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Paradise

Coldplay

-6
−1 +1
F#Dm - 10 12 12 10 0 0
C#m F# G#m | B C|(x3)
E B F#/A# (x2)
C#m E B F# (x4)
G#m EWhen she was just a girl,
B F#She expected the world,
G#m EBut it flew away from her reach,
B F#So she ran away in her sleep.
C#m EDreamed of para-para-paradise,
B F#Para-para-paradise,
C#m EPara-para-paradise,
B F#Every time she closed her eyes.
C#m E B F# (x2)
E B/D#When she was just a girl,
B/D# C#7sus4She expected the world,
E G#mBut it flew away from her reach,
G#m F#And bullets catch in her teeth.
C#mLife goes on,
EIt gets so heavy,
B F#The wheel breaks the butterfly.
E BEvery tear, a waterfall.
E BIn the night, the stormy night,
F#She closed her eyes.
E BIn the night, the stormy night,
F#Away she flied.
C#m EAnd dreamed of para-para-paradise,
B F#Para-para-paradise,
C#m EPara-para-paradise,
B F#Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
C#m F# G#m B (x4)
E B F#Still lying underneath the stormy skies
E BShe said oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
F#I know the sun's set to rise.
C#m EAnd dreamed of para-para-paradise,
B F#Para-para-paradise,
C#m EPara-para-paradise,
B F#Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
C#m E B F# (lots of times)
E B D#m G#m C# E
Capo version (probably easier for a beginner, and doesn't risk snapping strings)
Standard tuning
Capo 3
Chords:
A#m /
C# /
G# /
D# /
Fm /
NB: The first variations are what I would use, but the second variations are there in
case you find them tricky to play.
A#m C# Fm G# (x3)
C# G# D# (x2)
A# C# G# D# (x4)
Fm C#When she was just a girl,
G# D#She expected the world,
Fm C#But it flew away from her reach,
G# D#So she ran away in her sleep.
A#m C#Dreamed of para-para-paradise,
G# D#Para-para-paradise,
A#m C#Para-para-paradise,
G# D#Every time she closed her eyes.
A#m C# G# D# (x2)
Etc....