Ben Harper - By My Side

Verse 1

F             Bb  
Don't you get ahead of me,
      C           Bb    F
and I won't leave you behind,
F             Bb  
If you get unhappy,
           C   Bb   F
won't you show me a sign,
F                     Bb  
There's no love like lost love,
       C           Bb     F
and no pain like a broken heart,
F                    Bb
There's no love like you and me,
       C         Bb F
and no loss like us apart.

Verse 2:

F         Bb
Promises, Promise is,
C      F
only a word
F               Bb
And when softly spoken
   C    Bb      F
is ne-e-e-e-ver heard,
F        Bb   C
And a he-e-e-art
   Bb      F
is not a stone,
F       Bb
and is fragile,
   C       Bb   F
is fragile when alone.

    Chorus: (REPEAT X 2)

    F     C
    By my side,
    Dm    Bb          
    By my side,
    Gm        Bb     C   Bb   F
    Won't you be by my si-i-ide

 F     Bb
Oh my care for you
              C       Bb      F
is from the ground up to the sky
 F                Bb
It's over, under, up above,
       C       Bb      F
down below and to the side,
F                   Bb
theres no use in pretending,
   C        Bb    F
no use in saving face
 F                    Bb
For my love is never ending,
         C      Bb       F
and you are my sa-a-a-a-ving grace.

    CHORUS:


Chords:

F    1 3 3 2 1 1
Bb   1 1 3 3 3 1
C    0 3 2 0 1 0   OR   0 3 5 5 5 3
Dm   X 0 0 2 3 1   OR   7 7 9 9 8 7
Gm   3 5 5 3 3 3