Paranoid chords by Black Sabbath (Ver. 2)
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard tuning
Difficulty: intermediate
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 A D G B e
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E4 - 12 12 x x x x
E5* - 12 14 x x x x -> 'INTRO' Only
E5 - 12 14 14 x x x
D5 - 10 12 12 x x x
G5 - x 10 12 12 x x
G/D - x x 12 12 12 x
C5 - 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|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
B|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
G|------------------------------|--------------------------------| > x4
D|------------------------------|--------12-h14----------12------| |
A|12h14------12h14------12h14---|12-h14----------12-h14------14--| |
E|12---------12---------12------|--------------------------------| |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + /
VERSE #1: [8 M] See 'VERSE' TAB, Below -
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|E5 |E5 |D5 |
Fin-ished with my wo- man 'cause she could-n't help me
|G5 D5 E5 G/D |E5 |E5 |
with my mind Peo-ple think I’m in- sane be-cause I
|D5 |G5 D5 E5 |
am frown- ing all the time
*** 'VERSE' TAB (Play for all 5 Verses) -
E5
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|
A|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|
E|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D5 G5 D5 E5 G/D
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------12------|
G|--------------------------------|12----------------------12------|
D|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|12--12----------14------12------|
A|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|10--12----------14--------------|
E|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|----10----------12--------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E5
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|
A|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|
E|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D5 G5 D5 E5
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|12------------------------------|
D|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|12--12----------14--------------|
A|12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|10--12----------14--------------|
E|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|----10----------12------0---0---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
INTERLUDE #1: [8 M]
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|E5 C5| D5 |E5 |E5 |E5 C5| D5 |E5 |E5 |
*** 'INTERLUDE #1' and 'INTERLUDE #2' TAB ('\' = Slide DOWN) -
E5 C5 D5 E5 \
e|----------|--------|------------------------|------------------------| |
B|----------|--------|------------------------|------------------------| |
G|----------|--------|------------------------|------------------------| > x2
D|14----\10-|10--12--|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |
A|14----\10-|10--12--|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |
E|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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|E5 |E5 |D5 |
All day long I think of things, but noth-ing seems to
|G5 D5 E5 G/D |E5 |E5 |
sat-is- fy Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find
|D5 |G5 D5 E5 |
some- thing to pa-ci- fy
BRIDGE: [8 M] See 'BRIDGE' TAB, Below -
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|E5 | E5 |D5 | |
Can you help me? Thought you were my friend
|E5 | |D5 | |
Whoa, yeah
*** 'BRIDGE' TAB -
E5 NC D5 E5 D5
e|--------|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|14------|------14--|12------|--------|14------|--------|12------|--------|
A|14------|------14--|12------|--------|14------|--------|12------|--------|
E|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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|E5 |E5 |D5 |G5 D5 E5 G/D |E5 |E5 |D5 |G5 D5 E5 G/D |
VERSE #3: [8 M]
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|E5 |E5 |D5 |
I need some- one to show me the things in life that
|G5 D5 E5 G/D |E5 |E5 |
I can't find I can't see the things that make true hap-
|D5 |G5 D5 E5 |
pi- ness I must be blind
GUITAR SOLO: [16 M] Play 1st 4 Measures Of 'VERSE' TAB 4 TIMES -
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|E5 |E5 |D5 |G5 D5 E5 G/D |E5 |E5 |D5 |G5 D5 E5 G/D |
|E5 |E5 |D5 |G5 D5 E5 G/D |E5 |E5 |D5 |G5 D5 E5 G/D |
RE-INTRO #2: [8 M] Play 1st 4 Measures Of 'VERSE' TAB TWICE -
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|E5 |E5 |D5 |G5 D5 E5 G/D |E5 |E5 |D5 |G5 D5 E5 G/D |
VERSE #4: [8 M]
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|E5 |E5 |D5 |
Make a joke and I will sigh, and you will laugh, and
|G5 D5 E5 G/D |E5 |E5 |
I will cry Hap-pi- ness I can- not feel, and love
|D5 |G5 D5 E5 |
to me is so un- real
INTERLUDE #2: [8 M]
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|E5 C5| D5 |E5 |E5 |E5 C5| D5 |E5 |E5 |
VERSE #5: [8 M]
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|E5 |E5 |D5 |
And, so as you hear these words tel- ling you now of
|G5 D5 E5 G/D |E5 |E5 |
my state I tell you to en- joy life I wish
|D5 |G5 D5 E5 |
I could but it's too late
CODA: [8 M] Play 'VERSE' TAB, EXCEPT hold final 'E5' to end -
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|E5 |E5 |D5 |G5 D5 E5 G/D |E5 |E5 |D5 |G5 D5 E5 | Last updated:
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