Other End of the Telescope (Til Tuesday) ---------------------------------------
This is on Til Tuesday's 3rd album, 'Everything's Different Now'. Written by Aimee Mann and Declan McManus/Elvis Costello, Aimee still plays this in her live set. The below is written as though played in E (at the nut). On the album, it's in Eb (Eb transposition at the bottom of the page).
Shall we agree that just this once, I'm gonna change my life Until it's just as tiny or important as you like
and in time, you won't even recall that we spoke words that turn out to be as thick as smoke
like smoke disappears on the air,
there's always something smouldering there
[Chorus]:
I know it don't make a difference to you but oh, it sure made a difference to me
you'll see me off in the distance I hope
at the other end, at the other end of the telescope
There was a time not long ago, I dreamt the world was flat and all the colours bled away and that was th-------at
and in time, I could only believe in one thing the sky was just phosphorous, stars all on strings
and you swore that they'd always be mine
well you can't pull them down any time
[Chorus]
[Bridge]:
There there baby now don't say a word lie down baby your vision is blurred
your head is so sore, from all of that thinking
I don't want to hurt you now, but I think you're shrinking E I think you're shrinking
You're half naked ambition and half out of your wits and though your wristwatch always works your necktie never fits
now its so hard to lift the receiver up and when I call I never noticed you could be so small
the answer was under your nose,
but the question never arose
[Chorus]
you'll find me here at the end of my rope when the head and the heart of it finally elope you'll see us off in the distance I hope
at the other end, at the other end of the telescope
[outro]:
|| A G#m F#m E :|| a few times
last time : A G#m F#m G#m E 4 4 2 1 1 :-- Number of strums
Possible alternative to the 3rd line of the bridge is :
your mind is so sore, from all of that thinking
. . . but I think the first one sounds closest.
Transposed to Eb: The album's in Eb, which either means putting a capo at 11th fret (yuk), or playing it with a capo at the first fret and substituting the chord shapes written above as follows:
Chord in E SHAPE in Eb
. . . but I prefer to play it in 'E'! If nothing else, it's fun to run down A G#m F#m E (5th, 4th, 2nd, 0th frets) at the end of the chorus. Any improvements welcome.
