Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Otherside' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Otherside Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Red Hot Chili Peppers

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Otherside' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
Am              F           C
 How long, how long will I slide?
 G           Am F
Separate my side
   C      G                  Am F
I don't, don't believe it's bad
  C                     G
Slittin' my throat it's all I ever

Am                            Em
I heard your voice through a photograph
Am                          Em
I thought it up and brought up the past
Am                     Em
Once you know you can never go back
             G             A
I've got to take it on the otherside

Centuries are what it meant to me
A cemetery where I marry the sea
Stranger things never change my mind
I've got to take it on the otherside

 G             A
Take it on the otherside
 G
Take it on
 A
Take it on

Chorus

Pour my life into a paper cup
The ashtray's full and I'm spillin' my guts
She wants to know am I still a slut
I've got to take it on the otherside

Scarlet starlet and she's in my bed
A candidate for a soul mate bled
Push the trigger and pull the thread
I've got to take it on the otherside

Take it on the otherside
Take it on
Take it on

Chorus

Em
  Turn me on take me for a hard ride
C
  Burn me out leave me on the otherside
Em
  I yell and tell it that it's not my friend
             C
  I tear it down I tear it down,
  and then it's born again

Chorus

Am F    C      G                  Am F
Had, I don't, don't believe it's sad
  C                      G         Am
Slitting my throat, it's all I ever


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Otherside' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Otherside' by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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