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                             Side by Side       Gus Kahn /Harry M. Woods 
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning:EADGBE
You can hear the chords for this song on Sound Cloud:
On the Sound Cloud track we play it with CAPO 4 - actually in F#m and A.
This version is based on the singing of Lee Morse - an excellent female singer/guitarist.
It has the verse part (largely ignored these days) and it uses a minor key in the start of CHORUS 2.
GUITAR INTRO                     VERSE CHORD SHAPES 
e|-------Dmx---0-------0----Bb1--A0-|-Dm1--G71--A0-E0-A70--C7x---|
B|-------x---3-------3----3--2-|-3--0--2-0-2--1---|
G|-------x-2---2---2---2--3--2-|-2--0--2-1-0--3---|
D|-------0---3-------3----3--2-|-0--0--2-2-2--2---|
A|-0h1p0-x-------0--------1--0-|-x--2--0-2-0--3---|
E|-------x----------------1--x-|-x--3--x-0-x--x---|  
 [CHORUS 1] CHORD SHAPES         [CHORUS 2] CHORD SHAPES                                 
e|-F1-Bb1--Abdim4-----D72--Gm73---E70--D50--G60--|-Fm1--Bbm1---Abdim4-----D72--Gm73---E70--D50--G60--|
B|-1-3--3-----1--3---0--3--3--|-1--2---3-----1--3---0--3--3--|
G|-2-3--4-----2--3---1--2--0--|-1--3---4-----2--3---1--2--0--|
D|-3-3--3-----0--3---0--0--0--|-3--3---3-----0--3---0--0--0--|
A|-3-1--x-----x--5---2--x--2--|-3--1---x-----x--5---2--x--2--|
E|-1-1--x-----x--3---0--x--3--|-1--1---x-----x--3---0--x--3--|
[VERSE 1]
DmSee that sun in the morning G7peeking over the hill
I'll Abet you're sure it Dmalways has I'm Esure it always A7will.
DmThat's how I feel about someone and G7somebody feels about me.
We're Asure we love each Dmother and that's the Eway we'll always C7be.
[CHORUS 1]   
Oh we Fain't got a barrel of Bbmo-Fney   Maybe we're ragged and Bbfu-Fnny
But we'll Bbtravel a-Abdimlong, Fsinging a D7song Gm7Side C7by Fside. C  
FDon't know what's coming toBbmo-Frrow Maybe it's trouble and Bbso-Frrow
But we'll Bbtravel a-Abdimlong  Fsinging a D7song  Gm7Side C7by Fside.    E7  
A7Through all kinds of weather  D5What if the sky should fall?
As G6long as we're together     It Gm7doesn't matter at C7all.    
And when they've Fall had their troubles and Bbpar-Fted We'll be the same as we Bbstar-Fted
Just Bbtravelling a-Abdimlong, Fsinging a D7song   Gm7Side C7by Fside.
[VERSE 2]
DmWe're all hunting for something - G7something we don't know what 
'Cos Anone of us is Dmsatisfied with Ethings we know we've A7got.
We Dmall forget about moonlight as G7soon as we've given our vow
But Awe'd all be so Dmhappy if we'd Estart and sing right C7now:
[MINOR CHORUS 2]
Oh we Fmain't got a barrel of Bbmmon-Fmey  Maybe we're ragged and Bbmfunn-Fmy
But we'll Bbmtravel along, Fmsinging a song   Side C7by Fmside. C7  
FmDon't know what's coming toBbmmo - Fmrrow  Maybe it's trouble and Bbmso - Fmrrow 
But we'll Bbmtravel the road Fmsharing our load   Side C7by Fmside.  E7  
A7Through all kinds of weather  D5What if the sky should fall?
G6As long as we're together   It Gm7doesn't matter at C7all.
And if she Fgoes and she takes her a Bbno-Ftion to jump and to drown in the Bbo -Fcean
We'll Bbsink as a Abdimpair - it's Fme and it's D7her   Gm7Side C7by Fside.

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Side By Side

by Lee Morse

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Abdim

Gm7

Bbm

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Side by Side Gus Kahn /Harry M. Woods

---------------------------------------------------------------- 1925---------------

Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning:EADGBE

You can hear the chords for this song on Sound Cloud:

On the Sound Cloud track we play it with CAPO 4 - actually in F#m and A.

This version is based on the singing of Lee Morse - an excellent female singer/guitarist.

It has the verse part (largely ignored these days) and it uses a minor key in the start of CHORUS 2.

GUITAR INTRO VERSE CHORD SHAPES

Dm Bb A Dm G7 A E A7 C7

e|-------x---0-------0----1--0-|-1--1--0-0-0--x---|

B|-------x---3-------3----3--2-|-3--0--2-0-2--1---|

G|-------x-2---2---2---2--3--2-|-2--0--2-1-0--3---|

D|-------0---3-------3----3--2-|-0--0--2-2-2--2---|

A|-0h1p0-x-------0--------1--0-|-x--2--0-2-0--3---|

E|-------x----------------1--x-|-x--3--x-0-x--x---|

[CHORUS 1] CHORD SHAPES [CHORUS 2] CHORD SHAPES

F Bb Abdim D7 Gm7 E7 D5 G6 Fm Bbm Abdim D7 Gm7 E7 D5 G6

e|-1-1--4-----2--3---0--0--0--|-1--1---4-----2--3---0--0--0--|

B|-1-3--3-----1--3---0--3--3--|-1--2---3-----1--3---0--3--3--|

G|-2-3--4-----2--3---1--2--0--|-1--3---4-----2--3---1--2--0--|

D|-3-3--3-----0--3---0--0--0--|-3--3---3-----0--3---0--0--0--|

A|-3-1--x-----x--5---2--x--2--|-3--1---x-----x--5---2--x--2--|

E|-1-1--x-----x--3---0--x--3--|-1--1---x-----x--3---0--x--3--|

[VERSE 1]

Dm G7

See that sun in the morning peeking over the hill

A Dm E A7

I'll bet you're sure it always has I'm sure it always will.

Dm G7

That's how I feel about someone and somebody feels about me.

A Dm E C7

We're sure we love each other and that's the way we'll always be.

[CHORUS 1]

F Bb F Bb F

Oh we ain't got a barrel of mo-ney Maybe we're ragged and fu-nny

Bb Abdim F D7 Gm7 C7 F C

But we'll travel a-long, singing a song Side by side.

F Bb F Bb F

Don't know what's coming tomo-rrow Maybe it's trouble and so-rrow

Bb Abdim F D7 Gm7 C7 F E7

But we'll travel a-long singing a song Side by side.

A7 D5

Through all kinds of weather What if the sky should fall?

G6 Gm7 C7

As long as we're together It doesn't matter at all.

F Bb F Bb F

And when they've all had their troubles and par-ted We'll be the same as we star-ted

Bb Abdim F D7 Gm7 C7 F

Just travelling a-long, singing a song Side by side.

[VERSE 2]

Dm G7

We're all hunting for something - something we don't know what

A Dm E A7

'Cos none of us is satisfied with things we know we've got.

Dm G7

We all forget about moonlight as soon as we've given our vow

A Dm E C7

But we'd all be so happy if we'd start and sing right now:

[MINOR CHORUS 2]

Fm Bbm Fm Bbm Fm

Oh we ain't got a barrel of mon-ey Maybe we're ragged and funn-y

Bbm Fm C7 Fm C7

But we'll travel along, singing a song Side by side.

Fm Bbm Fm Bbm Fm

Don't know what's coming tomo - rrow Maybe it's trouble and so - rrow

Bbm Fm C7 Fm E7

But we'll travel the road sharing our load Side by side.

A7 D5

Through all kinds of weather What if the sky should fall?

G6 Gm7 C7

As long as we're together It doesn't matter at all.

F Bb F Bb F

And if she goes and she takes her a no-tion to jump and to drown in the o -cean

Bb Abdim F D7 Gm7 C7 F

We'll sink as a pair - it's me and it's her Side by side.

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