Tony Joe White - Backside of Paradise

(Intro: E)

E (022100@1)                                    A (x02220@1)    G (320003@1)     E (022100@1)They say I was born on a stormy night jammin' to the blues
My mama thought that I was a good luck charm
       A (x02220@1)               G (320003@1)              EBut (022100@1)I think that I was touched with the hoodoo
A (x02220@1)                 C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)   EI (022100@1)must have been a swamp doctor's sacrifice
                 C (x32010@1)     B7 (x21202@1)     E (022100@1)
Cause I'm on the backside of paradise

All out of rhythm in my snakeskin shoes a victim of the dance
A medicine man gave me something for my nerves
But I think it was an aphrodisiac
Suspended animation with my temperature on the rise
I'm on the backside of paradise

(Guitar solo: E, A, C, D, E, C, B7, E)

I can look out but I can't see within
Can't face what's behind the mask
On top of the world with you under my skin moving too fast
She's a hot blooded octaroon with a heart cold as ice
I'm on the backside of paradise
I'm on the backside of paradise