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The Other End Of The Telescope by Til Tuesday
The Other End Of The Telescope
Capo at the 3rd fret. All the chords are basic ones, so no need for a chart - sometimes though, they add the high G on the E string to the C chord --> x32013
instead of x32010. Also, the C/G is 3x2013.
Intro C
C G D G
Shall we agree that just this once
Em D
I'm gonna change my life
C G D G Em F
Until its just as tiny or important as you like
C G D C
And in time, we won't even recall that we spoke
G D C
Words that turned out to as big as smoke
Em D G
Like smoke disappears in the air
C Em D G
There's always something smoldering somewhere
*chorus*
D C G
I know it don't make a difference to you
D C G
But Oh it sure made a difference to me
Em D C G
You'll see me off in the distance I hope
Am
At the other end
C D C/G
At the other end of the telescope
*same as first verse except leave out F - stay on Em in the second
line*
There was a time not long ago I dreamt the world was flat
All the colors bled away and that was that
And in time, I could only believe in one thing
The sky was just phorphorus stars hung on a string
And you swore that they'd always be mine
When you can pull them down anytime
*same as other chorus*
I know it don't make a difference to you
But Oh it sure made a difference to me
You'll see me off in the distance I hope
At the other end
At the other end of the telescope
*bridge*
D C G
There there baby now don't say a word
D C G
Lie down baby your vision is blurred
Em D C G
your head is sore from all of that thinking
Em
I don't want to hurt you now
Am C
But I think you're sinking
Am
(I think you're sinking)
*same as first verse except where noted*
Your half-naked ambition and your half out of your mind
And though your wristwatch always works
Your necktie never fits
Now its so hard to pick the reciever up and when I call
I never noticed you could be so small
The answer was under your nose
C D G
But the question never arose
D C G
I know it don't make a difference to you
D C G
But Oh it sure made a difference to me
Em D C G
When you find me here at the end of my rope
Em D C G
When the head and heart of it finally elope
Em D C G Em D
You can see us off in the distance I hope
Am
At the other end
C D C/G C G
At the other end of the telescope
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version 2
The below is written as though played in E (at the nut). On the
album, it's in Eb (Eb transposition at the bottom of the page).
E B G#m A C#m B
Shall we agree that just this once, I'm gonna change my life
Until it's just as tiny or important as you like
A C#m B A
and in time, you won't even recall that we spoke
words that turn out to be as thick as smoke
A F#m E
like smoke disappears on the air,
A G#m E
there's always something smouldering there
[Chorus]:
B A E
I know it don't make a difference to you
but oh, it sure made a difference to me
C#m B A E
you'll see me off in the distance I hope
F#m A B A G#m F#m E A G#m F#m E
at the other end, at the other end of the telescope
E B G#m A C#m B
There was a time not long ago, I dreamt the world was flat
and all the colours bled away and that was th-------at
A C#m B A
and in time, I could only believe in one thing
the sky was just phosphorous, stars all on strings
A F#m E
and you swore that they'd always be mine
A F#m E
well you can't pull them down any time
[Chorus]
[Bridge]:
B A E
There there baby now don't say a word
lie down baby your vision is blurred
C#m B A E
your head is so sore, from all of that thinking
C#m A C#m F#m
I don't want to hurt you now, but I think you're shrinking E
I think you're shrinking
E B G#m A C#m B
You're half naked ambition and half out of your wits
and though your wristwatch always works your necktie never fits
A C#m B A
now its so hard to lift the receiver up and when I call
I never noticed you could be so small
F#m E
the answer was under your nose,
A B E
but the question never arose
[Chorus]
C#m B A E
you'll find me here at the end of my rope
when the head and the heart of it finally elope
you'll see us off in the distance I hope
F#m A B A G#m F#m E
at the other end, at the other end of the telescope
[outro]:
|| A G#m F#m E :|| A few times
last time : A G#m F#m G#m E
4 4 2 1 1 <-- Number of strums
EADGBe
022100 - E
577655 - A
799877 - B
X46654 - C#m
466444 - G#m
244222 - F#m
Possible alternative to the 3rd line of the bridge is :
B A A C#m
your mind is so sore, from all of that thinking
. . . but I think the first one sounds
closest.
Transposed to Eb: The album's in Eb, which either means putting a capo at 11th
fret (yuk), or playing it with a capo at the first fret and substituting the
chord shapes written above as follows:
Chord in E SHAPE in Eb
(above) (capo @ 1)
E D
F#m Em
G#m F#m
A G
B A
C#m Bm
. . . but I prefer to play it in 'E'! If nothing else, it's fun to run down A
G#m F#m E (5th, 4th, 2nd, 0th frets) at the end of the chorus.
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