Tuning:

This song is played without a capo so first is the part that Mike plays. Mike doesnt play through the intro or verse 1, and strums each chord once through the 2nd verse. Em:x22033 Cadd9:x32033 G:3x0033 D:xx0232 Verse 1: Why are you striving, these days? Why are you trying, to earn grace? Why are you crying, let me lift up your face, Just don't turn away. Verse 2:

^EmWhy are you looking, for love? Why are you still ^Cadd9searching, as if I'm not enough? To where will you ^Ggo child, tell me where will you ^Drun? To where will you Run?^G

Chorus 1:

^EmAnd I'll be by your side, ^Cadd9where ever you fall ^GIn the dead of night, ^Dwhenever you call ^EmAnd please don't fight, ^Cadd9these hands that are holding you^G ^DMy hands are holding you

Verse 3:

^EmLook at these hands, at my side They swallowed the ^Cadd9grave, on that night When i drank the world's ^Gsin, so i could carry you in^D And give you life^G, I wanna give you life

Chorus 2:

^EmAnd I'll be by your side, ^Cadd9wehere ever you fall ^GIn the dead of night, ^Dwhenever you call ^EmAnd please don't fight, ^Cadd9these hands that are holding you^G ^DMy hands are holding you ^EmHere in my side, ^Cadd9Where ever you fall ^GIn the dead of night, ^Dwhenever you call ^EmAnd please don't fight, ^Cadd9these hands that are holding you^G ^DMy hands are holding you

Bridge:

^D'Cause I, ^EmYeah I love you, ^Cadd9I want you to ^Dknow ^DThat I, ^EmYeah I love you, ^Cadd9I'll never let you ^Dgo

(CHORUS 2) Outro:

^Em ^Cadd9 ^GHere in my side side, ^Dmy hands are holding you Em Cadd9 G D G

Tenth Avenue North - By your side