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Other Side Of Town

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Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
D    A7       D
D    G    A7  D
[Verse 1]
DWhy do you always seem to critiA7cize me
Seems like everything I do just turns out Dwrong
Why don't you come on out and desGpise me
So I could A7pack my bag and baby I'd be Dgone
[Verse 2]
DRemember when you used to call me A7honey
I'd turn around and call you honey Dtoo
You might think it's a joke, but it ain't Gfunny
To A7hurt someone who's so in love with Dyou
[Chorus]
DA clown puts his makeup on upA7side down
So he wears a smile even when he wears a Dfrown
You might think I'm here when you Gput me down
But A7actually I'm on the other Dside of town.
[Verse 3]
DMy body's in this room with you just A7catching hell
While my soul is drinking beer down the Droad a spell
You might think I'm listening to your Ggrocery list
But I'm A7leaning on the jukebox and I'm about Dhalf ... way there
[Chorus]
DA clown puts his makeup on uA7pside down
So he wears a smile even when he wears a Dfrown
You might think I'm here when you Gput me down
But A7actually I'm on the other Dside of town.
[Instrumental]
D    A7       D
D    G    A7  D
[Verse 4]
DI'm sittin' on a chair just beA7hind my ear
Playing dominoes and drinking some Dice cold beer
When you get done talking I'll come Gback downstairs
And asA7sume the body of the person you presume Dwho cares
[Chorus]
DA clown puts his makeup on upA7side down
So he wears a smile even when he wears a Dfrown
You might think I'm here when you Gput me down
But A7actually I'm on the other Dside of town.
[Outro]
I'm aA7cross the river on the other Dside of town
In my A7mind I'm going to the dog-racing Dside of towGnA7  D  A7  D  

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Other Side Of Town

by John Prine

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

D A7 D

D G A7 D

[Verse 1]

D A7

Why do you always seem to criticize me

Seems like everything I do just turns out wrong

Why don't you come on out and despise me

A7 D

So I could pack my bag and baby I'd be gone

[Verse 2]

D A7

Remember when you used to call me honey

I'd turn around and call you honey too

You might think it's a joke, but it ain't funny

A7 D

To hurt someone who's so in love with you

[Chorus]

D A7

A clown puts his makeup on upside down

So he wears a smile even when he wears a frown

You might think I'm here when you put me down

A7 D

But actually I'm on the other side of town.

[Verse 3]

D A7

My body's in this room with you just catching hell

While my soul is drinking beer down the road a spell

You might think I'm listening to your grocery list

A7 D

But I'm leaning on the jukebox and I'm about half ... way there

[Chorus]

D A7

A clown puts his makeup on upside down

So he wears a smile even when he wears a frown

You might think I'm here when you put me down

A7 D

But actually I'm on the other side of town.

[Instrumental]

D A7 D

D G A7 D

[Verse 4]

D A7

I'm sittin' on a chair just behind my ear

Playing dominoes and drinking some ice cold beer

When you get done talking I'll come back downstairs

A7 D

And assume the body of the person you presume who cares

[Chorus]

D A7

A clown puts his makeup on upside down

So he wears a smile even when he wears a frown

You might think I'm here when you put me down

A7 D

But actually I'm on the other side of town.

[Outro]

A7 D

I'm across the river on the other side of town

A7 D G A7 D A7 D

In my mind I'm going to the dog-racing side of town

About Other Side Of Town Chords by John Prine

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The chords for "Other Side Of Town" show the original chord names (including D, A7, G, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.