3 Doors Down - By My Side Chords

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


 G              B♭             G          B♭
e--3-3-----------1-1-----------3-3-------1-1--------
B--3-3-----------3-3-----------3-3-------3-3--------
G--4-4-----------3-3-----------4-4-------3-3--------
D--5-5-----------3-3-3-1-3\2\1-5-5-------3-3-3/4/5--
A--5-5-5-3-5\4\3-1-1-----------5-5-5\4\3-1-1--------
E--3-3-------------------------3-3------------------

Chorus 2
 D=downstrum
u=upstrum

 G     B♭      G     C

 D
 D
 D
 D
 D

Verse
 D=downstrum
u=upstrum

 G      B♭       G      C

 D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
{--------Palm Muted--------}

Post Chorus

e--3-3-------------------------3-3--------------------------
B--3-3-------------------------3-3--------------------------
G--4-4-------------------------4-4--------------------------
D--5-5---------0-------------0-5-5---------0----------------
A--5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3-2---5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-0-2----
E--3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3---------------------3--
e--3-3-------------------------3-3-------------------------3-3--
B--3-3-------------------------3-3-------------------------3-3--
G--4-4-------------------------4-4-------------------------4-4--
D--5-5---------0-------------0-5-5---------0---------------5-5--
A--5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3-2---5-5---0-2-3---3-2-0-2-0-2---5-5--
E--3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3---------------------3-3-3--

Bridge
 D=downstrum
u=upstrum

 G      B♭       G      C

 D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D

Ending

 D=downstrum
u=upstrum

 G     B♭      G     C

Song Pattern

Time   Vocals      Guitar 1           Guitar 2
0:00                                  Chorus 1 X2
0:13               Chorus 2 X4        riff 1*
0:27   Verse 1     Verse X4
0:40   Chorus      Chorus 1 X2
0:53               Post Chorus
1:08   Verse 2     Verse X4
1:21   Chorus      Chorus 1 X4
1:34               Bridge X8          Guitar Solo*
2:00               Post Chorus
2:15   Chorus      Chorus 2 X4
2:28   Chorus      Chorus 2 X4        riff 2*
2:41               Chorus 1 X4
2:55               Chorus 2 X3        riff3*
3:05               Ending              (end of riff 3)