Paradise chords by The Stranglers

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
D MajorD C majorC
(slow) x2
D MajorD C majorC
(up tempo) x4

Verse 1:
D MajorD          C majorC
I went in search of paradise
D MajorD                 C majorC
They said it would be good for my head
D MajorD          C majorC
I went in search of paradise
D MajorD              C majorC
But she took me by the hand instead

Chorus 1:
B minorBm  G+G
Paris London
B minorBm     G+G
Glamor and despair
B minorBm       G+G
Ruins we were ruined over there
B minorBm       G+G
Ruins we were ruined over there

Instrumental:
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm G+G x2

Verse 2:
D MajorD               C majorC
And when you think you are in paradise
D MajorD             C majorC
But you find your arms are tied
D MajorD           C majorC
Captive in the name of paradise
D MajorD           C majorC
The chains are all her lies

Chorus 2:
B minorBm  G+G
Paris London
B minorBm     G+G
Glamor and despair
B minorBm       G+G
Ruins we were ruined over there
B minorBm       G+G
Ruins we were ruined over there

Instrumental:
D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm G+G x2

Verse 3:
D MajorD             C majorC
The picture on the screen is moving still
D MajorD                 C majorC
It's moving all the time
D MajorD          C majorC
If only you could freeze frame a moment there
D MajorD              C majorC
You could have paradise all the time

Chorus 3:
B minorBm  G+G
Paris London
B minorBm     G+G
Glamor and despair
B minorBm       G+G
Ruins we were ruined over there
B minorBm       G+G
Ruins we were ruined over there

(spoken)
D MajorD       A augmentedA           E minorEm    G+G
I don't think anyone's ever been to paradise
D MajorD    A augmentedA          E minorEm    G+G
because paradise is based on lies
D MajorD       A augmentedA         E minorEm     G+G
I don't think anyone's ever felt paradise
D MajorD    A augmentedA          E minorEm    G+G