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By My Side - Brett Hite
Capo 3
Intro/Verses (x2)
e|-------3------------2---3-------|
B|---3/5---5--------3-------------|
G|-----------0--------------------|
D|--------------------0-0-2-------|
A|--------------0h3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Verse 1:
        CI quit Ddreaming when I Emsaw you
        CThats when Dall my Emdreams came true
        CMaybe Dlove wasn't Emmeant to be
        CAt least Dnot for Emyou and me
        CBut I Dstill will hold Emyou high
        C'Cause you Dshowed me a Embetter life
Chorus:
        But it's not like I can't Gbreath without you Cby me
        Can't Dlive without your Emheart beat
        And GIC  D  Em  
        I'm just Gbetter oCff Dwith you by my EmsideG  C  
        DWith you by my Emside
C D Em
Verse 2:
        CDo you Dremember the way we Emlaughed
        CThats one Dthing I'll Emnever take back
        CAnd yes I Dstill have Emquestions
        CThe hardest Dpart is losing a Embest friend
        CThere were Dgood times and Emthere were bad
        CThrough it Dall you made Emme a better man
Chorus:
        But it's not like I can't Gbreath without you Cby me
        Can't Dlive without your Emheart beat
        And GIC  D  Em  
        I'm just Gbetter oCff Dwith you by my Emside
        I'm Gbetter oCff Dwith you by my Emside.
Bridge:
 Em   D   G   C(x2)
        EmNeverDmind the Gtears Cin my eyes
        EmGive me a Dsecond and GI'll be Cfine
        EmIt's not 'Dcause you broke my heart
        What you Gdid or didn't Cdo
        EmIt's just Dright now I am Gmissing Cyou.
Chorus:
        But it's not like I can't Gbreath without you Cby me
        Can't Dlive without your Emheart beat
        And GIC  D  Em  
        I'm just Gbetter oCff Dwith you by my Emside
        I'm Gbetter oCff Dwith you by my Emside.
G C D Em
        But it's not like I can't Gbreath without you Cby me
        Can't Dlive without your Emheart beat
        And GIC  D  Em  
        I'm just Gbetter oCff Dwith you by my Emside
        I'm Gbetter oCff Dwith you by my Emside.G  C  
        DWith you by my Emside

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By My Side

by Brett Hite

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

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By My Side - Brett Hite

Capo 3

Intro/Verses (x2)

e|-------3------------2---3-------|

B|---3/5---5--------3-------------|

G|-----------0--------------------|

D|--------------------0-0-2-------|

A|--------------0h3---------------|

E|--------------------------------|

Verse 1:

C D Em

I quit dreaming when I saw you

C D Em

Thats when all my dreams came true

C D Em

Maybe love wasn't meant to be

C D Em

At least not for you and me

C D Em

But I still will hold you high

C D Em

'Cause you showed me a better life

Chorus:

G C

But it's not like I can't breath without you by me

D Em

Can't live without your heart beat

G C D Em

And I

G C D Em G C

I'm just better off with you by my side

D Em

With you by my side

C D Em

Verse 2:

C D Em

Do you remember the way we laughed

C D Em

Thats one thing I'll never take back

C D Em

And yes I still have questions

C D Em

The hardest part is losing a best friend

C D Em

There were good times and there were bad

C D Em

Through it all you made me a better man

Chorus:

G C

But it's not like I can't breath without you by me

D Em

Can't live without your heart beat

G C D Em

And I

G C D Em

I'm just better off with you by my side

G C D Em

I'm better off with you by my side.

Bridge:

Em D G C

(x2)

Em D G C

Nevermind the tears in my eyes

Em D G C

Give me a second and I'll be fine

Em D

It's not 'cause you broke my heart

G C

What you did or didn't do

Em D G C

It's just right now I am missing you.

Chorus:

G C

But it's not like I can't breath without you by me

D Em

Can't live without your heart beat

G C D Em

And I

G C D Em

I'm just better off with you by my side

G C D Em

I'm better off with you by my side.

G C D Em

G C

But it's not like I can't breath without you by me

D Em

Can't live without your heart beat

G C D Em

And I

G C D Em

I'm just better off with you by my side

G C D Em G C

I'm better off with you by my side.

D Em

With you by my side

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