I Need You By My Side   Trk 8   3:23
Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker)
RCA Studio A Chicago, Ill. Wed. Aug. 5, 1936
Tampa Red- vocal & piano, Arnet Nelson - clarinet
Willie Bee James - guitar.
Album: The Bluebird Recordings - Tampa Red 1936 - 1938
2 Disc set  RCA 07863 66722-2  1997  BMG
Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com



(guitar & instrumental)


Although it seems that we must part
You will forever be in my heart
Though I shall never think of why we
Had to start, we had to start

And though you say, now
That we are through
My love remains for only you
Because I love you
You know I need you by my side

(nstrumental)

Ummmm, mmm, mmm
Ummmm, mmm, mmm
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Ummmm, mmm, mmm

Hmmmm, mmm, mmm
Hmmmm, mmm, mmm
Hmmmm, mmm, mmm
Hmmmm, mmm, mmm

Hmmmm, mmm, mmm
Hmmmm, mmm, mmm
Hmmmm, mmm, mmm
Hmmmm, mmm, mmm
You know I love you
And I need you by my side

Befo' you leave me
Come shake my hand
I hope some day you will understand
Home much I need you
How much I loved you from the start
Right from the start

And if you ever need a friend
I shared the oathe until the end
Because I love you
Yes, and I need you by my side.

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