Otherside Chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Tempo:
123.3 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

C

F

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Otherside chords
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[C#m] [F] [Bm]
[C] [G]
[A] How long, how [C]
long will I slide, [G] separate [A] my side?
[F]
[C] I don't, [G] I don't believe [Am] it's fair.
[C] Slitting my [Bm] throat is all [G] I [Am] ever,
I heard your voice through [Em] a photograph.
[Am] I thought that I'd been [Em] brought up the [Am] path.
Once you know you [E] can never go [Em] [G] back,
I gotta take it on [A] the other side.
A [Am] cemetery's not what it [Em] meant to me.
[A] [Am] A cemetery where I'm [E] at rest [Em] at sea.
[A] A stranger thing that [E] never changed my mind.
I [G] gotta take it on [A] the other side.
[G] Take it on [A] the other side.
[G] Take it on,
[A] take it on.
How [C] long, [F] how long [C] will I slide, [G] separate [A]
my [F] side?
[B]
[C] I don't, [G] I don't [A] believe [C] [F] it's fair.
[C] Slitting my throat [G] is all I [A] ever,
I poured my life into [Em] a paper cup.
[A] The ice is cold and I'm [E] spilling my [Am] guts.
She won't [A] even know if I [E] spill her blood.
[G] I gotta take it on [A] the other side.
A stylish daughter, [E] she's in my bed.
[A] A candidate [E] for the soulmate flair.
[A] I'm pushing the trigger [E] and I'm pulling the thread.
I [G] gotta take it on [A] the other side.
[G] Take it on [A] the other [G] side.
Take it on,
[A] take it on.
[F] [C]
[G] How long, how long will I slide, separate [A] my [F] side?
[C] I don't, [G] I don't believe [A] it's [F] fair.
[C] Slitting my [G] throat is all I [E] ever,
[Em]
[E]
Cut me off, take me for a ride.
Cut me off, take me on the other side.
I yell and tell her that it's not my fault.
I yell and tell her that I'm never done it again.
[A]
[F] [C]
[Em] [A]
[F] How long [C] will I slide,
[G] separate [A] my side?
[F] [C] I don't,
[G] I don't [A] believe it's
[F] fair.
[C] Slitting my throat [G] is all I [A] ever have.
[F]
I [C] don't, [G]
I don't believe [Am] it's fair.
[F]
[C] Slitting my throat [G] is all I [C] [A] ever have.
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
E
2311
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F, C, G, A and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 123. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Minor.

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[C#m] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] How long, how _ [C]
long will I slide, _ [G] _ separate _ [A] my _ side?
[F] _ _
[C] _ I _ don't, [G] I don't believe [Am] it's _ fair. _
_ _ _ [C] Slitting my [Bm] throat is all [G] I [Am] ever,
I heard your voice through [Em] a photograph.
[Am] _ I thought that I'd been [Em] brought up the [Am] path.
Once you know you [E] can never go [Em] [G] back,
I gotta take it on [A] the other side. _ _ _ _
A [Am] cemetery's not what it [Em] meant to me.
[A] [Am] A cemetery where I'm [E] at rest [Em] at sea.
[A] A stranger thing that [E] never changed my mind.
I [G] gotta take it on [A] the other side.
[G] Take it on [A] the other side.
[G] Take it on, _ _ _
[A] take it on. _ _ _
_ How [C] long, [F] how _ long [C] will I slide, _ [G] _ separate [A]
my _ _ _ [F] side?
_ [B] _
[C] _ I don't, [G] I don't [A] believe _ _ [C] _ [F] it's fair. _
[C] Slitting my throat [G] is all I [A] ever,
I poured my life into [Em] a paper cup.
[A] _ The ice is cold and I'm [E] spilling my [Am] guts.
She won't [A] even know if I [E] spill her blood.
[G] I gotta take it on [A] the other _ side. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A stylish daughter, [E] she's in my bed.
[A] A candidate [E] for the soulmate flair.
[A] I'm pushing the trigger [E] and I'm pulling the thread.
I [G] gotta take it on [A] the other side.
[G] Take it on [A] the other [G] side.
Take it on, _ _ _
[A] take it on. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] How long, how long will I slide, separate [A] my _ _ [F] _ side?
[C] I _ don't, [G] I don't believe [A] it's _ [F] fair. _ _ _ _
[C] Slitting my [G] throat is all I _ [E] ever, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Cut me off, take me for a ride. _
Cut me off, take me on the other side.
I yell and tell her that it's not my fault.
I yell and tell her that I'm never done it _ again.
[A] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F] _ _ How long [C] will I slide, _
[G] _ separate _ [A] my side? _
[F] _ _ _ [C] I don't, _
[G] I don't _ [A] believe it's _ _
[F] fair.
_ _ [C] Slitting my throat [G] is all I [A] ever have.
[F] _
_ I [C] _ don't, _ [G]
I don't believe [Am] it's fair.
_ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] Slitting my throat [G] is all I [C] [A] ever have. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Californication album.

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