Elvis Costello – The Other Side Of Summer (Ukulele)

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[Chorus]
Soprano C tuning                      Baritone G tuning
  G       G7       Em7     Gaug         G       G7       Em7     Gaug 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|  e|3------3--------|3-------3-------|
E|3-------1-------|0-------3-------|  B|0------0--------|0-------0-------|
C|2-------2-------|2-------3-------|  G|0------0--------|0-------0-------|
g|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|  D|0------3--------|2-------1-------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Pre-Chorus]
    G
The sun struggles up another beautiful day

    G      Em         Am     D     [ G ]
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                G7              Em7       Gaug 
From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf

    G     Em      Am D
The other side of Summer

G               G7             Em7      Gaug 
 To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf

    G     D       C G
The other side of Summer
[Interlude] | G Gmaj7 | Em G | [Verse 1]
              Dm                         Bb               A7
The automatic gates close up between the shanties and the palace

    Dm                        Bb     A7
The blowtorch amusements, the voodoo chalice

    Dm                          Bb        A7
The pale pathetic promises that everybody swallows
[Bridge]
  D               A7              D                 C
A teenage girl is crying 'cos she don't look like a million dollars

D    C               D 
  So help her if you can

     C                 D                 [ G ]
'Cos she don't seem to have the attention span
[Chorus]
G                G7              Em7       Gaug 
From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf

    G     Em      Am D
The other side of Summer

G               G7             Em7      Gaug 
 To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf

    G     D       C G
The other side of Summer
[Interlude] | G Gmaj7 | Em G | [Verse 2]
               Dm               Bb           A7
Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions"?

  Dm                              Bb               A7
A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons"?

    Dm                  Bb               A7
The rabid rebel dogs ransack the shampoo shop
[Bridge]
    D               A7               [ D ]
The pop princess is downtown shooting up

D     C
  And if that goddess

D    C
  Is fit for burning

D     C                 D                                    | D | % |
  The sun will struggle up the world will still keep turning (break)
[Pre-Chorus]
G
Madman standing by the side of the road saying

 G                Em               Am               D
"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                G7              Em7       Gaug 
From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf

    G     Em      Am D
The other side of Summer

G               G7             Em7      Gaug 
 To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf

    G     D       C G
The other side of Summer
[Chorus]
    G         G7        Em7        Gaug 
The mightiest rose, the absence of perfume   

    G      Em           Am       D
The casual killers, the military curfew

    G         G7          Em7      Gaug 
The cardboard city and an unwanted birthday

    G     D       C G
The other side of summer
[Chorus]
    G           G7                Em7       Gaug 
The dancing was desperate and the music was worse

     G         Em         Am         D
They bury your dreams and dig up the worthless

    G          G7                  Em7         Gaug 
Goodnight, God bless and kiss "goodbye" to the earth

    G     D       C G
The other side of summer
[Outro]
    G     D       C G
The other side of summer

    G     D       C G
The other side of summer

    G     D       C G
The other side of summer

    G     D       C G
The other side of summer

    G     D       C G
The other side of summer

    G         D         C         G
The o-o-other side, the o-o-other side

    G         D         C         G
The o-o-other side, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ...

| G D | C G | G D | C G | 
(repeat and fade)