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Paradise

Coldplay

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EDm - 10 12 12 10 0 0
Bm E F#m | A C|(x3)
D A E/G# (x2)
Bm D A E (x4)
F#m DWhen she was just a girl,
A EShe expected the world,
F#m DBut it flew away from her reach,
A ESo she ran away in her sleep.
Bm DDreamed of para-para-paradise,
A EPara-para-paradise,
Bm DPara-para-paradise,
A EEvery time she closed her eyes.
Bm D A E (x2)
D A/C#When she was just a girl,
A/C# B7sus4She expected the world,
D F#mBut it flew away from her reach,
F#m EAnd bullets catch in her teeth.
BmLife goes on,
DIt gets so heavy,
A EThe wheel breaks the butterfly.
D AEvery tear, a waterfall.
D AIn the night, the stormy night,
EShe closed her eyes.
D AIn the night, the stormy night,
EAway she flied.
Bm DAnd dreamed of para-para-paradise,
A EPara-para-paradise,
Bm DPara-para-paradise,
A EWhoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
Bm E F#m A (x4)
D A EStill lying underneath the stormy skies
D AShe said oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
EI know the sun's set to rise.
Bm DAnd dreamed of para-para-paradise,
A EPara-para-paradise,
Bm DPara-para-paradise,
A EWhoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
Bm D A E (lots of times)
D A C#m F#m B D
Capo version (probably easier for a beginner, and doesn't risk snapping strings)
Standard tuning
Capo 3
Chords:
G#m /
B /
F# /
C# /
D#m /
NB: The first variations are what I would use, but the second variations are there in
case you find them tricky to play.
G#m B D#m F# (x3)
B F# C# (x2)
G# B F# C# (x4)
D#m BWhen she was just a girl,
F# C#She expected the world,
D#m BBut it flew away from her reach,
F# C#So she ran away in her sleep.
G#m BDreamed of para-para-paradise,
F# C#Para-para-paradise,
G#m BPara-para-paradise,
F# C#Every time she closed her eyes.
G#m B F# C# (x2)
Etc....