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Paradise

Coldplay

-10
−1 +1
DDm - 10 12 12 10 0 0
Am D Em | G C|(x3)
C G D/F# (x2)
Am C G D (x4)
Em CWhen she was just a girl,
G DShe expected the world,
Em CBut it flew away from her reach,
G DSo she ran away in her sleep.
Am CDreamed of para-para-paradise,
G DPara-para-paradise,
Am CPara-para-paradise,
G DEvery time she closed her eyes.
Am C G D (x2)
C G/BWhen she was just a girl,
G/B A7sus4She expected the world,
C EmBut it flew away from her reach,
Em DAnd bullets catch in her teeth.
AmLife goes on,
CIt gets so heavy,
G DThe wheel breaks the butterfly.
C GEvery tear, a waterfall.
C GIn the night, the stormy night,
DShe closed her eyes.
C GIn the night, the stormy night,
DAway she flied.
Am CAnd dreamed of para-para-paradise,
G DPara-para-paradise,
Am CPara-para-paradise,
G DWhoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
Am D Em G (x4)
C G DStill lying underneath the stormy skies
C GShe said oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
DI know the sun's set to rise.
Am CAnd dreamed of para-para-paradise,
G DPara-para-paradise,
Am CPara-para-paradise,
G DWhoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
Am C G D (lots of times)
C G Bm Em A C
Capo version (probably easier for a beginner, and doesn't risk snapping strings)
Standard tuning
Capo 3
Chords:
F#m /
A /
E /
B /
C#m /
NB: The first variations are what I would use, but the second variations are there in
case you find them tricky to play.
F#m A C#m E (x3)
A E B (x2)
F# A E B (x4)
C#m AWhen she was just a girl,
E BShe expected the world,
C#m ABut it flew away from her reach,
E BSo she ran away in her sleep.
F#m ADreamed of para-para-paradise,
E BPara-para-paradise,
F#m APara-para-paradise,
E BEvery time she closed her eyes.
F#m A E B (x2)
Etc....