Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: F Difficulty: Novice The Other Side of Me By Neil Sedaka //Tab by Apts// Intro: F
Verse 1: F Am You think you know me pretty well Dm Bb But how can you tell C F You never get inside my head F The times we talk Am We never speak Dm Bb We play hide and seek C F Dm C So many things are left unsaid Chorus: F E7 A7 Why can't you see Dm F What's on the other side of me? Bb F The side of me Gm C That reaches out to you F E7 A7 Sweet thoughts and dreams Dm F Like drops of rain on rippling streams Bb F That wind and bend Gm C Rivers with no end Bb C F F Flowing on the other side of me Verse 2: F Am It seems I always get unstrung Dm I trip on my tongue Bb C F With words that come out something else F Am I'm so afraid the things I say Dm Bb Might chase you away C F I have to hide behind myself Chorus: F E7 A7 Why can't you see Dm F What's on the other side of me? Bb F The side of me Gm C That reaches out to you F E7 A7 Why must I hide Dm F These feelings that have been denied? Bb F Only you can set me free Bb C F F See what's on the other side of me Bridge: F Am La la la la la la-la la-la Dm Bb La la la la la C F La la la la la la la la F Am La la la la la la-la la-la Dm Bb La la la la la C F I have to hide behind myself Chorus: F E7 A7 Why can't you see Dm F What's on the other side of me? Bb F The side of me Gm C That reaches out to you F E7 A7 Why must I hide Dm F These feelings that have been denied? Bb F Only you can set me free Bb C F F See what's on the other side of me Outro: Bb F F On the other side of me Bb F F On the other side of me (fade)