Chords for Curtis Mayfield - Other Side Of Town

Tempo:
79.95 bpm
Chords used:

D

F

Bb

Gm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Curtis Mayfield - Other Side Of Town chords
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[F]
[Gb] [F]
[Gb]
[D] [D]
[F] [D] [Bb] [Gm] [G]
[B] [D] [Dm] [D]
[Dm] [Gb] [Gm]
[F] [Em] [B] [D]
I'm from the other side of town, out of bounds, [Gm] to anybody who [G] don't live around.
[D] I never learned to share, or how to care.
[Gm] I never had no [G] teachings about being [B] fair.
[Bb] Depression is [F] part of my mind.
[Ab] [Eb] The sun never shines, [A] [Am] on the other side of town.
[D] [Bb] The need here [F] is always [Ab] for more.
[Eb] There's nothing [A] good in store, [D] on [Bb] the other side [A] of town.
[D] It's hard to do right, in this filthy night.
[Gm] [Bb] Just plain simple [G] comfort, is completely out of [D] sight.
My little sister, she hungry, for bread to [Gm] eat.
My brother's hand-me-down [G] shoes, [B] is now showing his feet.
[Bb] Ghetto blues, [F] showing on the [Ab] news.
[Eb] All is [F] well, but [Am] what the hell do they care?
[Bb] You across the track,
[F] completely relaxed.
[Ab] [Eb] You take a warning fact, [A]
[D] don't you never come back.
[Dm]
[D] [Dm]
[D] I'm from the other side of town, out of bounds, [Gm] to anybody [Em] who don't live around.
[D] I never learned to share, or how to care.
[Gm] I never had no [G] teachings about being fair.
[A] [Bb] Depression [F] is part of my mind.
[Ab] [Eb] The sun never shines, [G]
[Am] on the other side of town.
[Bb] The need here [F] is always for more.
[Ab] [Eb] There's nothing good in [A] store, [D] on the other side of town.
[Dm]
[D] Oh baby, [Dm] it's hard to do right, you know.
[D] On the other side of town.
[Dm] [D] This depression really got a hold on me.
[Dm] On [D] the other side of town.
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
D
1321
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Curtis Mayfield - The Other Side Of Town chords, practice playing G, D, Dm, D and Gm in sequence. Start with a comfortable 39 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 80. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Minor.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [D] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gb] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _
I'm from the other side of town, out of bounds, [Gm] to anybody who [G] don't live around. _ _
[D] I never learned to share, or how to care.
[Gm] I never had no [G] teachings about being [B] fair.
_ [Bb] _ _ Depression is [F] part of my mind.
[Ab] [Eb] The sun never shines, [A] _ [Am] on the other side of town.
[D] _ [Bb] _ The need here [F] is always [Ab] for more.
[Eb] There's nothing [A] good in store, [D] on [Bb] the other side [A] of town.
[D] _ _ It's hard to do right, in this filthy night.
[Gm] [Bb] Just plain simple [G] comfort, is completely out of [D] sight.
_ My little sister, she hungry, for bread to [Gm] eat.
My brother's hand-me-down [G] shoes, [B] is now showing his feet.
[Bb] _ Ghetto blues, [F] showing on the [Ab] news.
_ [Eb] All is [F] well, but [Am] what the hell do they care?
[Bb] You across the track, _
[F] completely relaxed.
[Ab] [Eb] You take a warning fact, [A] _
[D] don't you never come back.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ I'm from the other side of town, out of bounds, [Gm] to anybody [Em] who don't live around.
_ [D] I never learned to share, _ or how to care.
[Gm] I never had no [G] teachings about being fair.
[A] _ [Bb] _ Depression [F] is part of my mind.
[Ab] [Eb] The sun never shines, [G]
[Am] on the other side of town.
_ [Bb] The need here [F] is always for more.
[Ab] [Eb] There's nothing good in [A] store, [D] on the other side of town.
_ [Dm] _ _
[D] Oh baby, _ [Dm] it's hard to do right, you know.
[D] On the other side of town.
_ [Dm] _ _ [D] This depression really got a hold on me.
_ [Dm] _ On [D] the other side of town.
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was authored by Curtis Mayfield.

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