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By Your Side

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This is how my band plays it and it sounds very accurate. This is an awesome song. A 
alot of people play the wrong chords for this so this is how it really goes.
RISENKINGJESUS1
[Chords]    
      G    Em   D    Cadd9
e|----3----0----2----3----|
B|----3----0----3----3----|
G|----0----0----2----0----|
D|----0----2----0----2----|
A|----3----2---------3----|
E|----2----0--------------|
[Verse 1]
            G
Why are you striving these days
            Em
Why are you trying to earn grace
            D                          Cadd9
Why are you crying let me lift up your face
                    G
Just don’t turn away
[Verse 2]
            G
Why are you looking for love
                  Em
Why are you still searching as if I’m not enough
                  D
To where will you go child
                       Cadd9
Tell me where will you run
                  G
To where will you run
[Chorus 1]
              Em                        Cadd9
Cause I’ll be by your side wherever you fall
       G                 D
In the dead of night whenever you call
    Em                       Cadd9                     G
And please don’t fight these hands that are holding you
     D                    G
Yeah My hands are holding you
[Verse 3]
              G
Look at these hands and My side
                   Em
They swallowed the grave on that night
                         D                        Cadd9
When I drank the world’s sin so I could carry you in
             G                      D
And give you life I wanna give you life
[Chorus 2]
             Em                        Cadd9
Cause I’ll be by your side wherever you fall
       G                 D
In the dead of night whenever you call
    Em                       Cadd9                     G
And please don’t fight these hands that are holding you
     D
Yeah My hands are holding
  Em                        Cadd9
Here in my side wherever you fall
       G                 D
In the dead of night whenever you call
    Em                       Cadd9                     G
And please don’t fight these hands that are holding you
     D                    G
Yeah My hands are holding you
[Bridge]
      D         Em
Cause I I love you
       Cadd9     D
I want you to know
     D         Em
That I I love you
     Cadd9         D
I’ll never let you go
D
No No
[Chorus 3]
            Em                        Cadd9
And I’ll be by your side wherever you fall
       G                 D
In the dead of night whenever you call
    Em                       Cadd9                  G
And please don’t fight these hands that are holding you
     D
Yeah My hands are holding
  Em                        Cadd9
Here in my side wherever you fall
       G                 D
In the dead of night whenever you call
    Em                       Cadd9                     G
And please don’t fight these hands that are holding you
     D                    G
Yeah My hands are holding you
[Outro]
Em Cadd9
G               D                    Em       Cadd9
Here in my side my hands are holding you      oh

By Your Side chords and lyrics

Free chords for By Your Side by Tenth Avenue North. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

This is how my band plays it and it sounds very accurate. This is an awesome song. A 
alot of people play the wrong chords for this so this is how it really goes.
RISENKINGJESUS1
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus 2]
[Bridge]
[Chorus 3]
[Outro]
Em Cadd9

By Your Side Chords by Tenth Avenue North

Learn how to play By Your Side by Tenth Avenue North with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “By Your Side chords”, “By Your Side guitar chords”, or “Tenth Avenue North By Your Side chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy By Your Side chords and for experienced players who want accurate By Your Side lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, G, Em, D, Cadd9, B.

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What key is "By Your Side" in?

The chords for "By Your Side" show the original chord names (including A, G, Em, D, Cadd9, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.