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Other Side Of Town

John Prine
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D-DU-UDU
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
 So I could pack  my bag and baby I'd be gone
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
 To hurt someone  who's so in love with you
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
 But actually  I'm on the other side  of town.
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
 But I'm leaning  on the jukebox and I'm about half  ... way there
 (Repeat Chorus)
 (Repeat Intro)
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
 And assume  the body of the person you presume who  cares
 (Repeat Chorus)
 I'm across  the river on the other side  of town
 In my mind  I'm on the other side  of town

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Readable chord sheet for Other Side Of Town by John Prine

[D]    [A]    [D]
[D]    [G]    [A]   [D]

[D]Why do you always seem to criti[A]cize me
Seems like everything I do just turns out [D]wrong
Why don't you come on out and des[G]pise me
So I could [A]pack my bag and baby I'd be [D]gone

[D]Remember when you used to call me [A]honey
I'd turn around and call you honey [D]too
You might think it's a joke, but it ain't [G]funny
To hurt [A]someone who's so in love with [D]you

[D]A clown puts his makeup on up[A]side down
So he wears a smile even when he wears a [D]frown
You might think I'm here when you [G]put me down
But [A]actually I'm on the other [D]side of town.

[D]My body's in this room with you just [A]catching hell
While my soul is drinking beer down the [D]road a spell
You might think I'm listening to your [G]grocery list
But I'm [A]leaning on the jukebox and I'm about [D]half ... way there

(Repeat Chorus)

(Repeat Intro)

[D]I'm sittin' on a chair just be[A]hind my ear
Playing dominoes and drinking some [D]ice cold beer
When you get done talking I'll come [G]back downstairs
And as[A]sume the body of the person you presume [D]who cares

(Repeat Chorus)

I'm a[A]cross the river on the other [D]side of town
In my [A]mind I'm on the other [D]side of town

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