Special
Take 10: July 1, 2003 CD RCA BMG 82876 50537-2 Elvis Close Up





Version 1          Version 2          Version 3   

Version 4          Version 5   


When the storms of life are raging
Stand by me (stand by me)
When the storms of life are raging
Stand by me (stand by me)
When the world is tossing me
Like a ship out on the sea
Thou who rulest when wanted
Stand by me (stand by me)


When I'm growing old and feeble
Stand by me (stand by me)
When I'm growing old and feeble
Stand by me (stand by me)
When I do the best I can
And my friends misunderstand
Thou who never lost a battle
Stand by me (stand by me)
Thou who never lost a battle
Stand by me (stand by me)



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When the storms of life are raging
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Stand by me
 
When the storms of life are raging
Stand by me
When the world is tossing me
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Like a ship out on the sea
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Thou who rulest wind and water
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Stand by me
When I’m growing old and feeble
Stand by me 
When I’m growing old and feeble
Stand by me
When I do the best I can
And my friends misunderstand
Thou who never lost a battle
Stand by me 
Thou who never lost a battle
Stand by me