Paradise Chords by John Prine
Tempo:
156.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
When I was a child, [G] my family [D] would travel down to western Kentucky where [A] my parents [D] were born.
And there's a backwards old town [G] that's often [D] remembered, so many times that [A] my memories [D] are worn.
And Daddy, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, [A] where paradise [D] lay.
Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late [D] in asking.
Mr.
Peabody's coal [A] train is hauling [D] it away.
Well sometimes we'd travel [G] right down [D] the Green River to the abandoned old prison [A] down
by [D] Edry Hill.
Where the air smelled like slates, we'd [G] shoot [D] with our pistol, but empty pop bottles [A] was
all we [D] would kill.
And Daddy, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, [A] where paradise [D] lay.
Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late [D] in asking.
Mr.
Peabody's coal [A] train is hauling it [D]
away.
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
Then the coal company came [G] with the [D] world's largest shovel, and they tortured the timber
[A] and stripped all the [D] land.
Well, they dug further coal [G] till the land was [D] forsaken, then they rode it all down as
the progress of man.
And Daddy, won't you take me [G] back to [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, where [A] paradise [D] lay.
Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late in asking.
Mr.
Peabody's coal train is hauling it away.
When I die, let my ashes [G] float down [D] the Green River.
Let my soul roll on up to [A] the Rochester [D] Dam.
I'll be halfway to heaven [G] with [D] paradise waiting, just five miles away from wherever I am.
And Daddy, won't you take me [G] back to [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, where [A] [D] paradise lay.
Well, I'm sorry my son, but [G] you're too [D] late in asking.
Mr.
Peabody's coal train [A] is hauling it
[D] away.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[N]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
When I was a child, [G] my family [D] would travel down to western Kentucky where [A] my parents [D] were born.
And there's a backwards old town [G] that's often [D] remembered, so many times that [A] my memories [D] are worn.
And Daddy, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, [A] where paradise [D] lay.
Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late [D] in asking.
Mr.
Peabody's coal [A] train is hauling [D] it away.
Well sometimes we'd travel [G] right down [D] the Green River to the abandoned old prison [A] down
by [D] Edry Hill.
Where the air smelled like slates, we'd [G] shoot [D] with our pistol, but empty pop bottles [A] was
all we [D] would kill.
And Daddy, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, [A] where paradise [D] lay.
Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late [D] in asking.
Mr.
Peabody's coal [A] train is hauling it [D]
away.
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
Then the coal company came [G] with the [D] world's largest shovel, and they tortured the timber
[A] and stripped all the [D] land.
Well, they dug further coal [G] till the land was [D] forsaken, then they rode it all down as
the progress of man.
And Daddy, won't you take me [G] back to [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, where [A] paradise [D] lay.
Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late in asking.
Mr.
Peabody's coal train is hauling it away.
When I die, let my ashes [G] float down [D] the Green River.
Let my soul roll on up to [A] the Rochester [D] Dam.
I'll be halfway to heaven [G] with [D] paradise waiting, just five miles away from wherever I am.
And Daddy, won't you take me [G] back to [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, where [A] [D] paradise lay.
Well, I'm sorry my son, but [G] you're too [D] late in asking.
Mr.
Peabody's coal train [A] is hauling it
[D] away.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[N]
Key:
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[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When I was a child, [G] my family [D] would travel down to western _ Kentucky where [A] my parents [D] were born.
_ _ And there's a backwards old town [G] that's often [D] remembered, _ so many times that [A] my memories [D] are worn.
And Daddy, won't you take [G] me back to _ [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, [A] where paradise [D] lay.
_ _ Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late [D] in asking.
_ _ _ Mr.
Peabody's coal [A] train is hauling [D] it away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well sometimes we'd travel [G] right down [D] the Green River _ to the abandoned old prison [A] down
by [D] Edry Hill.
_ _ Where the air smelled like slates, we'd [G] shoot [D] with our pistol, _ _ but empty pop bottles [A] was
all we [D] would kill.
And Daddy, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, [A] where paradise [D] lay. _ _
Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late [D] in asking.
_ _ Mr. _
Peabody's coal [A] train is hauling it [D]
away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Then the coal company came [G] with the [D] world's largest shovel, and they tortured the timber
[A] and stripped all the [D] land.
_ _ _ Well, they dug further coal [G] till the land was [D] forsaken, then they rode it all down as
the progress of man.
And Daddy, won't you take me [G] back to _ [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, where [A] paradise [D] _ lay.
_ Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late in asking.
_ _ Mr.
_ Peabody's coal train is hauling it away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When I die, let my ashes [G] float down [D] the Green River.
Let my soul roll on up to [A] the Rochester [D] Dam.
_ _ I'll be halfway to heaven [G] with _ [D] paradise waiting, just five miles away from wherever I am.
And Daddy, won't you take me [G] back to _ [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, where [A] _ [D] paradise lay.
_ _ Well, I'm sorry my son, but [G] you're too [D] late in asking.
_ _ Mr. _
Peabody's coal train [A] is hauling it _
[D] away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When I was a child, [G] my family [D] would travel down to western _ Kentucky where [A] my parents [D] were born.
_ _ And there's a backwards old town [G] that's often [D] remembered, _ so many times that [A] my memories [D] are worn.
And Daddy, won't you take [G] me back to _ [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, [A] where paradise [D] lay.
_ _ Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late [D] in asking.
_ _ _ Mr.
Peabody's coal [A] train is hauling [D] it away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well sometimes we'd travel [G] right down [D] the Green River _ to the abandoned old prison [A] down
by [D] Edry Hill.
_ _ Where the air smelled like slates, we'd [G] shoot [D] with our pistol, _ _ but empty pop bottles [A] was
all we [D] would kill.
And Daddy, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, [A] where paradise [D] lay. _ _
Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too late [D] in asking.
_ _ Mr. _
Peabody's coal [A] train is hauling it [D]
away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Then the coal company came [G] with the [D] world's largest shovel, and they tortured the timber
[A] and stripped all the [D] land.
_ _ _ Well, they dug further coal [G] till the land was [D] forsaken, then they rode it all down as
the progress of man.
And Daddy, won't you take me [G] back to _ [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, where [A] paradise [D] _ lay.
_ Well, I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late in asking.
_ _ Mr.
_ Peabody's coal train is hauling it away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When I die, let my ashes [G] float down [D] the Green River.
Let my soul roll on up to [A] the Rochester [D] Dam.
_ _ I'll be halfway to heaven [G] with _ [D] paradise waiting, just five miles away from wherever I am.
And Daddy, won't you take me [G] back to _ [D] Newlandburg County, down by the Green River, where [A] _ [D] paradise lay.
_ _ Well, I'm sorry my son, but [G] you're too [D] late in asking.
_ _ Mr. _
Peabody's coal train [A] is hauling it _
[D] away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
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