Need You By My Side The Sun Parade
Alright, so this is my first tab on this site, hope I don't screw it up.
The band is The Sun Parade, a folk/rock group from Northampton MA, and this song, Need
You By My Side, is easily their most well-known.
You can listen to most of their music on their website, www.thesunparade.com or
http://thesunparade.bandcamp.com/, or watch the music video for this song at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFmzz9eUHro to get a good idea of it.
Also, I figured out these chords just by listening to the track and watching the band
play, so it might not be 100%, but it's pretty darn close.
If you feel like you can improve on it, don't hesitate to message or email.
Anyway, without further ado:
-----------------------------------------Need You By My Side - The Sun Parade ------
Tabbed by: scipio323
E-mail: tap2@comcast.net
Chords used:
E E2 A C#m B A2 (ch)C#m/Bb(/ch) (I really don't know what that last chord is, but
that's what I'm calling it.)
e|-0----4----5----4----2----0----4---| B|-0----5----5----5----4----2----5---| G|-1----4----6----6----4----2----4---| D|-2----6----7----6----4----2----4---| A|-2----7----7----4----2----0----6---| E|-0----4----5----4----2----0----4---|
Tuning:eBGDAE
This intro riff is also played over most of every verse; it's simple, but easier to show
than describe the chords used.
Intro/Verse
[E]
e|-0-0-0-0-000-| B|-0-2-0-0-000-| G|-1-1-2-1-111-| X4 D|-2-2-2-2-222-| A|-2-2-2-2-222-| E|-0-0-0-0-000-|
Verse 1:
I [E]shiver, I shake, yeah im cold when i wake,
the dream i was having, im glad it was fake.
My [E2]mother was right, i have to relax,
these thoughts i am having are holding me [E]back
It [E]may sound depressing yeah i know its so sad,
but its the happiest thought that i've ever had.
then [A]how come i wake and i feel i will break?
[C#m] [B] [E] [A2] [E]
im bro---ooo---ken,
C#m B E (intro riff again)
im bro---ooo---ken
Verse 2:
I've [E]come to the end of chapter two,
it wasn't that long but now im with you.
I shall[E2] go to the city and start my life,
write the next chapter and hope you sur[E]vive.
Chorus 1:
I [C#m]feel it collapsing in[E2]side me,
My [C#m]life while i[C#m/Bb] struggle in[E2]side.
[C#m]Could you please be my [E2]constant?
cause i have [C#m]fifty [C#m/B]thoughts at a [E2]time.
[A]Don't leave me now,
I [E]need you by my [B]side,
yeah [A]don't leave me now,
E (intro riff)
I need you by my side.
Verse 3:
[E]Now that i've left i can finally see,
don't expect what you want cause it won't come to be.
every[E2]day i wake up in the same single bed,
unwillingly stuck here inside my head.
[C#m] [B] [E] [A2] [E]
cause im bro---ooo---ken,
[C#m] [B] [E] [A2] [E]
im bro---ooo---ken,
[C#m] [B] [E]
im bro---ooo---ken
Chorus 2:
I [C#m]feel it collapsing in[E2]side me,
My [C#m]life while i [C#m/Bb]struggle in[E2]side.
[C#m]I need a constant re[E2]minder
that this [C#m]happiness [C#m/B]in me wont [E2]die.
Yeah [A]don't leave me now,
i [E]need you by my [B]side.
Chorus 3:
[C#m]Everything about her is [E2]lovely,
and i [C#m]can't get her[C#m/Bb] off of my [E2]mind.
[C#m]Could you please be my [E2]constant?
cause i have [C#m]fifty [C#m/Bb]thoughts at a [E2]time.
Yeah [A]don't leave me now,
I [E]need you by my [B]side,
[A]Don't leave me now,
I [C#m]need yo[C#m/Bb]u by my [E2]side
[C] [E2]
Cause im bro---ooo---ken,
[C] [E2]
im bro---ooo---ken,
[C] [E2]
im bro---ooo---ken,
[C#m]with [B]out [E]you.
There you go, folks, that's the best I've got.
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