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Right By My Side:Ricky Nelson.
#70 CASH BOX and #59 on BB Hot 100
on IMPERIAL Records in 1960.
Album - Million Sellers.
INTRO:  G   F   G   Dm   G   Dm  
#1.
Gm7Don't you Bbknow that I'm Glost without your Dlove
and I Gjust keep dreamin' Cof the Gway that it used 
to Embe, Gso satisAfied..(so satisfied.)
DYeah, honey but Gever since you've been gone, well, 
I Cjust can't along.
Oh, I Gcan't get along Emwithout you, baby, Aoh, right 
Dby my Gside..(yeah, yeah.)
#2.
DYou know you Gtook, took my Dheart (my heart) yeah, 
you Gtook it and you tore it aCpart.
But, I Gjust couldn't keep you Emeven Bmthough I Amtried.
Don't you know I Ctried.
FAnd I Greally, really love you Dso-oh, Chow much you'll 
never, never know.
And I Gcan't get along withGmout you, Embaby, Aoh, right by 
Dmy Gside..(yeah, yeah.)
BRIDGE:
You know that Cin your arms, is Dwhere I long to Gbe, ohh, 
CyessiGreee.
And I Emhope someday I'm gonna find me a way to Gm7bring you 
back home to Dme.
#3.
And when you Gleft me all aDlone (oh, yeah) Bboh, I Gm7sat 
right Ddown and I Ccried.
Cause I Gcan't get Dalong withEout you, baby, Amoh, right by 
Dmmy Eside..just gotta be, Gm7right Cby my Gside, oh, Dyeah.
INTERLUDE:  C   D   G   C   G   Em   Am   Em   D   G   D   C   G   Em   A   C  G  
BRIDGE:
Well, Cin your arms, is Dwhere I long to Gbe, ohh, 
CyessiGreee.
And I Emhope someday I'm gonna find me a way to Gm7bring you 
back home to Dme.
#4.
Now, when you Gleft me all Dalone, oh, I Gsat right down and 
I Ccried.
Cause I Gcan't get Gm7along withEmout you, baby, Amoh, right Dby 
my Gside..
OUTRO:
Just Emgotta be Aright Dby my Gside..Emin the Gm7morning, Aright Dby 
my Gside.
In the Emevenin', Aright Dby my Gside..in the beEmtween time, Aright 
Dby my Gside.
EmAfter breakfast, Aright Dmy Gside..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Right By My Side

by Ricky Nelson

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Gm7

Right By My Side:Ricky Nelson.

#70 CASH BOX and #59 on BB Hot 100

on IMPERIAL Records in 1960.

Album - Million Sellers.

G F G Dm G Dm

INTRO:

#1.

Gm7 Bb G D

Don't you know that I'm lost without your love

G C G

and I just keep dreamin' of the way that it used

Em G A

to be, so satisfied..(so satisfied.)

D G

Yeah, honey but ever since you've been gone, well,

I just can't along.

G Em A

Oh, I can't get along without you, baby, oh, right

D G

by my side..(yeah, yeah.)

#2.

D G D

You know you took, took my heart (my heart) yeah,

G C

you took it and you tore it apart.

G Em Bm Am

But, I just couldn't keep you even though I tried.

Don't you know I tried.

F G D C

And I really, really love you so-oh, how much you'll

never, never know.

G Gm Em A

And I can't get along without you, baby, oh, right by

D G

my side..(yeah, yeah.)

BRIDGE:

C D G

You know that in your arms, is where I long to be, ohh,

C G

yessireee.

Em Gm7

And I hope someday I'm gonna find me a way to bring you

back home to me.

#3.

G D Bb Gm7

And when you left me all alone (oh, yeah) oh, I sat

D C

right down and I cried.

G D E Am

Cause I can't get along without you, baby, oh, right by

Dm E Gm7 C G D

my side..just gotta be, right by my side, oh, yeah.

C D G C G Em Am Em D G D C G Em A C G

INTERLUDE:

BRIDGE:

C D G

Well, in your arms, is where I long to be, ohh,

C G

yessireee.

Em Gm7

And I hope someday I'm gonna find me a way to bring you

back home to me.

#4.

G D G

Now, when you left me all alone, oh, I sat right down and

I cried.

G Gm7 Em Am D

Cause I can't get along without you, baby, oh, right by

my side..

OUTRO:

Em A D G Em Gm7 A D

Just gotta be right by my side..in the morning, right by

my side.

Em A D G Em A

In the evenin', right by my side..in the between time, right

D G

by my side.

Em A D G

After breakfast, right my side..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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