# Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 22:35:44 -0400 From: Bob Kaphan <kapo@gti.net> Subject: TAB:the_other_end_of_the_telescope by elvis_costello >From the wonderful Elvis disk All This Useless Beauty. A previous version of this song can be found on the Til Tuesday album Everything's Different Now. Elvis co-wrote this one with Aimee Mann but changed the lyrics and (in my opinion) made the song better for this version. This song is (c) 1996 Warner Bros Records. I'm sure Elvis has some publishing rights as does Aimee Mann... The Other End of the Telescope ------------------------------ (Costello/Mann)

Ve^Bbrse Shall^F we agree t^Chat just t^Fhis once ^DmI'm gonna change^C my life 1: Bb F C F Dm Eb Until it's just as tiny or important as you like And in time we ^Bbwon't even re^Fcall tha^Ct we spoke ^Bb Words that turned ^Fout to be ^Cas big as sm^Bboke As smoke disappears in^C the air ^F There's always ^Bbsomething smolderin^Cg somewhere ^F

Chorus^C: I know it don't m^Bbake a differen^Fce to you But oh it s^Cure made a differen^Bbce to me ^F You'll see me off in ^Cthe distance^Dm I hope ^F At the other end^Dm At the other end^Bb of the ^Ctele^Bbscope

(Bb) F C F Dm C Verse The promise of indulgence in my confidential voice 2: Bb F C F Dm Eb Approached immortal danger but you'll never know how close

Then down the hall I o^Bbverheard su^Fch a heavenly^C choir ^Bb They interr^Fupted my ^Cevil des^Bbires One day you're ^Cup in the cl^Fouds The next thi^Bbng you're down with the Sweet Ade^Clines ^F

(chorus)

Br^Cidge: Lie down bab^Bby now don't ^Fsay a word There the^Cre baby your vision i^Bbs blurred ^F Your head is ^Dmso sore fro^Cm all of ^Bbthat thinking ^F I don't wa^Dmnt to hurt you now But I think you're shrinking ^C

Verse You^Bb're hal^Ff nake^Cd ambi^Ftion and yo^Dmu're half out of ^Cyour wits 3: Bb F C F Dm Eb Or several tiny fractions that this portrait still omits Now it's so hard to ^Bbpick the receiver u^Fp when I ca^Cll ^Bb I never noticed ^Fyou could be^C so small ^Bb The answer was under y^Cour nose ^F But the question ^Bbnever ar^Cose ^F

Chorus^C: I know it don't m^Bbake a differen^Fce to you But oh it s^Cure made a differen^Bbce to me ^F You'll see me off in ^Cthe distance^Dm I hope ^F With a bamboo needle o^Cn a shellac o^Dmf Chopin ^F And the cast iron heart th^Cat you failed t^Dmo tear open ^F At the ot^Dmher end At the other end^Bb of the ^Ctele^Bbscope

Elvis Costello - The other end