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Dixie Chicks - Standin' By The Bedside
CAPO: 3rd Fret
CHORUS:
GI was standin' by the bedside of a Csister
Who was Gjust about to cross that swellin' Dtide
And I Gasked her if she would do me a Cfavour
And kindly Gtake this message Dto the other Gside
Well, if you see my saviour, tell him that you Csaw me
And Gwhen you saw me, I was on my Dway
You may Gmeet some boyfriends who may ask aCbout me
You tell them GI am a-comin' Dhome someGday
CHORUS:
I was standin' by the bedside of a Csister
Who was Gjust about to cross that swellin' Dtide
And I Gasked her if she would do me a Cfavour
And kindly Gtake this message Dto the other Gside
INSTRUMENTAL:  (## same as Verse ##)
Well, well, well, you may have to make this journey on withCout me
Sooner or Glater, sooner or later it's a debt that must be Dpaid
When you Greach that goal, that's when you'll think aCbout me
But don't forGget to tell my Dsavoir what I Gsaid
CHORUS:
I was standin' by the bedside of a Csister
Who was Gjust about to cross that swellin' Dtide
And I Gasked her if she would do me a Cfavour
And kindly Gtake this message Dto the other Gside
And kindly Gtake this message Dto the other Gside__ __ ___

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Standin By The Bedside

by The Chicks (Dixie Chicks)

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Dixie Chicks - Standin' By The Bedside

CAPO: 3rd Fret

CHORUS:

G C

I was standin' by the bedside of a sister

G D

Who was just about to cross that swellin' tide

G C

And I asked her if she would do me a favour

G D G

And kindly take this message to the other side

Well, if you see my saviour, tell him that you saw me

G D

And when you saw me, I was on my way

G C

You may meet some boyfriends who may ask about me

G D G

You tell them I am a-comin' home someday

CHORUS:

I was standin' by the bedside of a sister

G D

Who was just about to cross that swellin' tide

G C

And I asked her if she would do me a favour

G D G

And kindly take this message to the other side

INSTRUMENTAL: (## same as Verse ##)

Well, well, well, you may have to make this journey on without me

G D

Sooner or later, sooner or later it's a debt that must be paid

G C

When you reach that goal, that's when you'll think about me

G D G

But don't forget to tell my savoir what I said

CHORUS:

I was standin' by the bedside of a sister

G D

Who was just about to cross that swellin' tide

G C

And I asked her if she would do me a favour

G D G

And kindly take this message to the other side

G D G

And kindly take this message to the other side__ __ ___

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