Elvis Costello - The Other Side Of Summer

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/D# ( x6554x )
Dm ( xx0231 )
A# ( x13331 )
A7 ( x02020 )

( anything listed in parentheses is played as single notes )

bass intro :

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4/4

G
the sun struggles up another beautiful day
Em Am
and i felt glad in my own suspicious way
G C G Cm
yeah ( yeah ) yeah ( yeah ) yeah ( yeah ) yeah ( yeah )
G Em Am
despite the contradiction and confusion
D C
felt tragic without reason
D
there’s malice and there’s magic in every season

chorus
G F Em Cm/D#
>from the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf
G Em Am D
the other side of summer
G F Em Cm/D#
to the burning forests in the hills of astroturf
G D Am G
the other side of summer

G D Am G

Dm A# A7
the automatic gates close up between the shanties and the palace
Dm A# A7
the blowtorch amusements , the voodoo chalice
Dm A# A7
the pale pathetic promises that everybody swallows
Dm A7 Dm ( B C B A D ) D
a teenage girl is crying ’cos she don’t look like a million dollars
( B C B A D ) D
so help her if you can
( B C B A D ) D
’cos she don’t seem to have the attention span

chorus

Dm A# A7
was it a millionaire who said “imagine no possessions”?
Dm A# A7
a poor little schoolboy who said “we don’t need no lessons”?
Dm A# A7
the rabid rebel dogs ransack the shampoo shop
Dm A7 Dm
the pop princess is downtown shooting up
( B C B A D ) D
and if that goddess
( B C B A D ) D
is fit for burning
( B C B A D ) D
the sun will struggle up the world will still keep turning

G
madman standing by the side of the road saying
Em Am
“look at my eyes , look at my eyes , look at my eyes , look at my eyes”
G C G Cm
yeah ( yeah ) yeah ( yeah ) yeah ( yeah ) yeah ( yeah )
G Em Am D C
now you can’t afford to fake all the drugs your parents used to take
D
because of their mistakes you’d better be wide awake

chorus

G F
the mightiest rose
Em Cm/D#
the absence of perfume
G Em
the casual killers
Am D
the military curfew
G F
the cardboard city
Em Cm/D#
and an unwanted birthday
G Em Am G
the other side of summer
G F Em Cm/D#
the dancing was desperate and the music was worse
G Em Am D
they bury your dreams and dig up the worthless
G F
goodnight , god bless
Em Cm/D#
and kiss “goodbye” to the earth
G Em Am G
the other side of summer

( repeat last line )