The original is in C#, so played in C with capo on 1.
Chords:
Intro - C / Am
Verse - Am, G, C, G
Bridge- G, Am, F, Em
Intro Finger picking, Am / C.
(could also be thought of as Am, C, Em, Am, without position changes)
Am/C/Am| Am+G|
e|---------|-3---|
B|---------|-1---|
G|--2-0---2|-2---|
D|------2--|-2---|
A|---------|-0---|
E|---------|-----|
These 4 notes are repeated twice for the intro,
Then 4 more times after vocals begin.
Ends on an Am chord with a G on the e string (x02213)
Intro - C / Am 2
Am / C 4
Oh my love, it's a long way down to the bottom
When you're high and mighty and[Am] sa[(+G)]cred, sacred
But [Am]I can't l[G]ive my l[C]ife[G]
[Am]Born in s[G]in and [C]holdin' it [G]in
Cause i[Am]f we are [G]goin' d[C]own
Then [G]I am [C]goin' [G]down in [Am]style[G]
In a big [Am]black [G]car I'll ri[C]de[G]
You take me [Am]over to the [G]other [C]side[G]
[Am]Eli[G]ja[C]h,[G]
[Am]Eli[G]ja[C]h [G]Oh
When I [Am]contemplate the [G]matters of [C]love[G]
They say [Am]pray, it's the [G]only [C]way to get ab[G]ove
Well [Am]baby, bel[G]ieve me, it's e[C]asy to [G]see
How [F]heaven is lost when you're only lookin' up
In a big [Am]black [G]car I'll ri[C]de[G]
You take me [Am]over to the [G]other [C]side[G]
[Am]Eli[G]ja[C]h,[G]
[Am]Eli[G]ja[C]h...[G] Oh
BRIDGE:
[G]I could be a good gi[Am]rl
If that's what they'd [F]like to see
Another Ma[Em]ry Pollyanna child[G]
So cover up and sit [Am]tight
Button up and don't fight
[F]On your knees, beggin' please
For s[Em]omeone to save
[Am] me[G][C][G]
[Am]Oooh[G][C][G]
When the [Am]big day c[G]omes, we'll [C]know[G]
What [Am]really mattered m[G]ost of a[C]ll[G]
See I[Am] had a vi[G]sion, all I[C] did was li[G]sten
And [F]this what I saw
[Am]Eli[G]ja[C]h,[G] E[Am]lij[G]ah[C] y[G]eah
[Am]Eli[G]ja[C]h,[G] E[Am]lij[G]ah[C] S[G]ing it!
When you [Am]get to the o[G]ther [C]side, [G]girl
Yeah, we [Am]know how very h[G]ard you [C]tried, [G]girl
But we're [Am]laughin' on the [G]other [C]side[G]
Oh, we're [Am]dancin' on the o[G]ther s[C]ide[G]
Yeah, we're s[Am]houtin' on the [G]other [C]side[G]
In a [Am]big black[G] car you ri[C]de
Just [G]take your [Am]time, [G]take your [C]time, [G]take your t[Am]ime
Outro: Am, G, F, Em, Am.
Chords:
Intro - C / Am
Verse - Am, G, C, G
Bridge- G, Am, F, Em
Intro Finger picking, Am / C.
(could also be thought of as Am, C, Em, Am, without position changes)
Am/C/Am| Am+G|
e|---------|-3---|
B|---------|-1---|
G|--2-0---2|-2---|
D|------2--|-2---|
A|---------|-0---|
E|---------|-----|
These 4 notes are repeated twice for the intro,
Then 4 more times after vocals begin.
Ends on an Am chord with a G on the e string (x02213)
Intro - C / Am 2
Am / C 4
Oh my love, it's a long way down to the bottom
When you're high and mighty and[Am] sa[(+G)]cred, sacred
But [Am]I can't l[G]ive my l[C]ife[G]
[Am]Born in s[G]in and [C]holdin' it [G]in
Cause i[Am]f we are [G]goin' d[C]own
Then [G]I am [C]goin' [G]down in [Am]style[G]
In a big [Am]black [G]car I'll ri[C]de[G]
You take me [Am]over to the [G]other [C]side[G]
[Am]Eli[G]ja[C]h,[G]
[Am]Eli[G]ja[C]h [G]Oh
When I [Am]contemplate the [G]matters of [C]love[G]
They say [Am]pray, it's the [G]only [C]way to get ab[G]ove
Well [Am]baby, bel[G]ieve me, it's e[C]asy to [G]see
How [F]heaven is lost when you're only lookin' up
In a big [Am]black [G]car I'll ri[C]de[G]
You take me [Am]over to the [G]other [C]side[G]
[Am]Eli[G]ja[C]h,[G]
[Am]Eli[G]ja[C]h...[G] Oh
BRIDGE:
[G]I could be a good gi[Am]rl
If that's what they'd [F]like to see
Another Ma[Em]ry Pollyanna child[G]
So cover up and sit [Am]tight
Button up and don't fight
[F]On your knees, beggin' please
For s[Em]omeone to save
[Am] me[G][C][G]
[Am]Oooh[G][C][G]
When the [Am]big day c[G]omes, we'll [C]know[G]
What [Am]really mattered m[G]ost of a[C]ll[G]
See I[Am] had a vi[G]sion, all I[C] did was li[G]sten
And [F]this what I saw
[Am]Eli[G]ja[C]h,[G] E[Am]lij[G]ah[C] y[G]eah
[Am]Eli[G]ja[C]h,[G] E[Am]lij[G]ah[C] S[G]ing it!
When you [Am]get to the o[G]ther [C]side, [G]girl
Yeah, we [Am]know how very h[G]ard you [C]tried, [G]girl
But we're [Am]laughin' on the [G]other [C]side[G]
Oh, we're [Am]dancin' on the o[G]ther s[C]ide[G]
Yeah, we're s[Am]houtin' on the [G]other [C]side[G]
In a [Am]big black[G] car you ri[C]de
Just [G]take your [Am]time, [G]take your [C]time, [G]take your t[Am]ime
Outro: Am, G, F, Em, Am.
