Paranoid chords by Black Sabbath

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Standard tuning


Paranoid - Black Sabbath (1970)
Written By: Terrence 'Geezer' Butler, Tony Iommi,
      John 'Ozzy' Osbourne and Bill Ward.
Chorded/Tabbed By: Zack Oxford.

4/4 TIME @ 164 BPM (2 Min. 44 Sec.) in 'G'.

Chords Used:
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       GUITAR
     E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB e
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E4  - 12 12 x x x x
E5* - 12 14 x x x x -> 'INTRO' Only
E5E5  - 12 14 14 x x x
D5D5  - 10 12 12 x x x
G5G5  -  x 10 12 12 x x
G/DG/D -  x x 12 12 12 x
C5C5  -  8 10 10 x x x

INTRO: [8 M]
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|E4 E5* E4 E5* E4 E5* |NC   |E4 E5* E4 E5* E4 E5* |NC   |

|E4 E5* E4 E5* E4 E5* |NC   |E4 E5* E4 E5* E4 E5* |NC   |

*** 'INTRO' Guitar TAB ('h' = Hammer ON) -

 E4 E5*   E4 E5*   E4 E5*  NC                \
e|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
BB|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
G+G|------------------------------|--------------------------------| > x4
D MajorD|------------------------------|--------12-h14----------12------| |
A augmentedA|12h14------12h14------12h14---|12-h14----------12-h14------14--| |
E MajorE|12---------12---------12------|--------------------------------| |
 1  + 2 +  3 + 4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   /

VERSE #1: [8 M] See 'VERSE' TAB, Below -
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|E5E5           |E5E5         |D5D5          |
 Fin-ished with my wo- man 'cause she  could-n't help me

|G5G5  D5D5  E5E5  G/DG/D |E5E5           |E5E5         |
 with my  mind   Peo-ple think I’m in- sane  be-cause I

|D5D5        |G5G5 D5D5  E5E5   |
 am frown- ing  all the  time

*** 'VERSE' TAB (Play for all 5 Verses) -

 E5E5
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|
A augmentedA|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|
E MajorE|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

 D5D5                G5G5 D5D5     E5E5   G/DG/D
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|------------------------12------|
G+G|--------------------------------|12----------------------12------|
D MajorD|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|12--12----------14------12------|
A augmentedA|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|10--12----------14--------------|
E MajorE|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|----10----------12--------------|
 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

 E5E5
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|
A augmentedA|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|
E MajorE|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

 D5D5                G5G5 D5D5     E5E5
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|12------------------------------|
D MajorD|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|12--12----------14--------------|
A augmentedA|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|10--12----------14--------------|
E MajorE|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|----10----------12------0---0---|
 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

INTERLUDE #1: [8 M]
------------

|E5E5   C5C5|  D5D5 |E5E5   |E5E5   |E5E5   C5C5|  D5D5 |E5E5   |E5E5   |

*** 'INTERLUDE #1' and 'INTERLUDE #2' TAB ('\' = Slide DOWN) -

 E5E5   C5C5   D5D5  E5E5                         \
e|----------|--------|------------------------|------------------------| |
BB|----------|--------|------------------------|------------------------| |
G+G|----------|--------|------------------------|------------------------| > x2
D MajorD|14----\10-|10--12--|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |
A augmentedA|14----\10-|10--12--|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |
E MajorE|12----\8--|8---10--|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |
 1 2 3 4+  1 2 3 4 1 +  2 + 3 + 4 + 1 +  2 + 3 + 4 +  /

VERSE #2: [8 M]
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|E5E5           |E5E5         |D5D5          |
 All day long I think of things, but  noth-ing seems to

|G5G5 D5D5  E5E5 G/DG/D |E5E5            |E5E5         |
 sat-is-  fy   Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find

|D5D5         |G5G5 D5D5  E5E5  |
 some- thing to  pa-ci-  fy

BRIDGE: [8 M] See 'BRIDGE' TAB, Below -
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|E5E5   |         E5E5 |D5D5      |           |
     Can you help me?     Thought you were my friend

|E5E5   |      |D5D5   |    |
       Whoa,   yeah

*** 'BRIDGE' TAB -

 E5E5        NC D5D5        E5E5        D5D5
e|--------|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
BB|--------|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G+G|--------|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D MajorD|14------|------14--|12------|--------|14------|--------|12------|--------|
A augmentedA|14------|------14--|12------|--------|14------|--------|12------|--------|
E MajorE|12------|------12--|10------|--------|12------|--------|10------|--------|
 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 + 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

RE-INTRO #1: [8 M] Play 1st 4 Measures Of 'VERSE' TAB TWICE -
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|E5E5  |E5E5  |D5D5  |G5G5 D5D5 E5E5 G/DG/D |E5E5  |E5E5  |D5D5  |G5G5 D5D5 E5E5 G/DG/D |

VERSE #3: [8 M]
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|E5E5          |E5E5          |D5D5        |
 I need some- one to show me the things in life that

|G5G5 D5D5   E5E5  G/DG/D |E5E5            |E5E5           |
 I can't  find   I can't see the things that make true hap-

|D5D5       |G5G5  D5D5  E5E5    |
 pi- ness I  must be  blind

GUITAR SOLO: [16 M] Play 1st 4 Measures Of 'VERSE' TAB 4 TIMES -
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|E5E5   |E5E5   |D5D5   |G5G5 D5D5 E5E5 G/DG/D |E5E5   |E5E5   |D5D5   |G5G5 D5D5 E5E5 G/DG/D |

|E5E5   |E5E5   |D5D5   |G5G5 D5D5 E5E5 G/DG/D |E5E5   |E5E5   |D5D5   |G5G5 D5D5 E5E5 G/DG/D |

RE-INTRO #2: [8 M] Play 1st 4 Measures Of 'VERSE' TAB TWICE -
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|E5E5   |E5E5   |D5D5   |G5G5 D5D5 E5E5 G/DG/D |E5E5   |E5E5   |D5D5   |G5G5 D5D5 E5E5 G/DG/D |

VERSE #4: [8 M]
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|E5E5         |E5E5          |D5D5         |
 Make a joke and I will sigh, and you will laugh, and

|G5G5 D5D5   E5E5 G/DG/D |E5E5          |E5E5          |
 I will  cry   Hap-pi- ness I can- not feel, and love

|D5D5      |G5G5 D5D5  E5E5   |
 to me is  so un-  real

INTERLUDE #2: [8 M]
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|E5E5   C5C5|  D5D5 |E5E5   |E5E5   |E5E5   C5C5|  D5D5 |E5E5   |E5E5   |

VERSE #5: [8 M]
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|E5E5          |E5E5         |D5D5          |
 And, so as you hear these words tel- ling you now  of

|G5G5 D5D5  E5E5  G/DG/D |E5E5         |E5E5         |
  my  state   I tell you to en- joy life I wish

|D5D5       |G5G5  D5D5  E5E5   |
 I could but  it's too  late

CODA: [8 M] Play 'VERSE' TAB, EXCEPT hold final 'E5' to end -
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|E5E5   |E5E5   |D5D5   |G5G5 D5D5 E5E5 G/DG/D |E5E5   |E5E5   |D5D5   |G5G5 D5D5 E5E5 |

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