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Paradise Tab by James Blunt

Paradise tab by James Blunt

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Intro:

** Synth plays F#, C#, G#

Verse:
   Synth Chords:

A#m            F#
Holding back, Going black
C#             G#
Oh god, you're beautiful
A#m            F#
In my throat, Kaleidoscope
C#             G#
Oh god, it's beautiful
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Prechorus:

e|--6-------------------------|--4----------------------------|
B|--7-------------------------|--6----------------------------|
G|--6-------------------------|--6----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--6----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
      "I feel my heart beating      I feel my blood pumping"

e|--8-------------------------|--9----------------------------|
B|--9-------------------------|-11----------------------------|
G|--8-------------------------|-10----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
      "It is a love     coming up    And it's me or nothing"

e|--6-------------------------|--4----------------------------|
B|--7-------------------------|--6----------------------------|
G|--6-------------------------|--6----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--6----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
      "Like a lifesafer              All the signs say that"

e|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      "There may be trouble in my head"



Chorus:

    2 separate parts written together (one may be bass guitar)
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4-----4---4-4---4-4---4-4----|-6------6---6-6---6-6---6-6----| <- 6's can be played 1st fret D
E|-6-----6---6-6---6-6---6-6----|-2------2---2-2---2-2---2-2----|
 "Let love be the reason for breathing


e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-/8----8---8-8---8-8---8-8----|-6------6---6-6---6-6---6-6----|
E|-/9----9---9-9---9-9---9-9----|-4------4---4-4---4-4---4-4----|
 "Let love be the light in your eye"


Continue Lyrics as Chorus repeats 3x:

"Cause you and me don't need a reason
 To fall in love tonight
 So darlin', won't you close your eyes?
 Hold on tight, We'll find paradise
 Let love be the reason for breathing
 You and I, you and I tonight"



Verse 2:

Continue previous Chorus riff:
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4-----4---4-4---4-4---4-4----|-6------6---6-6---6-6---6-6----|
E|-6-----6---6-6---6-6---6-6----|-2------2---2-2---2-2---2-2----|

e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-/8----8---8-8---8-8---8-8----|-6------6---6-6---6-6---6-6----|
E|-/9----9---9-9---9-9---9-9----|-4------4---4-4---4-4---4-4----|

Lyrics:

"Freefall, Recall"
"Oh god, it's beautiful"
"Cold sweat, Regret"
"Oh no, it's beautiful"



Prechorus 2:

e|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-6------6---6-6---6-6---6-6----|-4-----4---4-4---4-4---4-4----|
E|-2------2---2-2---2-2---2-2----|------------------------------|
      "I feel my heart beating        I feel my blood pumping"

e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-3-----3---3-3---3-3---3-3----|-4------4---4-4---4-4---4-4----|
E|-4-----4---4-4---4-4---4-4----|-6------6---6-6---6-6---6-6----|
      "It is a love    coming up        And it's me or nothing"

e|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-6------6---6-6---6-6---6-6----|-4-----4---4-4---4-4---4-4----|
E|-2------2---2-2---2-2---2-2----|------------------------------|
          "Like a lifesafer,             all the signs say that"

e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-3-----3---3-3---3-3---3-3----|-3-----3---3-3---3-3---3-3----|
E|-1-----1---1-1---1-1---1-1----|-1-----1---1-1---1-1---1-1----|
    "There may be trouble in my head"



Chorus 2:

e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4-----4---4-4---4-4---4-4----|-6------6---6-6---6-6---6-6----| <- 6's can be played 1st fret D
E|-6-----6---6-6---6-6---6-6----|-2------2---2-2---2-2---2-2----|
 "Let love be the reason for breathing


e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-/8----8---8-8---8-8---8-8----|-6------6---6-6---6-6---6-6----|
E|-/9----9---9-9---9-9---9-9----|-4------4---4-4---4-4---4-4----|
 "Let love be the light in your eye"

Lyrics with Chorus Repeats:

"'Cause you and me don't need a reason
To fall in love tonight
So darlin', won't you close your eyes?
Hold on tight
We'll find paradise
Let love be the reason for breathing
You and I, you and I tonight"



Bridge:

F#                            A#m
Spent my life tryin' to find
G#
Paradise, paradise
F#                            C#
Spent my life tryin' to find
G#
You

Guitar Lick in 3rd lyric line:
e|-------6------------|------------------------------|
B|----6-----6---------|-9~---------------------------|
G|---------------6----|------------------------------|
D|-8------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------------|



Final Chorus:
   The part from previous Choruses is played again but another Guitar is added in

   pick each note in this part as a bar of 16ths:
e|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6-----------------------|-8-------------------------|-10----------------------|-8-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  "Let love be the reason for breathing               Let love be the light in your eye"

e|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6-----------------------|-8-------------------------|-10----------------------|-8-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  "'Cause you and me don't need a reason                 To fall    in love    tonight So darlin', won't you"

e|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6-----------------------|-8-------------------------|-10----------------------|-8-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  "close your eyes?          Hold on tight                           We'll find paradise"

e|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-9-----------------------|
G|-6-----------------------|-8-------------------------|-10----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  "Let love be the reason for breathing                                You and I, you and I tonight



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