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