[INTRO | WARM | MALE SOLO | FINGERPICKED ACOUSTIC GUITAR | VERY GENTLE | CLOSE VOCAL | VINTAGE STUDIO] (Guitar introduction) [VERSE 1 | TENDER | MALE SOLO | GENTLE FINGERPIcking | QUIET | INTIMATE | NATURAL] When I wake to a brand-new morning, And I wonder what the day may bring, I don't have to walk alone, I don't have to fear a thing. There were times I lost my courage, There were roads I could not see, But when I thought I was alone, He was walking there with me. [CHORUS | REASSURING | MALE SOLO | WARM STRUMMING GUITAR | LIFTING | NATURAL ROOM | SOULFUL] By my side... Oh, by my side... He's always... By my side. Through the darkness, Through the night, He will keep me in His sight. By my side... Oh, by my side... He's always... By my side. [VERSE 2 | REFLECTIVE | MALE SOLO | FINGERPICKING WITH LIGHT STRUMS | GENTLE | CLOSE | SINCERE] When the road is long before me, And the hill is hard to climb, I can hear a quiet whisper, Saying, "Child, you're doing fine." When my heart is tired and troubled, And my faith is running low, I just look a little closer, And I know He's there, I know. [CHORUS | WARMER | MALE SOLO | FULLER ACOUSTIC STRUMMING | STRONGER | OPEN ROOM | SOULFUL] By my side... Oh, by my side... He's always... By my side. Through the darkness, Through the night, He will keep me in His sight. By my side... Oh, by my side... He's always... By my side. [BRIDGE | QUIET TESTIMONY | MALE SOLO | FINGERPICKED GUITAR | VERY SOFT | CLOSE AND DRY | EMOTIONAL] I don't know what tomorrow holds, I don't know what I may find, But I've learned one thing for certain, I will never walk alone. [PAUSE] Never walk alone... [GUITAR FILL] [VERSE 3 | GROWING FAITH | MALE SOLO | STEADY ACOUSTIC STRUMMING | BUILDING | WARM ROOM | CONVICTION] Looking back across the years now, I can see His hand was there, In the moments I was laughing, In the moments of despair. Every blessing, every burden, Every tear and every smile, He was there beside me then, And He'll be there the whole while. [FINAL CHORUS | JOYFUL | MALE SOLO | FULL ACOUSTIC GUITAR | STRONGEST | WARM ROOM | HEARTFELT] By my side... Oh, by my side... He's always... By my side. Through the darkness, Through the night, He will keep me in His sight. By my side... Oh, by my side... He's always... By my side. [FINAL REPEAT | DEEP CONVICTION | MALE SOLO | STRONG STRUMMING | EMOTIONAL PEAK | NATURAL ROOM | SOULFUL] By my side... Oh, by my side... He's always... Always... By my side. [GUITAR BREAK | GENTLE | SOLO GUITAR | FADING | WARM ROOM] [OUTRO | PEACEFUL | MALE SOLO | SOFT FINGERPICKING | VERY QUIET | CLOSE VOCAL | VINTAGE WARMTH] When I cannot see the road... He's always... By my side.
