Birds Of Paradise Chords by Pretenders

Tempo:
114 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

Bm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Pretenders - Birds of Paradise chords
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[F]
[C] [D]
[G] [Dm]
[F] [C] [D]
I [G] wrote [Dm] a [F] letter [C] to [D] you my friend [G] So [Dm] many [F] letters [C] that I [D] never sent
[G] I [Dm] think [F] about you like [C] the [Em] [D] days in the [C] time that we [D]
had
[Bm] [C] I laughed in [D] my [Bm] bed [C] at the stupid things [D] you [Bm] said
We [G] were two birds of paradise
[Dm]
[F] [C] Where [D]
[G] I [Dm] was a [F] little girl with [C] clay horses and bands on [D] the shelf
[G] I [Dm] caught [F] hogs in [C] ditches and [D] sandy forests
[G] My [Dm] friends and [F] I had [C] a world unto [D]
ourselves
[C] The grown-ups [D] could find us [Bm] when [C] we made our [D] plans so [Bm] secretly
[C] So when are [D] they ever [B] to be the [C] best, the birds of paradise?
[G] [F] Da da da, [C] da da da, [D] da da da
[G] Once upon a time, still they wonder
Back in [D]
Yellowhoo, [Em] the things [C] I remember
[G] One time [C] when you took off our [Em] clothes
But [C] you were crying, [D] crying
[G] You [F] said nothing lasts forever, [Em] we were happy [C]
[D] together
[G] I [Dm]
[F] caught you [C] in Stockholm [D]
and Rome
[G] Me [Dm] in [F] my hotel [C] room, you [D] in your home
[G] This is [Dm] the [F] life they said [C] our [D] dreams are made of
[C] Don't forget [D] to please [Bm] do forgive [C] me
I still [D] have something [Bm] you did give [C] me
I've been surviving [D]
dreams [Bm] and I will live me [C] hand dream
[Em]
[D]
[Bm] [C] [D]
[Bm] [C] [D]
[Bm] [C] [Em]
[G] [C] Please don't forget [D]
to do [Bm] forgive [C] me
I still [D] have something [Bm] you did [C] give me
I've been [D] surviving dreams [Bm] and I will live me [C] hand [Em] dream
I [C] [D]
[Bm] [C] [D]
[Bm] will live [C] me dream [D]
[Bm] of [C] paradise
[G] [C] [D]
[G]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
F
134211111
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Pretenders - (2018 Remaster) Birds Of Paradise chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Dm, F, C, D, G, Bm, C, D, C, D and Bm in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 57 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 114. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D]
I _ _ [G] _ _ wrote [Dm] a [F] letter _ [C] to _ [D] you my friend [G] So _ _ [Dm] many [F] _ letters [C] that I [D] never sent
_ [G] _ I [Dm] think [F] about you like [C] the [Em] _ _ [D] days in the [C] _ _ time that we [D]
had
[Bm] _ _ [C] _ I laughed in [D] my _ [Bm] bed [C] _ at the stupid things [D] you [Bm] said
We [G] were two birds of paradise
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ Where [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ I [Dm] was a [F] little girl with [C] clay horses and bands on [D] the shelf
[G] I _ [Dm] caught [F] hogs in _ [C] _ ditches and [D] sandy forests
[G] My _ _ [Dm] friends and [F] I had [C] a world unto [D] _
_ ourselves
[C] _ The grown-ups [D] could find us [Bm] when [C] we _ made our [D] plans so [Bm] secretly
_ [C] _ So when are [D] they ever [B] to be the [C] best, the birds of _ _ paradise?
[G] _ _ _ [F] Da da da, _ [C] da da da, _ [D] da da da
_ [G] _ _ Once upon a _ time, _ _ _ still they wonder
_ _ _ Back in [D] _
Yellowhoo, _ [Em] _ the things [C] I remember
_ _ [G] _ One time [C] when you took off our [Em] clothes
But [C] you were crying, [D] crying
[G] _ You [F] said nothing lasts forever, [Em] _ we were happy [C] _
[D] together
_ [G] _ I _ [Dm] _
[F] caught you _ [C] in Stockholm [D]
and Rome
[G] _ _ Me [Dm] in [F] my hotel [C] room, you [D] in your home
_ [G] _ _ This is [Dm] the [F] life they said [C] our _ [D] dreams are made of
_ [C] _ Don't forget [D] to please [Bm] do forgive _ [C] me
I still [D] have something [Bm] you did give [C] me
I've been surviving [D]
dreams [Bm] and I will live me [C] hand dream
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ [C] Please don't forget _ [D]
to do [Bm] forgive [C] me
I still [D] have something [Bm] you did [C] give me
I've been [D] surviving dreams [Bm] and I will live me [C] hand _ _ [Em] dream
_ I [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] will live [C] me dream _ _ [D] _
[Bm] of _ [C] _ paradise _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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