Topic: The Other Side - My Final Version
After a great deal of rewriting of lyrics and changing chords, I have finally reached the point where I am satisfied ( at least that I can't probably do much better than this). It did not start out as a love song, but somehow managed to twist and turn and eventually get there. Still is kind of a sad song, but not played in the blues style at all. I am going to delete the old post of the original that I posted to avoid any confusion.
I hope you like it.... I will try to get my version out sometime soon.
Jim
[song]
{t:The Other Side}
verse 1
[D]Tonight I heard a cryptic [A]message
Oh it[G] came from the other [D]side
[D] it knew my troubles, and [A]every heartache
every [G]reason why I 've ever [D]cried
[D]Said it knew the pain that [A] I was feeling,
Be[G]neath my crooked [D] smile
And [D]all the lonely feelings, I’ve [A]ever known
That [G]haunt me all the [D ]while
verse 2
[D]The other side knows the [A ]buried truth,
and my [G]deep secrets never [D]told
[D]It recalled those loveless [A] memories
that [G]has turned my heart stone [D] cold
[D]It knows all fears in[A]side my head,
that [G]sometimes scream with [D]rage
As I [D]cry out for love to[A] help me escape
from [ G] this cold, steel like[D] cage
Chorus
[G]Oh the message from my re[Bm]flection, as I [G]look into the[A] mirror
it’s[G] mired in lyric, yet be[Bm]tween the lines i [G] now see it so much [A]clearer
but [Bm]hidden within my[G] inner self, its [D] always been my sweetest [G]lie
that [D] there was no reason for [A] you to leave , [G] you never even said good[D]bye
Verse 3
[D] The other side sees my [A]demons
and [G] allthe false dreams I [D]chase
[D]It knows my fears and it [A]knows my hopes
and [G]the harsh reality I [D]face
And it[D] hears the quiet voice [A]inside of me,
When[G] I softly call your [D] name
and[D] whisper that I'm still in [A]love with you
and [G] wonder if you feel the [D]same
Chorus
[G]Oh the message from my re[Bm]flection, as I [G]look into the[A] mirror
it’s[G] mired in lyric, yet be[Bm]tween the lines i [G] now see it so much [A]clearer
but [Bm]hidden within my[G] inner self, its [D] always been my sweetest [G]lie
that [D] there was no reason for [A] you to leave , [G] you never even said good[D]bye
[D] there was no reason for [A] you to leave , [G] you never even said good[D]bye
[D] there was no reason for [A] you to leave , [G] you never even said good[D]bye
[D] there was no reason for [A] you to leave , [G] you never even said good[D]bye
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.
"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke