• Song:

    The Other Side Of Summer

  • Artist:

    Elvis Costello

  • Album:

    The Very Best of Elvis ...

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By Paul Tibbetts (ptibbett@ici.net) and Mike Hernandez (LPSTD@aol.com)

G     (320003)
Em    (022000)
Am    (x02210)
C     (x32010)
Cm    (x35543)
D     (xx0232)
F     (133211)
Cm/Eb (x6554x)
Dm    (xx0231)
Bb    (x13331)
A7    (x02020)

(anything listed in parentheses is played as single notes)

Bass Intro:

4/4                3/4
  , . , . , . , .   , . , . , .
|-----------------|-------------|
|-0-----0---0-----|-------------|
|---------------2-|---0---------|
|-----------------|-------3-----|

4/4

GThe (320003@1)sun struggles up another beautiful day
           Em (022000@1)       AmAnd (x02210@1)I felt glad in my own suspicious way
G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)         CmYeah (x3101x@1)(yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
G (320003@1)               Em (022000@1)           AmDespite (x02210@1)the contradiction and confusion
     D (xx0232@1)            CFelt (x32010@1)tragic without reason
                           DThere's (xx0232@1)malice and there's magic in every season

CHORUS
G (320003@1)              F (133211@1)             Em (022000@1)      Cm/Eb
>From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf
    G (320003@1)   Em (022000@1)    Am (x02210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
The other side of Summer
G (320003@1)            F (133211@1)            Em (022000@1)     Cm/Eb
To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf
    G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)     Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
The other side of Summer

G D Am G

Dm (xx0231@1)                       Bb (x1333x@1)             A7The (x02020@1)automatic gates close up between the shanties and the palace
    Dm (xx0231@1)                      Bb (x1333x@1)   A7The (x02020@1)blowtorch amusements, the voodoo chalice
    Dm (xx0231@1)                        Bb (x1333x@1)      A7The (x02020@1)pale pathetic promises that everybody swallows
  Dm (xx0231@1)            A7 (x02020@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)           (B C (x32010@1)B (x2444x@1)  A (x02220@1)D)   DA (xx0232@1)teenage girl is crying 'cos she don't look like a million dollars
  (B    C (x32010@1) B (x2444x@1)A (x02220@1) D)  DSo (xx0232@1)help her if you can
(B   C (x32010@1) B (x2444x@1)   A (x02220@1)  D) D'Cos (xx0232@1)she don't seem to have the attention span

CHORUS

Dm (xx0231@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)       A7Was (x02020@1)it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions"?
  Dm (xx0231@1)                            Bb (x1333x@1)             A7A (x02020@1)poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons"?
    Dm (xx0231@1)                Bb (x1333x@1)             A7The (x02020@1)rabid rebel dogs ransack the shampoo shop
    Dm (xx0231@1)            A7 (x02020@1)     DmThe (xx0231@1)pop princess is downtown shooting up
(B  C (x32010@1)B (x2444x@1)  A (x02220@1)D)  DAnd (xx0232@1)if that goddess
(B C (x32010@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1)D)  Dis (xx0232@1)fit for burning
(B  C (x32010@1) B (x2444x@1)  A (x02220@1)  D)  DThe (xx0232@1)sun will struggle up the world will still keep turning

GMadman (320003@1)standing by the side of the road saying
                  Em (022000@1)             Am"Look (x02210@1)at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes"
G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)         CmYeah (x3101x@1)(yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
G (320003@1)             Em (022000@1)         Am (x02210@1)               D (xx0232@1)             CNow (x32010@1)you can't afford to fake all the drugs your parents used to take
                    DBecause (xx0232@1)of their mistakes you'd better be wide awake

CHORUS

G (320003@1)       FThe (133211@1)mightiest rose
    Em (022000@1)       Cm/Eb
The absence of perfume
    G (320003@1)    EmThe (022000@1)casual killers
    Am (x02210@1)     DThe (xx0232@1)military curfew
    G (320003@1)       FThe (133211@1)cardboard city
       Em (022000@1)     Cm/Eb
And an unwanted birthday
    G (320003@1)   Em (022000@1)    Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
The other side of summer
    G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)               Em (022000@1)      Cm/Eb
The dancing was desperate and the music was worse
     G (320003@1)       Em (022000@1)       Am (x02210@1)       DThey (xx0232@1)bury your dreams and dig up the worthless
    G (320003@1)        FGoodnight, (133211@1)God bless
          Em (022000@1)            Cm/Eb
And kiss "goodbye" to the earth
    G (320003@1)   Em (022000@1)    Am (x02210@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
The other side of summer

(repeat last line)

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