Side By Side
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Intro:
E E6 E E6 E E6 E E6
e--0-0-0-0-5-0-0-
verse 1:
E E6 E E6
A fear of falling a fear that I could
E E6 E E6
From a place high above my stars well I would
E E6 E E6
Be a liar to say I'm not scared anymore
E E6 E E6
With a fear of falling on down to the floor
[Refrão]
A G
To the floor these have-nots
A G
And haves divide for table scraps
A G
And lantern light and on this spot
A G E E6 E E6
At last unite side by side by side
e--0-0-0-0-5-0-
verse 2:
E E6 E E6
A fear of losing this war is enough
E E6 E E6
That I hold my head some days in my gloves
E E6 E E6
And I wait for this Stone Age to slow to a stall
E E6 E E6
But I fear we're nowhere near to a crawl
[Refrão]
A G
To a crawl these have-nots
A G
And haves divide for table scraps
A G
And lantern light and on this spot
A G E E6
At last unite side by side by side
E
By side
E6
Side by side
Middle part:
E A G
I gotta tell you there's dissension in the soup lines
E A G
For they don't have much to show
E A G
And if you don't believe you're standing on a land mine
F# A G
You'll just have to wait till it blows
F# A G
You'll just have to wait till it blows
E E6 E E6
Blows
[Refrão]
A G
To the floor these have-nots
A G
And haves divide for table scraps
A G
And lantern light and on this spot
A G E
At last unite side by side by side
E6 E
By side
E6 E
Side by side by side
e--0-0-0-0-5-0-
E6 E
By side
E6 E
Side by side by side
e--0-0-0-0-5-0-
E6 E
By side
E6 E
Side by side by side
I gotta tell you
E6
I gotta tell you
E
I gotta tell you
E6 E
Side by side by side
E6 E
Side by side by side
E6 E
Side by side by side
E6 E
Side by side by side
E6
Side by side
E E6 x6
(fade out)
(fade in)
G5 D5 x7
How to play Side By Side
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.