Sides Chords

Capo 5th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

C Am G Em F F♯

Intro

C Em Am G

F G

C Em Am G

F F G

(i'd advise listening to the intro seeing as i'm not sure how best to place these chords...)

Verse 1

C So EmI heard it from a fAmriend

 That there was thGis guy that I should Ftalk to G

C So you lEmet me in Am

 Old biGg doors underneath Fa crucifix statueG

C So EmI explained to youAm

 I was Ghaving troubles Fgetting throughG

C And I was Emthinking of my endAm

 It was jGust the sky I kept Flooking toG You said:

Chorus

F I'm on your side

GI thanked you and I criedC Em Am G

F I aGlmost died

Verse 2

C I was Emmaking stridesAm

 I was Gshowing up every FSundayG

C But I wasEm still confusedAm

 About the Gpain that had iFnvaded meG

C And I'm still EmwonderingAm

 If my Gsouls worth it to FanybodyG

C You aEmssured meAm

 That the Gcongregation would Fhear me...GThey said

Chorus 2

F We're on your side,

 There's an Gunconditional CkinEmgdomAm G

F That stands up high

 He let'sG all believers Cin Em Am G

F Through the Gforgiveness of sins

Verse 3

C So I Emexplained to youAm what was the Gcause of my FsufferingG

C See it was a Emwhile agoAm

 There was an Galleyway and there was a Fgroup of menG

C And when they Emhurt meAm

 They Gwhispered that the gays Fhad to payG

C When they Embeat meAm

 All of my Gworth was Ftaken awayG

C See I Emneeded youAm

 And you Gknow another lords own Fway throughG

C But I was EmunfoldedAm

 I beGlieved there was something Fhe could doG

C But you just Emhung your headAm

 Told me it was theG door I needed to be Fgoing toG

C "Son there's just EmprinciplesAm

 I cannot Gbe the one who helps you"F G You said:

Chorus 3

F I'm not your side

 You're probably Gpaying for your sinsC Em Am G

F I don't understand your kind

G It isn't mine....(pause)

Verse 4

C Father your Emcold hearts a smoking Amgun

 Your Gcross ain't no where I want to hang Fmy hope fromG

C There's still Emsomething I half beAmlieve

 And that's Gwhy I'm leaving this world Fbehind meG

C See my EmsexualityAm don't have Gnothing to do with my inFtegrityG

C When I Emget into that landAm

 I'll Glead with the one who Fwears the crownG He will say:

Chorus 4

F I'm on your side

F♯ The side that's kind

G Judge not what's right

F♯ G (Downward strum from 6'th to 3rd string)

In time you'll find you left