By the Tree was founded in Weatherford, Texas in 1997 by Chuck Dennie and Bala Boyd.
As with most aspiring musical groups, By the Tree got their start playing a series of small venues — predominantly churches — throughout the southern and southwestern United States. Their near-constant touring cultivated a sizeable fan base.
In 1999 they released two independent, self-produced CDs, which they sold at their concerts. By 2001, these two CDs had sold a combined 30
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
verse 1- guitar 1 pattern or light strumming (1x per chord) [c] when sur[g]rounded [d] by my [c] doubts [C] here Am [G] i, turning [D] inside-[C]out [c] i re[g]member my [d] confi[c]dence it [em] comes from [d] you this i [c] can depend on
chorus- guitar 1 or 2 pattern or light strumming, or both together if 2 guitars [g] my [c] hope, it [d] comes from [c] you [g] my [c] strength is [d] found in [c] you [em] when i’m [d] lost, i come [c] running [g] to your [a] arms and [c] i’m [g] found, i’m [d] found in [c] you
verse 2- light strumming along with guitar 1 or 2 pattern [c] far be[g]yond these [d] thoughts i [c] feel there’s [c] something [g] greater i [d] hold on[c]to it [c] lifts me [g] up to a [d] higher [c] place and [em] to your [d] arms i will [c] fly away <--come in loud with electric guitar, strum 1x per chord
chorus 2- drums come in, electric in lead, guitar 1 or 2 pattern in background [g] my [c] hope, it [d] comes from [c] you [g] my [c] strength is [d] found in [c] you [em] when i’m [d] lost, i come [c] running [g] to your [a] arms [asus] [a]
bridge- 2x- electric guitar as lead, acoustic in background you [c] hold me just a [g] little longer till my [d] fears [c] subside you [c] take away the [g] lonely pain till my [d] tears run [c] dry you [c] let me know forev[g]ermore your arms are [d] open [em] wide for [a]me [asus] [a]
outro- electric drops out, guitar 1 or 2 patterns pick up again or light strumming [g] my [c] hope, it [d] comes from [c] you [g] my [c] strength is [d] found in [c] you
outro- guitar 1 or 2 patterns, 2x, end on c chord instead of final note of pattern