Intro
Gm D# A# F Gm D# F A# D# A# Gm F
[Verse 1]
A# D#
Julie's got the word today
A# Gm F
She lost her job just one last pay
A# D# A# Gm
Life don't come easy anymore
F A# D#
Still strugglin'on by herself
A#
Got a picture of Jimmy
Gm F
There on the shelf
A#
And she looks at him and says
D# A# A# F/A
Why did we let it go
Gm Dm
I know that sometimes, baby
D# A# A# F/A
We didn't see things eye-to-eye
Gm Dm
I got just one question
D# F
Did we have to say goodbye?
[Chorus]
A# D#
Just like prisoners in paradise
A# D#
Still far from heaven's door
A# F/A Gm
We had it all but still we
F D# Cm
Wanted more
F D# F
Now I realize that I can't turn back
Gm F D#
The future's here to stay
A# F
But hey, we're just children of tomorrow
D# F Gm D# F Gm D# F
Hangin' on to yesterday
[Verse 2]
A# D#
Jimmy still recalls the night
A#
When he took his guitar
Gm F
And headed on out
A# D#
To find the big time
A# Gm
That was his dream
F A#
He gave up his past
D#
And made it alright
A#
But there's something missin'
Gm F
In his heart tonight
A# D#
Sometimes what you want
A# A# F/A
Ain't what you need, no no
Gm
He misses drivin' down
Dm
To the lake at night
D#
Holdin' his baby
A# A# F/A
In his arms so tight
Gm Dm
Ain't it hard to find illusions
D# F
When you're livin' in a memory
[Chorus]
A# D#
Just like prisoners in paradise
A# D#
So close but yet so far
A#
There will come a time
F/A Gm F D# Cm
No matter who you are
F D#
When you ask yourself
F
Was it right or wrong
Gm F D#
For me to turn away
A# F
But hey, we're just children of tomorrow
D# F A#
Hangin' on to yesterday
[Interlude]
Gm D# F Gm D# F
F A# D#
We prisoners in paradise
A# D#
Still far from heaven's door
A# F/A Gm
We had it all but still we
F D#
Wanted more
F A# D#
We just prisoners in paradise
A# D#
So close but yet so far
A#
There will come a time
F/A Gm F D# Cm
No matter who you are
F D#
When you ask yourself
F
Was it right or wrong
Gm F D#
For me to turn away
A# F
But hey, we're just children of tomorrow
D# F A#
Hangin' on to yesterday