The Other Side Of Paradise

[Intro]~
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[Verse 1]~
Bm                   A
When I was young and stupid my love

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Left to be a rock and roll star

Bm         A
He told me please don't worry

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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

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To sunswept poolside riches


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[Verse 2]~
Bm                A
He met a girl who wore Versace

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Pink feather coats and jumbo jewelry

Bm          A
Gonna be a hoop phenomenon

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He's gonna be Hakeem Olajuwan

Bm         A
He's got a gold Camaro

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He said over the payphone

Bm       A
I try to keep my cool but

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My life turns in slow motion


[Chorus]~
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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

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But I settle for a ghost


[Verse 3]~
Bm                A
When I was from n!o!l!a no one

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Left to be a rock and roll star

Bm            A
He'd stay and treat his lady

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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]~
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[Bridge]~
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I know you don't but I

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I know you don't but I still try
My thunder shook him down

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My thunder came and shook him down
That girl is gone but I

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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

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It hits my head and I feel numb
My body's looking wrong

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My body's looking wrong

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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]~
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