Always On Your Side chords by
Sheryl Crow (Official Version)
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Key: F majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Bb/F

Verse 1
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F/C F/C 
 
My yesterdays are all   boxed up
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F/C F/C 
 
and neatly put away
Dm Dm 
 
Dm/C Dm/C 
 
But every now and then
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
F/A F/A 
 
you come to mind
Bb Bb 
 
F/A F/A 
 
'Cause you were always waiting
Dm Dm 
 
G7 G7 
 
to be picked to play the game
Bb Bb 
 
But when your name was called,
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Dm/C Dm/C 
 
you found    a place to hide
Bb Bb 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
When you knew that I was al       ways
C C 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
on your side
F F 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
F F 
 

Verse 2
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F/C F/C 
 
Well everything was eas   y then,
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
F/C F/C 
 
F/E F/E 
 
so sweet and innocent
Dm Dm 
 
But your demons
Dm/C Dm/C 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
F/A F/A 
 
and your an     gels reappeared
Bb Bb 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Leavin' all the traces of the man
G7 G7 
 
you thought you'd be
Bb Bb 
 
Leavin' me  with no place
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Dm/C Dm/C 
 
left     to go from here
Bb Bb 
 
Leavin' me  so many
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
ques     tions all these years
F F 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
F F

Bridge 1
Dm Dm 
 
But is there someplace far away,
A7/Db A7/Db 
 
someplace    where all is clear
F/C F/C 
 
Easy to start over
G7 G7 
 
with the ones you hold so dear
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Or are you left to wonder,
Eb Eb 
 
all alone eternally
Gm Gm 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F/A F/A 
 
This isn't how it's really meant to be
Gm Gm 
 
No it isn't how it's really
F/A F/A 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
meant to be

Verse 3
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
F F 
 
Well they say    that love is in the air,
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
F F 
 
F/E F/E 
 
never is it clear
Dm Dm 
 
Dm/C Dm/C 
 
G G 
 
F/A F/A 
 
How to pull it close  and make it stay
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Butterflies are free to fly,
Dm Dm 
 
G7 G7 
 
and so  they fly away
Bb Bb 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
And I'm left to carry on
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Dm/C Dm/C 
 
and wonder why
Bb Bb 
 
Even through it all,
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
I'm always   on your side
F F 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
F F

Bridge 2
Dm Dm 
 
But is  there someplace far away,
A7/Db A7/Db 
 
someplace    where all is clear
F/C F/C 
 
Easy  to start over
G7 G7 
 
with the ones you hold so dear
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Or    are we left to wonder,
Eb Eb 
 
all alone eternally
Gm Gm 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F/A F/A 
 
This isn't how it's really meant to be
Gm Gm 
 
No is  it how it's really
F/A F/A 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
meant to be

Verse 4
Bbadd9 Bbadd9 
 
F F 
 
Well if they say       that love is in the air,
Bbadd9 Bbadd9 
 
F F 
 
F/E F/E 
 
never is it clear
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
G/B G/B 
 
G G 
 
F/A F/A 
 
How to pull it close and make it stay
Bb Bb 
 
F/A F/A 
 
If butterflies are free  to fly,
Dm Dm 
 
G7 G7 
 
why do  they fly away
Bb Bb 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
Leavin' me  to carry on
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Dm/C Dm/C 
 
and wonder why
Bb Bb 
 
Was it you that kept me
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Dm/C Dm/C 
 
won      dering through this life
Bb Bb 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
When you know that I was al       ways on

Outro 1

Bb/F

(your side)

Ebsus2

Bb/D

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb/F F Bb Bb/D F/C...

Chords

Bb/F
F
Bb
Bb/D
F/C
Dm
Dm/C
G/B
G
F/A
G7
Csus4
C
F/E
A7/Db
Eb
Gm
Bbadd9
Ebsus2

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb/F: 1-x-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Dm/C: x-3-x-2-3-1
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F/E: x-x-2-2-1-1
A7/Db: x-4-5-2-5-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Bbadd9: 6-x-0-5-6-6
Ebsus2: x-6-8-8-6-6

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Always On Your Side by Sheryl Crow, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Sheryl Crow.

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