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