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By Your Side

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Key: B (CAPO 4)
[Intro]
|   G   D/F#|   Em   D|
|        C|      D|
|   G   D/F#|   Em   D|
|        C|      D|
[Verse]
  GYou D/F#think I'd leave your Emside baby
  CYou know me better than Dthat
  GYou think I'd leave you D/F#down
When you're doEmwn on your knees
  CI wouldn't do Dthat
  GI'll D/F#tell you you're Emright when you're wrongC  D  
  GAnd if D/F#only   Emyou could see into meC  D  
[Chorus]
EmOh when you're Dcold
I'll be Cthere
Hold you Cmtight to me
GWhen you're on the D/F#outside baby
And you Emcan't get in
I will Cshow you
You're so much better than you Dknow
GWhen you're lost and D/F#you're alone
And you Emcan't get back againD  
I will Cfind you
Darling and I will Dbring you home
  CAnd if you want to Dcry
I am here to Gdry your eyeD/F#sCM7  
And in no Ctime, you'll be fCmine
[Verse]
  GYou D/F#think I'd leave your Emside baby
  CYou know me better than Dthat
  GYou think I'd leave you D/F#down
When you're doEmwn on your knees
  CI wouldn't do Dthat
  GI'll D/F#tell you you're Emright when you're wrongC  D  
  GAnd if D/F#only   Emyou could see into meC  D  
[Tag]
EmOh when you're Dcold, I'll be CthereD  
N.C.
Hold you tight to me
[Outro]
|   G   D/F#|   Em   D|
|        C|      D|
|   G   D/F#|   Em   D|
|        C|      D|

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By Your Side

by The 1975

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

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

CM7

Key: B (CAPO 4)

[Intro]

G D/F# Em D

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C D

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G D/F# Em D

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C D

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[Verse]

G D/F# Em

You think I'd leave your side baby

C D

You know me better than that

G D/F#

You think I'd leave you down

When you're down on your knees

C D

I wouldn't do that

G D/F# Em C D

I'll tell you you're right when you're wrong

G D/F# Em C D

And if only you could see into me

[Chorus]

Em D

Oh when you're cold

I'll be there

Hold you tight to me

G D/F#

When you're on the outside baby

And you can't get in

I will show you

You're so much better than you know

G D/F#

When you're lost and you're alone

Em D

And you can't get back again

I will find you

Darling and I will bring you home

C D

And if you want to cry

G D/F# CM7

I am here to dry your eyes

C Cm

And in no time, you'll be fine

[Verse]

G D/F# Em

You think I'd leave your side baby

C D

You know me better than that

G D/F#

You think I'd leave you down

When you're down on your knees

C D

I wouldn't do that

G D/F# Em C D

I'll tell you you're right when you're wrong

G D/F# Em C D

And if only you could see into me

[Tag]

Em D C D

Oh when you're cold, I'll be there

N.C.

Hold you tight to me

[Outro]

G D/F# Em D

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C D

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G D/F# Em D

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C D

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About By Your Side Chords by The 1975

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