Chords for John Prine - Paradise (Live at Farm Aid 1986)
Tempo:
127.8 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
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When I was a child, my [G] family was [D] trapped down in West Hampton South, where my parents were gone.
cans, [G] which I [D] often remember.
times, [A] that my memory [D] is a-wobble.
And then he wants to take me [G] back to [D] Healdsburg County, down by the Green River, where Paradise lay.
son, but you're too late and nasty, with the few bodies full of
Well, sometimes we travel right down the Green River, and they abandon the old prison [A] down
by [D] Avery Hill.
When I was a child, my [G] family was [D] trapped down in West Hampton South, where my parents were gone.
cans, [G] which I [D] often remember.
times, [A] that my memory [D] is a-wobble.
And then he wants to take me [G] back to [D] Healdsburg County, down by the Green River, where Paradise lay.
son, but you're too late and nasty, with the few bodies full of
Well, sometimes we travel right down the Green River, and they abandon the old prison [A] down
by [D] Avery Hill.
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ When I was a child, my [G] family was [D] trapped down in West Hampton South, where my parents were gone.
And there's a factory full of cans, [G] which I [D] often remember.
So many times, [A] that my memory [D] is a-wobble. _ _ _
_ _ And then he wants to take me [G] back to [D] Healdsburg County, down by the Green River, where Paradise lay.
_ Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late and nasty, with the few bodies full of
flames, I already know. _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, sometimes we travel right down the Green River, and they abandon the old prison [A] down
by [D] Avery Hill.
_ Well, they act slow like snakes, [G] and they ain't shootin' [D] without a pistol, but empty
five bottles, [A] and we're always [D] here. _ _ _
_ _ And then he wants to take me [G] back to Healdsburg [D] County, down by the Green River, where Paradise lay.
_ Well, I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're too late [D] and nasty, with the few bodies full of flames,
I already know. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And the cold comes and changes, with the [G] world's largest [D] shovel, where they tore through the
timber, and they stripped all the land.
_ And then they dug for the coal, till [G] the land was full of [D] sand, and then they rotated all
down, and the progress of day.
_ _ _ _ And then he wants to take me [G] back to Healdsburg [D] County, down by the Green River, where Paradise
lay.
Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late and [D] nasty, with the few bodies full of flames,
I already know.
Hey, Bonnie, how about it? _ _
Oh, Bonnie.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, when the doubting night, she [G] floats down the [D] Green River, and the cool around her,
and the ride just began.
_ I'll be halfway to heaven, where [G] Paradise [D] lay, just five miles away from where I am. _ _ _ _
_ And then he wants to take me back [G] to Healdsburg [D] County, down by the Green River, where Paradise lay.
_ I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late and nasty, with the few bodies full of [A] flames,
I [D] already know.
_ _ With the few bodies full of flames, I already know. _
With the few bodies full of flames, I already know. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When I was a child, my [G] family was [D] trapped down in West Hampton South, where my parents were gone.
And there's a factory full of cans, [G] which I [D] often remember.
So many times, [A] that my memory [D] is a-wobble. _ _ _
_ _ And then he wants to take me [G] back to [D] Healdsburg County, down by the Green River, where Paradise lay.
_ Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late and nasty, with the few bodies full of
flames, I already know. _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, sometimes we travel right down the Green River, and they abandon the old prison [A] down
by [D] Avery Hill.
_ Well, they act slow like snakes, [G] and they ain't shootin' [D] without a pistol, but empty
five bottles, [A] and we're always [D] here. _ _ _
_ _ And then he wants to take me [G] back to Healdsburg [D] County, down by the Green River, where Paradise lay.
_ Well, I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're too late [D] and nasty, with the few bodies full of flames,
I already know. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And the cold comes and changes, with the [G] world's largest [D] shovel, where they tore through the
timber, and they stripped all the land.
_ And then they dug for the coal, till [G] the land was full of [D] sand, and then they rotated all
down, and the progress of day.
_ _ _ _ And then he wants to take me [G] back to Healdsburg [D] County, down by the Green River, where Paradise
lay.
Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late and [D] nasty, with the few bodies full of flames,
I already know.
Hey, Bonnie, how about it? _ _
Oh, Bonnie.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, when the doubting night, she [G] floats down the [D] Green River, and the cool around her,
and the ride just began.
_ I'll be halfway to heaven, where [G] Paradise [D] lay, just five miles away from where I am. _ _ _ _
_ And then he wants to take me back [G] to Healdsburg [D] County, down by the Green River, where Paradise lay.
_ I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late and nasty, with the few bodies full of [A] flames,
I [D] already know.
_ _ With the few bodies full of flames, I already know. _
With the few bodies full of flames, I already know. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _