Intro
Fm A# Cm D# (x3)
Ab D# A#/D (x2)
Fm Ab D# A# (x4)
[Verse]
Cm Ab
When she was just a girl,
D# A#
She expected the world,
Cm Ab
But it flew away from her reach,
D# A#
So she ran away in her sleep.
[Chorus]
Fm Ab
Dreamed of para-para-paradise,
D# A#
Para-para-paradise,
Fm Ab
Para-para-paradise,
D# A#
Every time she closed her eyes.
Fm Ab D# A# (x2)
[Verse]
Ab F(/A)
When she was just a girl,
F(/A) A#
She expected the world,
Ab Cm
But it flew away from her reach,
Cm A#
And bullets catch in her teeth.
Fm
Life goes on,
Ab
It gets so heavy,
D# A#
The wheel breaks the butterfly.
Ab D#
Every tear, a waterfall.
Ab D#
In the night, the stormy night,
A#
She closed her eyes.
Ab D#
In the night, the stormy night,
A#
Away she flied.
[Chorus]
Fm Ab
And dreamed of para-para-paradise,
D# A#
Para-para-paradise,
Fm Ab
Para-para-paradise,
D# A#
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
Fm A# Cm D# (x4)
Ab D# A#
Still lying underneath the stormy skies
Ab D#
She said oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
A#
I know the sun's set to rise.
Fm Ab
And dreamed of para-para-paradise,
D# A#
Para-para-paradise,
Fm Ab
Para-para-paradise,
D# A#
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
Fm Ab D# A# (lots of times)
Ab F(/G) Am Cm F Ab
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Capo version (probably easier for a beginner, and doesn't risk snapping strings)
Standard tuning
Capo 3
Chords:
Em: 075000/ 022000
G: 3(t)55400/ 320022
D: 554030/ xx0232
A: 5(t)77600/ x02220
Bm: 7(t)99700/ x24432
NB: The first variations are what I would use, but the second variations are there in
case you find them tricky to play.
[Intro]
Dm F Am C (x3)
F C G (x2)
D F C G (x4)
[Verse]
Am F
When she was just a girl,
C G
She expected the world,
Am F
But it flew away from her reach,
C G
So she ran away in her sleep.
[Chorus]
Dm F
Dreamed of para-para-paradise,
C G
Para-para-paradise,
Dm F
Para-para-paradise,
C G
Every time she closed her eyes.
Dm F C G (x2)
Etc....