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