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By My Side

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Riff 1
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|----0-0--|
D|-0h2-----|
A|---------|
E|---------|
Riff 2
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|-3h2-0---|
E|---------|
Chords:
C:  x32010
D:  xx0232
G:  320033
Am: x02210
Em: 02200x
G*  Riff 1 followed by G
G** Riff 2 followed by G (320003)
Intro G*
GDon't you get ahead of Cme
                     D        G  G*
and I won't leave you behind
Gif you get unChappy
                    D       G  G*
You got to show me a sign
Gthere's no love like Clost love
                             D       G  G*
there's no pain like a broken heart
Gthere's no love like Cyou and me
                   D       G  G*
and no loss like us apart
Gpromises Cpromise is
      D      G  G*
only a word
Gand when softly Cspoken
        D       G  G*
is never heard
Gand a Cheart
        D       G  G*
is not a stone
Gand is Cfragile
               D       G  G*
so fragile when alone
CHORUS
Gby my Dside
Emby my Cside
        Am          C       D  G*
won't you be by my side
Gby my Dside
Emby my Cside
        Am          C      D  G*
won't you be by my side
BREAK (Verse x6)
GOh my Ccare for you
                         D        G  G*
is from the ground up to the sky
Git's over under Cup above
                     D      G  G*
down below and to the side
Gthere's no use in Cpretending
                D      G  G*
no use in saving face
Gmy love is Cnever ending
                 D       G  G*
you are my saving grace
CHORUS
Gby my Dside
Emby my Cside
        Am          C       D  G*
won't you be by my side
Gby my Dside
Emby my Cside
        Am          C      D  G*
won't you be by my side
        Am          C      D  G*
won't you be by my side
        Am          C      D  G**
won't you be by my side

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By My Side

by Ben Harper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Riff 1

e|---------|

B|---------|

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

D|-0h2-----|

A|---------|

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

Riff 2

e|---------|

B|---------|

G|---------|

D|---------|

A|-3h2-0---|

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

Chords:

: x32010

: xx0232

: 320033

: x02210

: 02200x

G* Riff 1 followed by G

G** Riff 2 followed by G (320003)

Intro *

G C

Don't you get ahead of me

D G G

and I won't leave you behind

G C

if you get unhappy

D G G

You got to show me a sign

G C

there's no love like lost love

D G G

there's no pain like a broken heart

G C

there's no love like you and me

D G G

and no loss like us apart

G C

promises promise is

D G G

only a word

G C

and when softly spoken

D G G

is never heard

G C

and a heart

D G G

is not a stone

G C

and is fragile

D G G

so fragile when alone

CHORUS

G D

by my side

Em C

by my side

Am C D G

won't you be by my side

G D

by my side

Em C

by my side

Am C D G

won't you be by my side

BREAK (Verse x6)

G C

Oh my care for you

D G G

is from the ground up to the sky

G C

it's over under up above

D G G

down below and to the side

G C

there's no use in pretending

D G G

no use in saving face

G C

my love is never ending

D G G

you are my saving grace

CHORUS

G D

by my side

Em C

by my side

Am C D G

won't you be by my side

G D

by my side

Em C

by my side

Am C D G

won't you be by my side

Am C D G

won't you be by my side

Am C D G

won't you be by my side

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