The Other Side Of Paradise

Intro~ G F# Bm A G F# Bm A G F# Bm A G F# Bm A [Verse 1]~ Bm A When I was young and stupid my love G D Em Left to be a rock and roll star Bm A He told me please don't worry G D Em Wise little smile that spoke so safely Bm A He booked a one way ticket G D Em Out west that's where they make it Bm A Six kids stuck in a bedsit G D Em To sunswept poolside riches [Break]~ Bm A G D [Verse 2]~ Bm A He met a girl who wore Versace G D Em Pink feather coats and jumbo jewelry Bm A Gonna be a hoop phenomenon G D Em He's gonna be Hakeem Olajuwan Bm A He's got a gold Camaro G D Em He said over the payphone Bm A I try to keep my cool but G D Em My life turns in slow motion Chorus~ G F# Bye bye baby blue Bm A I wish you could see the wicked truth Em G F# Caught up in a rush it's killing you Bm A Screaming at the sun you blow into Em G F# Curled up in a grip when we were us Bm A Fingers in a fist like you might run Em G F# I settle for a ghost I never knew Bm A Super paradise I held on to G But I settle for a ghost [Verse 3]~ Bm A When I was from n!o!l!a no one G D Em Left to be a rock and roll star Bm A He'd stay and treat his lady G D Em Give everything to his new baby Bm A I miss him don't you blame me G D Em That boy went stone cold crazy Bm A Caught up in camera lust he's G D Em Chasing that pappy pipe dreams [Break]~ Bm A G D Bm A G D F# G F# G Bridge~ F# I know you don't but I G F# I know you don't but I still try My thunder shook him down G Bm My thunder came and shook him down That girl is gone but I F# G That girl is gone but I still try I think it's over now F# Bm The bullet hit but maybe not I feel so fucking numb F# G It hits my head and I feel numb My body's looking wrong F# My body's looking wrong F# My body's looking wrong Chorus~ G F# Bye bye baby blue Bm A I wish you could see the wicked truth Em G F# Caught up in a rush it's killing you Bm A Screaming at the sun you blow into Em G F# Curled up in a grip when we were us Bm A Fingers in a fist like you might run Em G F# I settle for a ghost I never knew Bm A Super paradise I held on to G But I settle for a ghost Outro~ G F# Bm A G F# Bm A G F# Bm A G F# Bm A