Date: 16 Jan 1996 09:46:15 +0000
From: «Boulton, Nic»
Subject: /t/Til Tuesday/Other End of the Telescope.crd
Other End of the Telescope (Til Tuesday)
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This is on Til Tuesday’s 3rd album, ‘Everything’s Different Now’. Written by
Aimee Mann and Declan McManus/Elvis Costello, Aimee still plays this in her
live set. 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