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Paradise

Coldplay

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BDm - 10 12 12 10 0 0
F#m B C#m | E C|(x3)
A E B/D# (x2)
F#m 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)
A E/G#When she was just a girl,
E/G# F#7sus4She expected the world,
A C#mBut it flew away from her reach,
C#m BAnd bullets catch in her teeth.
F#mLife goes on,
AIt gets so heavy,
E BThe wheel breaks the butterfly.
A EEvery tear, a waterfall.
A EIn the night, the stormy night,
BShe closed her eyes.
A EIn the night, the stormy night,
BAway she flied.
F#m AAnd dreamed of para-para-paradise,
E BPara-para-paradise,
F#m APara-para-paradise,
E BWhoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
F#m B C#m E (x4)
A E BStill lying underneath the stormy skies
A EShe said oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
BI know the sun's set to rise.
F#m AAnd dreamed of para-para-paradise,
E BPara-para-paradise,
F#m APara-para-paradise,
E BWhoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
F#m A E B (lots of times)
A E G#m C#m F# A
Capo version (probably easier for a beginner, and doesn't risk snapping strings)
Standard tuning
Capo 3
Chords:
D#m /
F# /
C# /
G# /
A#m /
NB: The first variations are what I would use, but the second variations are there in
case you find them tricky to play.
D#m F# A#m C# (x3)
F# C# G# (x2)
D# F# C# G# (x4)
A#m F#When she was just a girl,
C# G#She expected the world,
A#m F#But it flew away from her reach,
C# G#So she ran away in her sleep.
D#m F#Dreamed of para-para-paradise,
C# G#Para-para-paradise,
D#m F#Para-para-paradise,
C# G#Every time she closed her eyes.
D#m F# C# G# (x2)
Etc....