You were [F]there every [Edim7]time
Every [Dm7]time that
I [G7]needed a [B♭/C]shoulder
And [F]you kept me [Edim7]warm
When [Dm7]my world grew
[G7]darker and [B♭/C]colder
[F]You [Gm]gave your [B♭maj7]strength
When [A7]mine had [Dm7]gone
And I could [G7]not go [B♭/C]on
[F]Where [Edim7]were you [Dm7]when
I [Cm7]hurt the [B♭maj7]most? [F]
Where [Edim7]were you [Dm7]when
I [Cm7]needed [B♭maj7]hope?
I needed you [B♭m]close
[C]You were by my [F]side
Where [Edim7]were [Dm7]you?
Where [Cm7]were [B♭maj7]you?
[C]You were by my [F]side
Where [Edim7]were [Dm7]you?
Where [Cm7]were [B♭maj7]you?
You were [Cadd9]by my side
[F]You pick me up [Edim7]
Any [Dm7]time that I [G7]
start sinking [B♭/C]lower
And I [F]think to [Edim7]myself
What would [Dm7]life be
if [G7]I didn't [B♭/C]know ya
[F]You [Gm]were the [B♭maj7]spark
That [A7]lit the [Dm7]path
To [G7]carry on [B♭m]
[F]Where [Edim7]were you [Dm]when
I [Cm7]hurt the [B♭maj7]most? [F]
Where [Edim7]were you [Dm7]when
[C#m7]I [Cm7]needed [B♭maj7]hope?
I needed you [B♭m]close
[C]You were by my [F]side
Where [Edim7]were [Dm7]you?
Where [Cm7]were [B♭maj7]you?
[C]You were by my [F]side
Where [Edim7]were [Dm7]you?
Where [Cm7]were [B♭maj7]you?
[C]You were by my [F]side [Edim7] [Dm7] [Cm7] [B♭maj7]
You were by my [B♭m]side...
So [G7]sweet [B♭m]
Sweet is the love you [F]gave to me [B♭m]
And I [F]swear, I [Dm7]swear [D7(#5)] oh [G7]
That I will
[B♭m]love you till the end
[F] [Edim7] [Dm7] [Cm7] [B♭maj7] [C]
[F] [Edim7] [Dm7] [Cm7] [B♭maj7] [C]
You were by my [F]side [Edim7] [Dm7] [Cm7] [B♭maj7]
You were by my [F]side [Edim7] [Dm7] [Cm7] [B♭maj7]
You were by my [B♭m]side...
Outro: [F] [Edim7] [Dm7] [G7] [B♭/C]
[F] [Edim7] [Dm7] [Cm7] [B♭maj7] [B♭m]
Every [Dm7]time that
I [G7]needed a [B♭/C]shoulder
And [F]you kept me [Edim7]warm
When [Dm7]my world grew
[G7]darker and [B♭/C]colder
[F]You [Gm]gave your [B♭maj7]strength
When [A7]mine had [Dm7]gone
And I could [G7]not go [B♭/C]on
[F]Where [Edim7]were you [Dm7]when
I [Cm7]hurt the [B♭maj7]most? [F]
Where [Edim7]were you [Dm7]when
I [Cm7]needed [B♭maj7]hope?
I needed you [B♭m]close
[C]You were by my [F]side
Where [Edim7]were [Dm7]you?
Where [Cm7]were [B♭maj7]you?
[C]You were by my [F]side
Where [Edim7]were [Dm7]you?
Where [Cm7]were [B♭maj7]you?
You were [Cadd9]by my side
[F]You pick me up [Edim7]
Any [Dm7]time that I [G7]
start sinking [B♭/C]lower
And I [F]think to [Edim7]myself
What would [Dm7]life be
if [G7]I didn't [B♭/C]know ya
[F]You [Gm]were the [B♭maj7]spark
That [A7]lit the [Dm7]path
To [G7]carry on [B♭m]
[F]Where [Edim7]were you [Dm]when
I [Cm7]hurt the [B♭maj7]most? [F]
Where [Edim7]were you [Dm7]when
[C#m7]I [Cm7]needed [B♭maj7]hope?
I needed you [B♭m]close
[C]You were by my [F]side
Where [Edim7]were [Dm7]you?
Where [Cm7]were [B♭maj7]you?
[C]You were by my [F]side
Where [Edim7]were [Dm7]you?
Where [Cm7]were [B♭maj7]you?
[C]You were by my [F]side [Edim7] [Dm7] [Cm7] [B♭maj7]
You were by my [B♭m]side...
So [G7]sweet [B♭m]
Sweet is the love you [F]gave to me [B♭m]
And I [F]swear, I [Dm7]swear [D7(#5)] oh [G7]
That I will
[B♭m]love you till the end
[F] [Edim7] [Dm7] [Cm7] [B♭maj7] [C]
[F] [Edim7] [Dm7] [Cm7] [B♭maj7] [C]
You were by my [F]side [Edim7] [Dm7] [Cm7] [B♭maj7]
You were by my [F]side [Edim7] [Dm7] [Cm7] [B♭maj7]
You were by my [B♭m]side...
Outro: [F] [Edim7] [Dm7] [G7] [B♭/C]
[F] [Edim7] [Dm7] [Cm7] [B♭maj7] [B♭m]