Always on Your Side

My yes And ter'ryare all boxed up and neatly put away,

But my (Dm)but ev'ry now and then,

you come to mind.

(Bb)'Cause you were always (F)waiting to be (Dm)picked to play the game,

but when your (Bb)name was called,

you (Csus)found a (C)place to hide,

(Dm)when you (Bb)knew that I was always on your side.

years.

(F)yes And ev'ry was easy then,

so sweet and innocent.

But my (Dm)but demons and my angels reappeared.

(Bb)'Cause Leaving only (F)traces of the (Dm)man you thought I'd be.

but Too (Bb)afraid to hear the (Csus)words I'd (C)always feared,

(Dm)leaving (Bb)you with only questions all your these years.

(Dm)But is there some place far away,

some (A)place where all is clear,

(F)easy to start over with the (G)ones you hold so dear?

(F)Or, (Bb)are you left to wander all (Eb)alone eternally?

(Bb)This (Gm7)isn't how it's really meant to (Bb)be.

(F)No, it (Gm7)isn't how it's really meant to be.

(C)Well, they say that love is in the (F)air.

(Bb)Never is it clear (Dm)how to pull it close and make it stay.

(F)But (Bb)butterflies are free to fly,

(F)and (Dm)so they fly away,

(F)and I'm (Bb)left to carry on and (C)wonder why.

(Dm)Even (Bb)through it all, I'm (Csus)always (C)on your side.

(Dm)But is there some place far away,

some (A)place where all is clear,

(F)easy to start over with the (G)ones you hold so dear?

(F)Or, (Bb)are you left to wander all (Eb)alone eternally?

(Bb)This (Gm7)isn't how it's really meant to (Bb)be.

(F)No, it (Gm7)isn't how it's really meant to be.

(C)Well, they say that love is in the (F)air.

(Bb)Never is it clear (Dm)how to pull it close and make it stay.

(F)But (Bb)butterflies are free to fly,

(F)why (Dm)do they fly away,

(F)leaving (Bb)me to carry on and (C)wonder why?

(Dm)Was it (Bb)through it all, I'm (Csus)always (C)on your side.

(Bb)you that kept me (Csus)wand'ring (C)through this (Dm)life?

When you (Bb)know that I was always (C)on your side.