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