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==Chords==
==Chords==
* ''This section is incomplete.''
  .  
Bass Intro:
  .
4/4                3/4
  , . , . , . , .  , . , . , .
|-----------------|-------------|
|-0-----0---0-----|-------------|
|---------------2-|---0---------|
|-----------------|-------3-----|
      G
The sun struggles up another beautiful day
              Em      Am      D
And I felt glad in my own suspicious way
G            C/G        G          Cm/G
  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                  G/F            Am7/E    Cm/Eb
  From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf
    G      Em      Am D
The other side of Summer
G              G/F            Am7/E  Cm/Eb
To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf
    G    D      Am/G G
The other side of Summer
G Bm Am G
                Dm                          Bb              A7
The automatic gates close up between the shanties and the palace
      Dm                      Gm      A7
The blowtorch amusements, the voodoo chalice
      Dm            Dm/C        Bb          A7
The pale pathetic promises that everybody swallows
  D                      A7              D            (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              Bb          A7
Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions"?
  Dm                              Gm                A7
A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons"?
      Dm          Dm/c    Bb                A7
The rabid rebel dogs ransack the shampoo shop
      D              A7              D
The pop princess is downtown shooting up
(B  C  B    A  D)
And if that goddess
  D (B C  B  A  D) 
    is fit for burning
  D    (B  C  B    A    D)
  The sun will struggle up the world will still keep turning
  G
Madman standing by the side of the road saying
                    Em              Am              D     
"Look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes"
G            C/G        G          Cm/G
  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        G/F
The mightiest rose
    Am7/E      Cm/Eb
The absence of perfume
      G      Em
The casual killers
      Am      D
The military curfew
      G        G/F
  The cardboard city
        Am7/E    Cm/Eb
And an unwanted birthday
    G      D/G    Am/G G
The other side of summer
      G          G/F              Am7/E    Cm/Eb
The dancing was desperate and the music was worse
      G        Em        Am        D
They bury your dreams and dig up the worthless
      G          G/F
Goodnight, God bless
            Am7/E          Cm/Eb
And kiss "goodbye" to the earth
    G      D/G    Am/G G
The other side of summer
   
  (repeat last line)


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Revision as of 08:43, 5 May 2007

Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics

The sun struggles up another beautiful day
And I felt glad in my own suspicious way
Despite the contradiction and confusion
Felt tragic without reason
There's malice and there's magic in every season

(chorus):
From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf
The other side of summer
To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf
The other side of summer

The automatic gates close up between the shanties and the palace
The blowtorch amusements, the voodoo chalice
The pale pathetic promises that everybody swallows
A teenage girl is crying 'cos she don't look like a million dollars
So help her if you can
'Cos she don't seem to have the attention span

(chorus)

Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions"?
A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons"?
The rabid rebel dogs ransack the shampoo shop
The pop princess is downtown shooting up
And if that goddess is fit for burning
The sun will struggle up, the world will still keep turning

Madman standing by the side of the road saying
"Look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes"
Now you can't afford to fake all the drugs your parents used to take
Because of their mistakes, you'd better be wide awake

(chorus)

The mightiest rose
The absence of perfume
The casual killers
The military curfew
The cardboard city
An unwanted birthday
The other side of summer

The dancing was desperate, the music was worse
They bury your dreams and dig up the worthless
Goodnight
God bless
And kiss "goodbye" to the earth
The other side of summer


Credits

Elvis Costello - vocals, bass (intro) and guitar
Larry Knechtel - grand piano and keyboards
Pete Thomas - drums, tambourine, sleigh bells and castanets
T-Bone Wolk - bass
Jerry Scheff - fuzz bass
James Burton - acoustic guitar
Benmont Tench - tack piano
Mitchell Froom - keyboards
Richard Page - vocals
Steven Soles - vocals
Steve George - vocals


Discography

Albums:

Singles:

  • This section may be incomplete.

Collections:

Alternate Versions:

  • The Other Side Of Summer (MTV Unplugged version)
Mighty Like A Rose (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2002
  • This section may be incomplete.

Soundtracks:

  • none

Various Artists collections:

  • none

Covers

Recorded by:

  • none
  • This section may be incomplete.

Performed by:

  • none
  • This section may be incomplete.

Bootlegs

  • This section is incomplete.

Chords

Bass Intro:

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


     G
The sun struggles up another beautiful day
             Em       Am      D
And I felt glad in my own suspicious way
G             C/G         G           Cm/G
 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                   G/F            Am7/E     Cm/Eb
 From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf
    G      Em      Am D
The other side of Summer
G               G/F            Am7/E   Cm/Eb
To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf
    G     D       Am/G G
The other side of Summer

G Bm Am G

               Dm                          Bb              A7
The automatic gates close up between the shanties and the palace
      Dm                       Gm      A7
The blowtorch amusements, the voodoo chalice
     Dm             Dm/C        Bb          A7
The pale pathetic promises that everybody swallows
  D                      A7               D            (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               Bb           A7
Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions"?
  Dm                              Gm                A7
A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons"?
     Dm          Dm/c    Bb                A7
The rabid rebel dogs ransack the shampoo shop
     D               A7               D
The pop princess is downtown shooting up
(B  C  B     A  D)
And if that goddess
 D (B C   B   A  D)  
    is fit for burning
 D    (B   C   B    A    D) 
  The sun will struggle up the world will still keep turning

 G
Madman standing by the side of the road saying
                   Em               Am               D      
"Look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes"
G             C/G         G           Cm/G
 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         G/F
The mightiest rose
    Am7/E       Cm/Eb
The absence of perfume
     G      Em
The casual killers
     Am       D
The military curfew
     G         G/F
The cardboard city
       Am7/E     Cm/Eb
And an unwanted birthday
    G      D/G     Am/G G
The other side of summer
     G           G/F               Am7/E     Cm/Eb
The dancing was desperate and the music was worse
      G         Em         Am         D
They bury your dreams and dig up the worthless
     G           G/F
Goodnight, God bless
           Am7/E          Cm/Eb
And kiss "goodbye" to the earth
    G      D/G     Am/G G
The other side of summer

(repeat last line)

Internal links

External links