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