Chords for John Prine & Emmylou Harris, Paradise
Tempo:
105.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
When I was a child, [G] my family [D] would travel down to Western Kentucky [A] where my [D] parents were born.
There's a record told tell [G] just how much they [D] knew about me.
So many a time [A] that the [D] memories are old.
And baby, won't you take me [G] back to [D] Hewlett-Packard County?
There by the Green River [A] where the [D] Paradise Flames.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range is a long way away.
Sometimes we'd talk [G] right down the [D] Green River to the abandoned old prison [A] down by [D] April Hill.
Where the air smelled like snakes [G] and we'd shoot for [D] life justice.
When empty my brothers was all that we killed.
And baby, won't you take [G] me back to Hewlett [D]-Packard County?
There by the Green [A] River where the [D] Paradise Flames.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late [D] now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range [A] is a [D] long way away.
Jason, would you play one?
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
Hopefully they came [G] with the world's [D] largest shovel.
And they tortured the timber [A] and stripped all [D] the land.
They dug for the coal until the ground was forsaken.
And they wrote it all down as a progressive man.
And baby, won't you [G] take me back to Hewlett [D]-Packard County?
Down by the Green River [A] where the [D] Paradise Flames.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [Dm] late now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range is [A] a long [D] way away.
Now I'm gonna dive in my ashes, [G] float down the [D] Green River.
And lift my soul all on up [A] to the [D] Rochester Dam.
I'll be halfway to heaven [G] with the Paradise [D] Flames.
Just five miles away from wherever I am.
Baby, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Newburgh County?
Down by the Green River where the Paradise Flames.
I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're too late [D] now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range is a [A] long way [D] away.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range [A] is a long [D] way away.
[A] Mr.
[D] Peabody's 4th Range is [A] a long way [D]
away.
When I was a child, [G] my family [D] would travel down to Western Kentucky [A] where my [D] parents were born.
There's a record told tell [G] just how much they [D] knew about me.
So many a time [A] that the [D] memories are old.
And baby, won't you take me [G] back to [D] Hewlett-Packard County?
There by the Green River [A] where the [D] Paradise Flames.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range is a long way away.
Sometimes we'd talk [G] right down the [D] Green River to the abandoned old prison [A] down by [D] April Hill.
Where the air smelled like snakes [G] and we'd shoot for [D] life justice.
When empty my brothers was all that we killed.
And baby, won't you take [G] me back to Hewlett [D]-Packard County?
There by the Green [A] River where the [D] Paradise Flames.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late [D] now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range [A] is a [D] long way away.
Jason, would you play one?
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
Hopefully they came [G] with the world's [D] largest shovel.
And they tortured the timber [A] and stripped all [D] the land.
They dug for the coal until the ground was forsaken.
And they wrote it all down as a progressive man.
And baby, won't you [G] take me back to Hewlett [D]-Packard County?
Down by the Green River [A] where the [D] Paradise Flames.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [Dm] late now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range is [A] a long [D] way away.
Now I'm gonna dive in my ashes, [G] float down the [D] Green River.
And lift my soul all on up [A] to the [D] Rochester Dam.
I'll be halfway to heaven [G] with the Paradise [D] Flames.
Just five miles away from wherever I am.
Baby, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Newburgh County?
Down by the Green River where the Paradise Flames.
I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're too late [D] now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range is a [A] long way [D] away.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range [A] is a long [D] way away.
[A] Mr.
[D] Peabody's 4th Range is [A] a long way [D]
away.
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When I was a child, [G] my family [D] would travel down to Western Kentucky [A] where my [D] parents were born.
_ There's a record told tell [G] just how much they [D] knew about me.
So many a time [A] that the [D] memories are old. _ _ _
_ _ And baby, won't you take me [G] back to [D] Hewlett-Packard County?
There by the Green River [A] where the [D] Paradise Flames.
_ I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range is a long way away. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sometimes we'd talk [G] right down the [D] Green River to the abandoned old prison [A] down by [D] April Hill.
_ Where the air smelled like snakes [G] and we'd shoot for [D] life justice.
When empty my brothers was all that we killed. _ _ _ _
_ And baby, won't you take [G] me back to Hewlett [D]-Packard County?
There by the Green [A] River where the [D] Paradise Flames.
_ I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late [D] now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range [A] is a [D] long way away.
Jason, would you play one? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hopefully they came [G] with the world's [D] largest shovel.
_ And they tortured the timber [A] and stripped all [D] the land. _
They dug for the coal until the ground was forsaken.
_ And they wrote it all down as a progressive man. _ _ _ _ _
And baby, won't you [G] take me back to Hewlett [D]-Packard County?
Down by the Green River [A] where the [D] Paradise Flames.
_ I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [Dm] late now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range is [A] a long [D] way away. _ _ _ _ _
Now I'm gonna dive in my ashes, [G] float down the [D] Green River.
And lift my soul all on up [A] to the [D] Rochester Dam.
_ I'll be halfway to heaven [G] with the Paradise [D] Flames.
Just five miles away from wherever I am. _ _ _ _ _
Baby, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Newburgh County?
Down by the Green River where the Paradise Flames.
_ I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're too late [D] now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range is a [A] long way [D] away.
_ Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range [A] is a long [D] way away.
_ _ [A] Mr.
[D] Peabody's 4th Range is [A] a long way [D] _ _
away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When I was a child, [G] my family [D] would travel down to Western Kentucky [A] where my [D] parents were born.
_ There's a record told tell [G] just how much they [D] knew about me.
So many a time [A] that the [D] memories are old. _ _ _
_ _ And baby, won't you take me [G] back to [D] Hewlett-Packard County?
There by the Green River [A] where the [D] Paradise Flames.
_ I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range is a long way away. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sometimes we'd talk [G] right down the [D] Green River to the abandoned old prison [A] down by [D] April Hill.
_ Where the air smelled like snakes [G] and we'd shoot for [D] life justice.
When empty my brothers was all that we killed. _ _ _ _
_ And baby, won't you take [G] me back to Hewlett [D]-Packard County?
There by the Green [A] River where the [D] Paradise Flames.
_ I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late [D] now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range [A] is a [D] long way away.
Jason, would you play one? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hopefully they came [G] with the world's [D] largest shovel.
_ And they tortured the timber [A] and stripped all [D] the land. _
They dug for the coal until the ground was forsaken.
_ And they wrote it all down as a progressive man. _ _ _ _ _
And baby, won't you [G] take me back to Hewlett [D]-Packard County?
Down by the Green River [A] where the [D] Paradise Flames.
_ I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [Dm] late now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range is [A] a long [D] way away. _ _ _ _ _
Now I'm gonna dive in my ashes, [G] float down the [D] Green River.
And lift my soul all on up [A] to the [D] Rochester Dam.
_ I'll be halfway to heaven [G] with the Paradise [D] Flames.
Just five miles away from wherever I am. _ _ _ _ _
Baby, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Newburgh County?
Down by the Green River where the Paradise Flames.
_ I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're too late [D] now.
Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range is a [A] long way [D] away.
_ Mr.
Peabody's 4th Range [A] is a long [D] way away.
_ _ [A] Mr.
[D] Peabody's 4th Range is [A] a long way [D] _ _
away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _