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