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The Other Side

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[Verse 1]
  EIn my C#mroom, staying G#mup late
And I'm Bplanning my escEape
Cause I know C#mI can't staG#myB  
  EIn my C#mveins I got the G#mfeeling
Like there Bmust be something Emore
I've never C#mbeen so sureG#m  B  
[Pre-Chorus]
F#mAll night and day
I B/F#dream of a place
[Chorus]
SomeEwhere far, far aG#mway
Beyond the C#mcrowds and Acity ligEhts
I wanna G#mopen up my Aeyes
And Amsee you on the other side
[Interlude]
E
[Verse 2]
  EThese C#mstreets aren't G#measy
And I Bneed your hand to Ehold
So C#mI'm not aG#mloneB  
  EAnd I C#mhear all these G#mvoices
Though they Btry to slow me Edown
I can C#mtune them outG#m  B  
[Pre-Chorus]
F#mAll night and day
I B/F#dream of a place
[Chorus]
SomeEwhere far, far aG#mway
Beyond the C#mcrowds and Acity ligEhts
Out of the G#mdarkness we Acan shine
So EI'm packing my G#mbags
I'm gonna C#mleave it Aall behEind
I wanna G#mopen up my Aeyes
And Amsee you on the other side
[Bridge]
    C#mHere it goeCaugs
I clear my throat
           E     A( G#m  B)
Cue the violins
    C#mMaking movesCaug  
Shout it from the rooftops
EI'm trying to F#/A#live, yeAah
[Chorus]
SomeEwhere far, far aG#mway
Beyond the C#mcrowds and Acity lightsE  
Out of the G#mdarkness we Acan shineC  
SomeFwhere far, far Amaway
Beyond the Dmcrowds and Bbcity ligFhts
Out of the Amdarkness we Bbcan shine
So FI'm packing my Ambags
I'm gonna Dmleave it Bball behFind
I wanna Amopen up my  Bbeyes
And Bbmsee you on the other sideF  

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The Other Side

by Alessia Cara

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

G#m

F#m

B/F#

Caug

F#/A#

Bbm

[Verse 1]

E C#m G#m

In my room, staying up late

B E

And I'm planning my escape

C#m G#m B

Cause I know I can't stay

E C#m G#m

In my veins I got the feeling

B E

Like there must be something more

C#m G#m B

I've never been so sure

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m

All night and day

B/F#

I dream of a place

[Chorus]

E G#m

Somewhere far, far away

C#m A E

Beyond the crowds and city lights

G#m A

I wanna open up my eyes

And see you on the other side

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]

E C#m G#m

These streets aren't easy

B E

And I need your hand to hold

C#m G#m B

So I'm not alone

E C#m G#m

And I hear all these voices

B E

Though they try to slow me down

C#m G#m B

I can tune them out

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m

All night and day

B/F#

I dream of a place

[Chorus]

E G#m

Somewhere far, far away

C#m A E

Beyond the crowds and city lights

G#m A

Out of the darkness we can shine

E G#m

So I'm packing my bags

C#m A E

I'm gonna leave it all behind

G#m A

I wanna open up my eyes

And see you on the other side

[Bridge]

C#m Caug

Here it goes

I clear my throat

E A G#m B

( )

Cue the violins

C#m Caug

Making moves

Shout it from the rooftops

E F#/A# A

I'm trying to live, yeah

[Chorus]

E G#m

Somewhere far, far away

C#m A E

Beyond the crowds and city lights

G#m A C

Out of the darkness we can shine

F Am

Somewhere far, far away

Dm Bb F

Beyond the crowds and city lights

Am Bb

Out of the darkness we can shine

F Am

So I'm packing my bags

Dm Bb F

I'm gonna leave it all behind

Am Bb

I wanna open up my eyes

Bbm F

And see you on the other side

About The Other Side Chords by Alessia Cara

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What key is "The Other Side" in?

The chords for "The Other Side" show the original chord names (including E, C#m, G#m, B, F#m, B/F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.