By Your Side Tab by Tenth Avenue North

By Your Side tab by Tenth Avenue North

Guitar Tab

Where it says to use traditional fingerings, the C that sounds the best is the one
that is played: e 3
                        B 3
                        G 0
                        D 2
                        A 3
                        E x


Intro
  Em
e----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------0-------------------0-----------------0--------|
G----0----0---0----0-----0----0---0----0----0---0---0---0--|
D------12-------12---------12-------12--------9-------9----|
A-10------------------10------------------7----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

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                   D
e---------------------------------------------------|
B---------0----------------0----------------0-------|
G---0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0-|
D-----9-------9--------7-------7--------7-------7---|
A-7----------------5----------------5---------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

  C
e---------------------------------|
B---------0---------------0-------|
G---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
D-----5-------5-------5-------5---|
A-3---------------3---------------|
E---------------------------------|


Verse 1
                              Why  are  you  stri-vin
  G
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------0------------------0------------------------0--------|
G----0----0---0----0----0----0---0-------0-------0----0---0----0-|
D------12-------12--------12--------12-------------12-------12---|
A-10-----------------10-----------------------10-----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

            these days?                             Why are you

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------0--------------------0------------------0-----------|
G----0----0---0------0----0----0---0----0----0----0---0-----0---|
D------12---------12--------12-------12--------12-------12------|
A-10-------------------10-----------------10--------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

  tryin                 to earn grace?                     Why are you
  Em
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------0----------------0----------------0---------------0----------|
G---0---0---0---0---0---0----0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----0---|
D-----9-------9-------9---------9-------9-------9-------9-------9------|
A-7---------------7-----------------7---------------7------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

  cryin?              Let me lift up your face.            Just don't
  C
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------0-------------------0--------------------0-------------------|
G---0---0---0---0---0-----0-----0-----0------0---0---0---0-------------|
D-----7-------7-------7-----------7------------5-------5---------------|
A-5---------------5-----------------------3----------------3(let ring)-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   turn a - way.
            G
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------0-------------------0------------------0--------|
G---------------0----0---0----0-----0----0---0----0----0----0---0----0-|
D-----------------12-------12---------12-------12--------12-------12---|
A-----------10-------------------10-----------------10-----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2
           Why  are you lookin                       for love?
  G
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------0---------------------0-------------------0--------|
G----0----0---0------0-----0----0---0----0-----0----0---0----0-|
D------12-------12-----------12-------12---------12-------12---|
A-10--------------------10------------------10-----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|

                           Why are   you still searchin
                                               Em
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------0-------------------0-----------------------0--------|
G----0----0---0----0---0----0------0-----0--------0---0---0---0--|
D------12-------12-------12----------12-------------9-------9----|
A-10-----------------10------------------------7-----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

     as if I'm not e nough?                     To where will you

e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------0------------------0----------------0-------------|
G----0-----0-------0-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----0-------0--|
D-------9-------------9--------9-------9-------9----------9-------|
A-7------------------------7---------------7----------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  go     child?      Tell me where will you run?
  C
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------0-------------------0---------------------0---------|
G---0---0---0---0---0------0-----0-------0----0---0---0---0---|
D-----7-------7-------7-------------7-----------5-------5-----|
A-5---------------5-------------------------3-----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

        To where will you run?                           'Cause I'll be
                          G
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------0-----------------------0-------------------0----------------|
G---0---0------0-------0-----0----0---0----0-----0----0----0---------0---|
D-----5-----------5------------12-------12---------12------------12------|
A-3-----------------------10------------------10-------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (strummed with traditional fingerings)

C
by your side wherever you fall

       D
in the dead of night whenever you call and

G
Please don't fight these hands that are holding you.

D
My hands are holding you
                     G
                   e----------------------------------------------------------|
                   B-----------0------------------0------------------0--------|
                   G----0----0---0----0----0----0---0----0----0----0---0----0-|
                   D------12-------12--------12-------12--------12-------12---|
                   A-10-----------------10-----------------10-----------------|
                   E----------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3
           Look  at these hands                     and my  side,
  G
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------0-----------------------0-------------------0--------|
G----0----0---0------0-------0----0---0----0----0----0----0----0-|
D------12--------12------------12-------12--------12--------12---|
A-10----------------------10-----------------10------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

                            they swal lowed the grave
                                                Em
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------0--------------------0------------------------0-------|
G----0----0---0----0----0----0------0--------0-----0----0---0---0-|
D------12-------12--------12------------12------------9-------9---|
A-10-----------------10--------------------------7----------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

       on that night                    when I drank the world's

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------0------------------0------------------0----------------|
G---0---0---0-----0----0---0---0---0---0-----0----0-------0------|
D-----9--------9---------9-------9-------9------------9----------|
A-7------------------7---------------7---------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

 sin               so I could carry you  in                     and give you
  C
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------0--------------------0------------------0-----------------0--------|
G---0---0---0---0---0----0--------0----0----0---0---0---0----0---0----0----0-|
D-----7-------7-------7-------------7---------5-------5--------5---------5---|
A-5---------------5-----------------------3----------------3-----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 life.                  I wanna give you life.                        And I'll be
 G
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------0-------------------0-------------------0---------------0-------------|
G----0----0---0----0----0----0----0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------0-|
D------12-------12--------12---------12---------7-------7-------7----------7------|
A-10-----------------10---------------------5---------------5---------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (strummed with traditional fingerings)

C
by your side wherever you fall

       D
In the dead of night whenever you call and

G
please don't fight these hands that are holdin you.

D
My hands are holdin...

C
Here in my side wherever you fall.

       D
In the dead of night whenever you call and

G
Please don't fight these hands that are holdin you.

G
My hands are holdin you.

Bridge

D
'Cause I...

  D
I love you. I want you to know that I...

   D
I love you. I'll never let you go.


No...no. And I'll be


Chorus

C
by your side wherever you fall.

       D
In the dead of night whenever you call and

G
Please don't fight these hands that are holdin you.

D
My hands are holdin...

C
Here in my side wherever you fall.

       D
In the dead of night whenever you call and

G
Please don't fight these hands that are holdin you.

Em
My hands are holdin you.


Outro

 Oh                  Here in my side     My hands are hold-in   you
 Em
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------0--------------------0---------------------0----------------0-------|
G----0----0---0----0------0----0---0----0----0------0----0----0---0---0---0---0-|
D------12-------12----------12-------12--------7------------7-------9-------9---|
A-10-----------------10-------------------5---------------------7---------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Oh_________________
  C
e-------------------|
B---------0---------|
G---0---0---0---0---|
D-----5-------5-----|
A-3-----------------|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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