Verse
D# C# G# D# Fm
Hey lady, you lady, cursing at your life
C# D# Fm
You're a discontented mother and a regimented wife
C# D# G# D# Fm
I've no doubt you dream about the things you'll never do
A#
But, I wish someone had talked to me
C# D#
Like I wanna talk to you.
[Chorus]
G# D# Fm Cm
Oh, I've been to Georgia and California and anywhere I could run
C# G# A#m D#
I took the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sun
G# D# Fm Cm
But I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be free
C# G# A#m G#
I've been to paradise but I've never been to me
D# Fm Cm C# G# A#m G#
[Verse]
D# C# G# D# Fm
Please lady, please lady, don't just walk away
C# D# Fm
'Cause I have this need to tell you why I'm all alone today
C# D# G# D# Fm
I can see so much of me still living in your eyes
A# C# D#
Won't you share a part of a weary heart that has lived million lies.
[Chorus]
G# D# Fm Cm
Oh, I've been to Nice and the Isle of Greece while I sipped champagne on a yacht
C# G# A#m D#
I moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo and showed 'em what I've got
G# D# Fm Cm
I've been undressed by kings and I've seen some things that a woman ain't s'pposed to see
C# G# A#m G#
I've been to paradise but I've never been to me.
C# G# A#m G#
I've been to paradise but I've never been to me.
Repeat and fade