The Stranglers – Paradise (Guitar Acoustic)

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[Intro]
D  C 
(slow) x2

D  C 
(up tempo) x4
[Verse 1]
D                   C
I went in search of paradise

D                                 C
They said it would be good for my head

D                   C
I went in search of paradise

D                           C
But she took me by the hand instead
[Chorus 1]
Bm    G
Paris London

Bm         G
Glamor and despair

Bm             G
Ruins we were ruined over there

Bm             G
Ruins we were ruined over there
[Instrumental] D A Em G x2 [Verse 2]
D                             C
And when you think you are in paradise

D                          C
But you find your arms are tied

D                      C
Captive in the name of paradise

D                      C
The chains are all her lies
[Chorus 2]
Bm    G
Paris London

Bm         G
Glamor and despair

Bm             G
Ruins we were ruined over there

Bm             G
Ruins we were ruined over there
[Instrumental] D A Em G x2 [Verse 3]
D                         C
The picture on the screen is moving still

D                                 C
It's moving all the time

D                   C
If only you could freeze frame a moment there

D                           C
You could have paradise all the time
[Chorus 3]
Bm    G
Paris London

Bm         G
Glamor and despair

Bm             G
Ruins we were ruined over there

Bm             G
Ruins we were ruined over there
(spoken)
D             A                     Em        G
I don't think anyone's ever been to paradise

D       A                    Em        G
because paradise is based on lies

D             A                  Em         G
I don't think anyone's ever felt paradise

D       A                    Em        G
because paradise is based on lies