House of Heroes - By Your Side D G Em D A D Born in the plains a farmers sons and brothers the same G Em D A Bm F# A D A6 raised on promises

wed 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 And where the ocean bends we made our promises. He knows.

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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 familys 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 Id 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 Ill be by your side on the other side G D A G G D A G A6 Ill 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 dont 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 Ill be by your side on the other side G D A G G D A G Ill be by your side on the other side.