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...
[N]
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
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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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _