Tabs
Ska Chords
C majorC 
FF 
G+G
e|--3---1---3--|
BB|--5---1---3--|
G+G|--5---2---4--|
D MajorD|-------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|
E MajorE|-------------|
Intro:
e|---------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G|--------10~-----------12~--|---------10~----12~-----------|
D MajorD|-10~----10~----10~----12~--|--10~----10~----12~----10~----|
A augmentedA|-10~----8~-----10~----10~--|--10~----8~-----10~----10~----|
E MajorE|-8~------------8~----------|--8~-------------------8~-----|
Verse 1: (Ska Pattern)
C majorC FF C majorC G+G
You've been there since Queen St. in nineteen ninety-three
C majorC FF G+G C majorC
Yeah twenty years and a thousand beers and you're still there for me
C majorC FF C majorC G+G
Whitaker Park after dark, 'till the cops came spotlighting
C majorC FF
And yeah we ran, were just kids back then
G+G C majorC
And we're still singin' (Yeah!)
Chorus:
C majorC FF C majorC G+G
I don't wanna die I don't wanna die I don't wanna die
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------10~-------------------------------12~--|
D MajorD|-10~---------------10~---------------10~-------------12~--|
A augmentedA|-10~---------------8~----------------10~-------------10~--|
E MajorE|-8~----------------------------------8~-------------------|
C majorC FF G+G C majorC
But if I do die, do die I know you'll be by my side
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------10~------12~----------------------|
D MajorD|-------10~-----10~------12~------------------10--|
A augmentedA|-------10~-----8~-------10~------------------10--|
E MajorE|-------8~------------------------------------8---|
Verse 2: (Ska Pattern)
C majorC FF C majorC G+G
Outcasts in a small town, in Big Sky country
C majorC FF
You had a pickup truck with the music turned up
G+G C majorC
"Let's Go!" cassete side BB
C majorC FF C majorC G+G
How we risked our lives playing with knives to escape monotony
C majorC FF G+G C majorC
After all the stupid things we did our hearts are still beating
Chorus: 2x (2nd time through play ska pattern)
Solo:
e|---------------------------------|\
BB|---------------------------------| \
G+G|-333-2-3-2-3--33-2-0-2-0---------| \
D MajorD|--------------------------3-2----| \
A augmentedA|---------------------------------| \
E MajorE|---------------------------------| \
\2x
e|----------------------------------| /
BB|-------------------------------5--| /
G+G|-333-2-3-2-3--33-2-3-2-3/5---5----| /
D MajorD|----------------------------------| /
A augmentedA|----------------------------------| /
E MajorE|----------------------------------|/
Chorus: 2x (2nd time through play ska pattern)
Outro:
I know you'll be by my side
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------5--5--5--5--|
D MajorD|-3-----------3--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|-3-----------3--5--5--3--3--3--3--|
E MajorE|-1-----------1--3--3--------------|
I know you'll be by my side
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------5--5--5--5--|
D MajorD|-3-----------3--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|-3-----------3--5--5--3--3--3--3--|
E MajorE|-1-----------1--3--3--------------|
I know you'll be by my side
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------5-----------|
D MajorD|-3--------------5-----5-----------|
A augmentedA|-3--------------5-----3-----------|
E MajorE|-1--------------3-----------------|
Other versions of By My Side
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