Intro
D#m G# A#m C# (x3)
Gb C# G#/C (x2)
D#m Gb C# G# (x4)
[Verse]
A#m Gb
When she was just a girl,
C# G#
She expected the world,
A#m Gb
But it flew away from her reach,
C# G#
So she ran away in her sleep.
[Chorus]
D#m Gb
Dreamed of para-para-paradise,
C# G#
Para-para-paradise,
D#m Gb
Para-para-paradise,
C# G#
Every time she closed her eyes.
D#m Gb C# G# (x2)
[Verse]
Gb F(/A)
When she was just a girl,
F(/A) G#
She expected the world,
Gb A#m
But it flew away from her reach,
A#m G#
And bullets catch in her teeth.
D#m
Life goes on,
Gb
It gets so heavy,
C# G#
The wheel breaks the butterfly.
Gb C#
Every tear, a waterfall.
Gb C#
In the night, the stormy night,
G#
She closed her eyes.
Gb C#
In the night, the stormy night,
G#
Away she flied.
[Chorus]
D#m Gb
And dreamed of para-para-paradise,
C# G#
Para-para-paradise,
D#m Gb
Para-para-paradise,
C# G#
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
D#m G# A#m C# (x4)
Gb C# G#
Still lying underneath the stormy skies
Gb C#
She said oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
G#
I know the sun's set to rise.
D#m Gb
And dreamed of para-para-paradise,
C# G#
Para-para-paradise,
D#m Gb
Para-para-paradise,
C# G#
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
D#m Gb C# G# (lots of times)
Gb F(/F) Am A#m D# Gb
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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]
Cm D# Gm A# (x3)
D# A# F (x2)
C D# A# F (x4)
[Verse]
Gm D#
When she was just a girl,
A# F
She expected the world,
Gm D#
But it flew away from her reach,
A# F
So she ran away in her sleep.
[Chorus]
Cm D#
Dreamed of para-para-paradise,
A# F
Para-para-paradise,
Cm D#
Para-para-paradise,
A# F
Every time she closed her eyes.
Cm D# A# F (x2)
Etc....