The Other End Of The Telescope

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Date: 16 Jan 1996 09:46:15 +0000

From: "Boulton, Nic"

<nic.boulton@mcl.co.uk>

Subject: /t/Til Tuesday/Other End of the Telescope.crd

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]:

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E :||

A few times

last time :

4 4 2 1 1 <-- Number of strums

EADGBe

466444 - G#m

244222 - F#m

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

(above) (capo @ 1)

. . . 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.

Nic

Nic.Boulton@mercury.co.uk

</nic.boulton@mcl.co.uk>