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The
Other Shore
Hank Card, Kristen Nelson Card, and Conrad Deisler
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3 4 G: 3x0003 |
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C: x32010 |
12
Em: 022000 |
132
D: xx0232 |
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1 3 A7: x02020 |
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D7: xx0212 |
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G (½) C (½) G G (½) C (½) G
As we reach the twilight hours of our fleeting earthly time
G (½) C (½) Em (½) D (½) G (½) C (½) G
And know we will not see the sun tomorrow
G (½) C (½) G C (½) D (½) G
We may think with deep regret of all the things we leave behind
G (½) C (½) Em (½) D (½) G (½) C (½) G
But oh, my friends, do not give in to sorrow
G (½) C (½) G G (½) C (½) G
On the oth - er shore, on the oth - er shore
G (½) C (½) G G (½) A7 (½) D7
We will reu - nite with all the things we ever owned before
G (½) C (½) G G C
Our single socks will all be to their rightful pairs restored
C G G (½) D (½) G
We'll meet all our possessions on the oth - er shore
G (½) C (½) G G (½) C (½) G
As we near those golden sidewalks floating on the clouds above
G (½) C (½) Em (½) D (½) G (½) C (½) G
Assuming heaven is our destination
G (½) C (½) G C (½) D (½) G
We may glance behind for one last look at everything we love
G (½) C (½) Em (½) D (½) G (½) C (½) G
But truly there's no call for reservations
G (½) C (½) G G (½) C (½) G
On the oth - er shore, on the oth - er shore
G (½) C (½) G G (½) A7 (½) D7
We'll have piles and piles of jeans we can't fit into any - more
G (½) C (½) G G C
We'll wear all those crazy cowboy shirts we got from Fred Labour
C G G (½) D (½) G
We'll meet all our possessions on the oth - er shore
G (½) C (½) G G (½ C (½) G
We'll find books we bought in college and sold for half-price unread
G (½) C (½) Em (½) D (½) G (½) C (½) G
And sacks and sacks of earring backs lost under someone's bed
G (½) C (½) G C (½) D (½) G
And baseball cards and army men and model planes galore
G (½) C (½) Em (½) D (½) G (½) C (½) G
And every tiny plastic high-heel Barbie ever wore
G (½) C (½) G G (½) C (½) G
On the oth - er shore, on the oth - er shore
G (½) C (½) G G (½) A7 (½) D7
We'll have giant storage units free of charge forever - more
G (½) C (½) G G C
Where our tax receipts will all be saved in bags upon the floor
C G G (½) D (½) G
We'll meet all our possessions on the oth - er shore
G (½) C (½) G G (½) C (½) G
On the oth - er shore, on the oth - er shore
G (½) C (½) G G (½) A7 (½) D7
We'll find National Geo - graphics from 1974
G (½) C (½) G G C
Our children's art will cover God's refrigerator door
C G G (½) D (½) G (hold)
We'll meet all our possessions on the oth - er shore
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
