The Other End (Of The Telescope)

Song The Other End (Of The Telescope)
Artist 'Til Tuesday
Album Coming Up Close: A Retrospective

Lyrics

Capo 3：　eb maps as c
C2 | c2
*** verse 1：
C2　g　　d　　　g
Shall we agree that just this once
Em　　d
I'm gonna change my life
C2 g d　　g
Until it's just as tiny or
Em　　　f
Important as you like
C2　　　g　　 d　 c2
And in time, we won't even recall that we spoke
G　d　　c2
Words that turned out to be as big as smoke
Em　　　　d　　　g
Like smoke, disappears in the air
C2　 em　　 d　g
There's always something smouldering somewhere
*** chorus:
D　　 c2　g
I know it don't make a difference to you
D　　　c2　 g
But oh, it sure made a difference to me
Em　　 d　　　　c2　　 g
You'll see me off in the distance, i hope
Am
At the other end
C　 d　　 c2
At the other end of the telescope
*** verse 2:
There was a time not long ago　　　 c2 g　 d g
I dreamt that the world was flat　　 em　 d
And all the colours bled away　　　 c2 g　 d g
And that was that　　　 em　 em (note!)
And in time, i could only believe in one thing　　　c2　　　g　d　　c2
The sky was just phosphourus stars hung on strings　 g　 d　 c2
And you swore that they'd always be mine　　　　em　　　d　 g
When you can pull them down anytime　　　em　　 d g
*** chorus:
I know it don't make a difference to you　　d　 c2　g
But oh, it sure made a difference to me　d c2　g
You'll see me off in the distance, i hope　　　　em　d　 c2
At the other end　　　 am
At the other end of the telescope　　　　c　　　d　　　 c2
*** bridge:
D　 c2　　 g
There, there baby now, don't say a word
D　　　 c2　　　　g
Lie down baby, your vision is blurred
Em　　 d　　　 c2
Your head is so sore from all of that thinking
Em
I don't want to hurt you now
C　　　am　c　　　　am
But i think you're shrinking　(i think you're skrinking)
*** verse 3:
You're half-naked ambition and　　c2　g　d　 g
You're half out of your wits　　em d
And though your wristwatch always works　　c2　g　 d　 g
Your necktie never fits　　em f
Now its so hard to pick the receiver up　　c2　 g　 d
And when i call, i never noticed you could be so small c2 g　 d
The answer was under your nose　　　　 em　　　d　 g
But the question never arose　　　 em　　 d g
*** coda:
I know it don't make a difference to you　d c2　g
But oh, it sure made a difference to me　　　　d　　　 c2　g
When you find me here at the end of my rope　　 em d　 c2
When the head and heart of it finally elope　　　　em　d　 c2
You can see us off in the distance, i hope　　em　d　 c2
At the other end　　　　　am
At the other end of the telescope　 c　 d　c2
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Pinyin

Capo 3:　 eb maps as c
C2 c2
verse 1:
C2　 g　　 d　　　 g
Shall we agree that just this once
Em　　 d
I' m gonna change my life
C2 g d　　 g
Until it' s just as tiny or
Em　　　 f
Important as you like
C2　　　 g　　 d　 c2
And in time, we won' t even recall that we spoke
G　 d　　 c2
Words that turned out to be as big as smoke
Em　　　　 d　　　 g
Like smoke, disappears in the air
C2　 em　　 d　 g
There' s always something smouldering somewhere
chorus:
D　　 c2　 g
I know it don' t make a difference to you
D　　　 c2　 g
But oh, it sure made a difference to me
Em　　 d　　　　 c2　　 g
You' ll see me off in the distance, i hope
Am
At the other end
C　 d　　 c2
At the other end of the telescope
verse 2:
There was a time not long ago　　　 c2 g　 d g
I dreamt that the world was flat　　 em　 d
And all the colours bled away　　　 c2 g　 d g
And that was that　　　 em　 em note!
And in time, i could only believe in one thing　　　 c2　　　 g　 d　　 c2
The sky was just phosphourus stars hung on strings　 g　 d　 c2
And you swore that they' d always be mine　　　　 em　　　 d　 g
When you can pull them down anytime　　　 em　　 d g
chorus:
I know it don' t make a difference to you　　 d　 c2　 g
But oh, it sure made a difference to me　 d c2　 g
You' ll see me off in the distance, i hope　　　　 em　 d　 c2
At the other end　　　 am
At the other end of the telescope　　　　 c　　　 d　　　 c2
bridge:
D　 c2　　 g
There, there baby now, don' t say a word
D　　　 c2　　　　 g
Lie down baby, your vision is blurred
Em　　 d　　　 c2
Your head is so sore from all of that thinking
Em
I don' t want to hurt you now
C　　　 am　 c　　　　 am
But i think you' re shrinking　 i think you' re skrinking
verse 3:
You' re halfnaked ambition and　　 c2　 g　 d　 g
You' re half out of your wits　　 em d
And though your wristwatch always works　　 c2　 g　 d　 g
Your necktie never fits　　 em f
Now its so hard to pick the receiver up　　 c2　 g　 d
And when i call, i never noticed you could be so small c2 g　 d
The answer was under your nose　　　　 em　　　 d　 g
But the question never arose　　　 em　　 d g
coda:
I know it don' t make a difference to you　 d c2　 g
But oh, it sure made a difference to me　　　　 d　　　 c2　 g
When you find me here at the end of my rope　　 em d　 c2
When the head and heart of it finally elope　　　　 em　 d　 c2
You can see us off in the distance, i hope　　 em　 d　 c2
At the other end　　　　　 am
At the other end of the telescope　 c　 d　 c2
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