Welcome To Paradise chords by 10cc

• Difficulty: Advanced

Key: Am

Intro:

Am F G D
Am/E F Bm7b5
Am G6 Am G6 F6
Am G6 Am G6 F6

Verse 1:
Am
  I kissed my mother
Dm
  Shook the hand of my brother
C
  And I said goodbye
    G/B   F6
To the woman I loved
Am
  It may seem like a madness
Dm
  To be leaving the love nest
C

 But I'm taking a chance
   G/B    F6
On a place far away

Pre-Chorus:
C     G/C F/C C  G C
Welcome to pa--ra--dise
       G/C  F/C Ab
Who said you can't live twice?
Eb      Bb/D   Ab
You will find heaven is here on earth
C     G/C F/C C
Welcome to pa--ra--dise
  Bm7b5
Did somebody say

Chorus:
     Am
There's a coup coming on
     G6
There's a coup coming on
     Am
There's a coup coming on
     G6        F6
There's a coup coming on, a coup coming on

     Am
There's a coup coming on, bad vibrations
     G6
There's a coup coming on, feeling the tension
     Am
There's a coup coming on, no smoke without fire
     G6        F6
There's a coup coming on, a coup coming on

Verse 2:
Am
  I could smell the danger
Dm
  Never dance with a stranger
C
 But the music took me
  G/B    F6
And soon I was lost
Am
  So I questioned a lady
Dm
  But her answers were crazy
C
 And before I knew
   G/B      F6
I was counting the cost

Pre-Chorus:
C     G/C F/C C  G C
Welcome to paradise
      G/C  F/C Ab
Love it but don't look twice
Eb       Bb/D   Ab      Ab/Bb
You'll soon be living in make believe
C     G/C F/C C
Welcome to pa--ra--dise
  Bm7b5
Did somebody say

Chorus:
     Am
There's a coup coming on
     G6
There's a coup coming on
     Am
There's a coup coming on
     G6        F6
There's a coup coming on, a coup coming on

     Am
There's a coup coming on, Somebody help me
     G6
There's a coup coming on, So much I don't follow
     Am
There's a coup coming on, I'm not looking for trouble
     G6        F6
There's a coup coming on, a coup coming on

Bridge:
Am/E
   I shouldn't have come
F
 No I shouldn't have come
Bm7b5
   Why did I come, hey?

Instrumental:
Am G6 Am G6 F6

Verse 3:
Bbm
  The clouds were gathering
Ebm
  And the temperature rising
Db
  Be no turning back
    Ab/C      Gb6
All my bridges were burned
Bbm
  Then it hit me
Ebm
  Jumped up and bit me
Db
  Now I'm under your spell
   Ab/C   Gb6
I can never return

Pre-Chorus:
Db      Ab/Db Gb/Db Db
This is your pa----ra----dise
       Ab/Db Gb/Db A
Now you must pay  the  price
E        B/D#      A
You should have flown when the coup was blown
Db    Ab/Db Gb/Db Db
Welcom to pa----ra----dise
  Cm7b5
Did somebody say

Chorus:
     Bbm
There's a coup coming on
     Ab6
There's a coup coming on
     Bbm
There's a coup coming on
     Ab6        Gb6
There's a coup coming on, a coup coming on

     Bbm
There's a coup coming on
     Ab6
There's a coup coming on
     Bbm
There's a coup coming on
    Ab6        Gb6
See the band on the run, Annie get your gun

Outro:
Bbm
Welcome to paradise
Ab6
Welcome to paradise
Bbm
Welcome to paradise
     Ab6        Gb6
There's a coup coming on, a coup coming on

     Bbm
There's a coup coming on, bad vibrations
     Ab6
There's a coup coming on, feeling the tension
     Bbm
There's a coup coming on, no smoke without fire
     Ab6       Gb6
See the band on the run, Annie get your gun

     Bbm
There's a coup coming on, Somebody help me
     Ab6
There's a coup coming on, So much I don't follow
     Bbm
There's a coup coming on, I'm not looking for trouble
     Ab6        Gb6
There's a coup coming on, a coup coming on

     Bbm
There's a coup, temperature rising
     Ab6
There's a coup, temperature rising
     Bbm
There's a coup, temperature rising
    Ab6        Gb6
See the band on the run, Annie get your gun
(Fade Out)