Chords for Tony Joe White - The Other Side

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They say these are dangerous [G] times, got to be [Bm] on guard.
_ _ Bad news across [G] the land, rumors [Bm] of war, _ and all along the border [G] lines.
You can feel [Bm] the strain, _ _ looking back through [G] the years, and nothing [Bm] changed. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] They shook the red [Em] man's hand, [A] forever changed [Bm] his destiny. _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Put him off some godforsaken [A] land, and took away [G] his dignity. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Now he floats in [A] dreams where he used [Em] to fly. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Sinking in [A] the stream of wasted [Em] lives. _
_ [A] _ _ They're [G] just standing by, _ [A] till they reach the other [Bm] side. _
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_ Homeless people shuffle [G] along, _ in [Bm] the dark, _ _ with everything [G] they own.
In a [Bm] grocery cart, _ _ and still the lines are drawn [G] between. _
[Bm] Colors of skin, _ _ just a broken [G] wing, that [Bm] never means. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] They took their heavy [Em] load, with [A] discrimination [Bm] on the run. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Marching down the dusty [A] roads, singing we [G] shall overcome. _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ Standing up [A] for all they believed [Em] was _ right.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ They knew [A] that God was on [Em] their side. _
_ [A] Will we ever [G] see the light, _ [A] before we reach the other [Bm] side? _ _
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_ [F#m] Far across [Em] the sea, [A] young people [Bm] gather on the square. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Trying to set their [A] spirits free, there was [G] revolution in the air.
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_ _ Singing songs [A] of freedom through [Em] the night.
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_ [D] _ Who could know they [A] would have to lay down [Em] their _ lives?
[A] And never know [G] the reason why, _ [A] until we reach the other [Bm] side.
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