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The Kooks - By My Side
|  C|  Am   Em|  C|  D   G| x2
CWhen you feel like you'vAme falEmlen Cout of use, 
DCome by my Gside, 
CThe starved pain my gAmirl you Emhave Cinduced, 
DCome dine by my Gside, 
CEverything she saiAmd to Emme was Ctrue, 
DSo now I know Gwhy, 
CYou look blue, it's Ameating Emthrough Cyou, 
DSo come by my Gside, 
Em F   Dm
Don't want to fall out of Clove Fwith Gyou, Em  F  Dm  
Don't let me fall out of Clove Fwith Gyou, 
CI'll dig down and I'll Amsearch Emfor a heart of Cgold, 
DIn your diamond Gmind, 
CDon't you know my Amgirl I'd Emfarm the Cworld, 
DTo come dine by your Gside, 
CEverything you Amsay to Emme gets Cthrough, 
DSo now I know Gwhy 
CI'm not through with Amlife,  EmBecause of Cyou, 
DSo come by my Gside, 
Em F   Dm
Don't want to fall out of Clove wFith Gyou, Em  F  Dm  
Don't let me fall out of Clove Fwith Gyou, 
CGirl you know that I Amstill need Gyou, 
CPick it up and we'll Amfind a Gway, 
CDon't you know that I Amstill need Gyou, 
CLook it up and we'll Amfind a Gway, 
G
GDa da da Fda, 
GDa da da Fdam, 
GDa da da da, 
GDa da da da, 
GDa da da Fda, 
GDa da da Fda, 
GDa da da da, 
G
Don't wanna fall out of Emlove Fwith Dmyou, 
Don't let me fall out of Emlove Fwith Dmyou, 
Don't wanna fall out of Emlove Fwith Dmyou, 
Don't let me fall out of Emlove Fwith Gyou.
C (one beat)

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By My Side

by The Kooks

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from PC89

The Kooks - By My Side

C Am Em C D G

| | | | | x2

C Am Em C

When you feel like you've fallen out of use,

D G

Come by my side,

C Am Em C

The starved pain my girl you have induced,

D G

Come dine by my side,

C Am Em C

Everything she said to me was true,

D G

So now I know why,

C Am Em C

You look blue, it's eating through you,

D G

So come by my side,

Em F Dm

C F G Em F Dm

Don't want to fall out of love with you,

C F G

Don't let me fall out of love with you,

C Am Em C

I'll dig down and I'll search for a heart of gold,

D G

In your diamond mind,

C Am Em C

Don't you know my girl I'd farm the world,

D G

To come dine by your side,

C Am Em C

Everything you say to me gets through,

D G

So now I know why

C Am Em C

I'm not through with life, Because of you,

D G

So come by my side,

Em F Dm

C F G Em F Dm

Don't want to fall out of love with you,

C F G

Don't let me fall out of love with you,

C Am G

Girl you know that I still need you,

C Am G

Pick it up and we'll find a way,

C Am G

Don't you know that I still need you,

C Am G

Look it up and we'll find a way,

G F

Da da da da,

G F

Da da da dam,

Da da da da,

G F

Da da da da,

G F

Da da da da,

Em F Dm

Don't wanna fall out of love with you,

Em F Dm

Don't let me fall out of love with you,

Em F Dm

Don't wanna fall out of love with you,

Em F G

Don't let me fall out of love with you.

C (one beat)

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