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)