By Your Side House of Heroes Tabbed by Ryan Bradley Intro: D (Capo 1) Chords D G Em A Bm F# A6 (I didn't know what to call this chord) E|--2--3----0----0----2---2---5-----------------------------------| B|--3--0----0----2----3---2---2-----------------------------------| G|--2--0----0----2----4---3---2-----------------------------------| D|--0--0----2----2----4---4---2-----------------------------------| A|--0--2----2----0----2---4---0-----------------------------------| E|--X--3----0----0----2---2---0-----------------------------------| D G Em D A D Born in the plains a farmer’s sons and brothers the same G Em D A Bm F# A D A6 raised on promises we’d stay that way D G Em D A D As boys we believed summers at the sea we were free G Em D A Bm F# A G A6 to become men of good will side by side G A Bm D G And we were children then, foot prints in the sand G A Bm D G D Bm A6 And where the ocean bends we made our promises. He knows. D G Em D A D G Em D A Bm F# Duty soon called, nineteen forty three we enrolled together we would be our A G A6 family’s pride. G A Bm D G And we were soldiers then, our bodies in the sand. G A Bm D G And like that sand through our hands, go our grandest plans. G A Bm A G And just to see your face for one moment I’d cross the ocean again D G A G A D G A6 the end is not th e end. G D A G G D A G And I’ll be by your side on the other side G D A G G D A G A6 I’ll be by your side on the other side. G A Bm D G And through the cloud of death we find our way back home G A Bm D G And though I hold your hand all must go alone G A Bm A And when you see the face of our maker you don’t have to be G D G A G A D G A6 ashamed He knows the promises we made. G D A G G D A G And I’ll be by your side on the other side G D A G G D A G I’ll be by your side on the other side.