Chords for John Prine & Billy Prine sing "Paradise" at Habana Cafe in Gulfport, Florida
Tempo:
87.475 bpm
Chords used:
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A
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Bb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
I bet he used to be my little [Gm] brother.
[D] I mean, I messed with him when he was little, [Bb] endlessly.
[Gm] Now I got drafted and went away and [Bb] I came home and [C] this big guy [Bb] came up behind me.
I was having a year before I was born.
[Cm] This big guy came up [D] behind me, gave me a big hug, and said,
Hey [Ab] John, this is Bill Boyce.
[Bb] I turned around and this fucker was sitting in the back.
[Gm] [D] I haven't messed with him since.
I was a [G] child, standing [D] in the trail,
Down in western Kentucky, [A] where the [D] pirates were gone.
This backward little [G] town, I can't [D]
remember.
So many towns, [A] that I'll never [D] really remember.
They won't [G] take me back to [D] Petersburg town,
Down by the Green River, [A] where the paradise [D]
lays.
I'll be nice to [G] him, but he's too [D] late at last.
He's 65, sold a grand, [A] and now [D] he's gone.
Sometimes we travel, [G] right down [D] the Green River,
To the abandoned old prison, [A] down by [D] the edge of the earth.
Where the ice might slip, [G] but shit but [D] I'll go.
He'll keep up, but [A] I'll [D] never give up.
They won't [G] take me back to [D] Petersburg town,
Down by the Green River, [A] [D] where the paradise lays.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late at last.
The pirates sold a grand, [A] and now [D] they're gone.
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
And the coal company came, [G] with the [D] world's largest shuttle,
Hunter the timber, [A] and he stripped [D] all the land.
They did it for the coal, [G] if the land [D] was for sale,
And they wrote it all down, [A] as a [D] progress of man.
And the pirates sold a grand, and now they're gone.
They won't take me [G] back to Petersburg [D] town,
Down by the Green [A] River, where the [D] paradise lays.
I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're [D] too late at last.
The pirates sold a [A] grand, and [D] now they're gone.
And the village came to settle.
[G] [D] And
[A] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] when the diver's ashes, [G] float down the [D] Green River,
And let my soul run up, [A] into the Rochester [D] Bay.
I'll be halfway to heaven, [G] with [D] paradise waiting,
Just five miles from where I'm, [A] wherever [D] I am.
They won't take me [G] back to [D] Petersburg town,
Down by the Green River, [A] where the [D] paradise lays.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late at last.
And my soul's ready, [A] [D] I'll be waiting.
And my soul's ready, [A] [D] I'll be waiting.
And my soul's ready, [A] I'll be waiting.
[D]
I bet he used to be my little [Gm] brother.
[D] I mean, I messed with him when he was little, [Bb] endlessly.
[Gm] Now I got drafted and went away and [Bb] I came home and [C] this big guy [Bb] came up behind me.
I was having a year before I was born.
[Cm] This big guy came up [D] behind me, gave me a big hug, and said,
Hey [Ab] John, this is Bill Boyce.
[Bb] I turned around and this fucker was sitting in the back.
[Gm] [D] I haven't messed with him since.
I was a [G] child, standing [D] in the trail,
Down in western Kentucky, [A] where the [D] pirates were gone.
This backward little [G] town, I can't [D]
remember.
So many towns, [A] that I'll never [D] really remember.
They won't [G] take me back to [D] Petersburg town,
Down by the Green River, [A] where the paradise [D]
lays.
I'll be nice to [G] him, but he's too [D] late at last.
He's 65, sold a grand, [A] and now [D] he's gone.
Sometimes we travel, [G] right down [D] the Green River,
To the abandoned old prison, [A] down by [D] the edge of the earth.
Where the ice might slip, [G] but shit but [D] I'll go.
He'll keep up, but [A] I'll [D] never give up.
They won't [G] take me back to [D] Petersburg town,
Down by the Green River, [A] [D] where the paradise lays.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late at last.
The pirates sold a grand, [A] and now [D] they're gone.
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
And the coal company came, [G] with the [D] world's largest shuttle,
Hunter the timber, [A] and he stripped [D] all the land.
They did it for the coal, [G] if the land [D] was for sale,
And they wrote it all down, [A] as a [D] progress of man.
And the pirates sold a grand, and now they're gone.
They won't take me [G] back to Petersburg [D] town,
Down by the Green [A] River, where the [D] paradise lays.
I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're [D] too late at last.
The pirates sold a [A] grand, and [D] now they're gone.
And the village came to settle.
[G] [D] And
[A] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] when the diver's ashes, [G] float down the [D] Green River,
And let my soul run up, [A] into the Rochester [D] Bay.
I'll be halfway to heaven, [G] with [D] paradise waiting,
Just five miles from where I'm, [A] wherever [D] I am.
They won't take me [G] back to [D] Petersburg town,
Down by the Green River, [A] where the [D] paradise lays.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late at last.
And my soul's ready, [A] [D] I'll be waiting.
And my soul's ready, [A] [D] I'll be waiting.
And my soul's ready, [A] I'll be waiting.
[D]
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I bet he used to be my little [Gm] brother. _ _ _
[D] I mean, I messed with him when he was little, [Bb] _ endlessly.
[Gm] Now I got drafted and went away and [Bb] I came home and [C] this big guy [Bb] came up behind me.
I was having a year before I was born.
[Cm] This big guy came up [D] behind me, gave me a big hug, and said,
Hey [Ab] John, this is Bill Boyce.
[Bb] I turned around and this fucker was sitting in the back. _
[Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ I haven't messed with him since. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I was a [G] child, standing [D] in the trail,
Down in western Kentucky, [A] where the [D] pirates were gone.
This backward little [G] town, I can't [D]
remember.
So many towns, [A] that I'll never [D] really remember. _
_ _ _ They won't [G] take me back to [D] Petersburg town,
Down by the Green River, [A] where the paradise [D]
lays.
_ I'll be nice to [G] him, but he's too [D] late at last.
He's 65, sold a grand, [A] and now [D] he's gone. _ _
_ Sometimes _ we travel, [G] right down [D] the Green River,
To the abandoned old prison, [A] down by [D] the edge of the earth.
_ _ _ Where the ice might slip, [G] but shit but [D] I'll go.
_ He'll keep up, but [A] I'll [D] never give up.
_ _ They won't [G] take me back to [D] Petersburg town,
Down by the Green River, [A] [D] where the paradise lays. _ _ _ _
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late at last.
The pirates sold a grand, [A] and now [D] they're gone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
And the coal company came, [G] with the [D] world's largest shuttle,
Hunter the timber, [A] and he stripped [D] all the land.
They did it for the coal, [G] if the land [D] was for sale,
And they wrote it all down, [A] as a [D] progress of man.
And the pirates sold a grand, and now they're gone.
They won't take me [G] back to Petersburg [D] town,
Down by the Green [A] River, where the [D] paradise lays.
I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're [D] too late at last.
The pirates sold a [A] grand, and [D] now they're gone.
And the village came to settle. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] [D] And _ _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ when the diver's ashes, [G] float down the [D] Green River,
And let my soul run up, [A] into the Rochester [D] Bay.
_ I'll be halfway to heaven, [G] with [D] paradise waiting,
Just five miles from where I'm, [A] wherever [D] I am. _ _ _ _
They won't take me [G] back to [D] Petersburg town,
Down by the Green River, [A] where the [D] paradise lays.
_ I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late at last.
And my soul's ready, [A] [D] I'll be waiting.
_ And my soul's ready, [A] [D] I'll be waiting.
_ And my soul's ready, [A] I'll be waiting.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I bet he used to be my little [Gm] brother. _ _ _
[D] I mean, I messed with him when he was little, [Bb] _ endlessly.
[Gm] Now I got drafted and went away and [Bb] I came home and [C] this big guy [Bb] came up behind me.
I was having a year before I was born.
[Cm] This big guy came up [D] behind me, gave me a big hug, and said,
Hey [Ab] John, this is Bill Boyce.
[Bb] I turned around and this fucker was sitting in the back. _
[Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ I haven't messed with him since. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I was a [G] child, standing [D] in the trail,
Down in western Kentucky, [A] where the [D] pirates were gone.
This backward little [G] town, I can't [D]
remember.
So many towns, [A] that I'll never [D] really remember. _
_ _ _ They won't [G] take me back to [D] Petersburg town,
Down by the Green River, [A] where the paradise [D]
lays.
_ I'll be nice to [G] him, but he's too [D] late at last.
He's 65, sold a grand, [A] and now [D] he's gone. _ _
_ Sometimes _ we travel, [G] right down [D] the Green River,
To the abandoned old prison, [A] down by [D] the edge of the earth.
_ _ _ Where the ice might slip, [G] but shit but [D] I'll go.
_ He'll keep up, but [A] I'll [D] never give up.
_ _ They won't [G] take me back to [D] Petersburg town,
Down by the Green River, [A] [D] where the paradise lays. _ _ _ _
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late at last.
The pirates sold a grand, [A] and now [D] they're gone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
And the coal company came, [G] with the [D] world's largest shuttle,
Hunter the timber, [A] and he stripped [D] all the land.
They did it for the coal, [G] if the land [D] was for sale,
And they wrote it all down, [A] as a [D] progress of man.
And the pirates sold a grand, and now they're gone.
They won't take me [G] back to Petersburg [D] town,
Down by the Green [A] River, where the [D] paradise lays.
I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're [D] too late at last.
The pirates sold a [A] grand, and [D] now they're gone.
And the village came to settle. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] [D] And _ _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ when the diver's ashes, [G] float down the [D] Green River,
And let my soul run up, [A] into the Rochester [D] Bay.
_ I'll be halfway to heaven, [G] with [D] paradise waiting,
Just five miles from where I'm, [A] wherever [D] I am. _ _ _ _
They won't take me [G] back to [D] Petersburg town,
Down by the Green River, [A] where the [D] paradise lays.
_ I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late at last.
And my soul's ready, [A] [D] I'll be waiting.
_ And my soul's ready, [A] [D] I'll be waiting.
_ And my soul's ready, [A] I'll be waiting.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _