Birds Of Paradise Chords by Pretenders

Tempo:
106 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

F

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Pretenders - Birds Of Paradise chords
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[G] [D] [F]
[C] [D]
[G] [D] [F]
[C] [D]
[G] [D] [F]
[C] I [D]
[G] [Dm] wrote [F] a letter [C] to you [D] my dear.
[G] So [Dm] many [Am]
letters, [C] so I'm [D] not easy.
[G] I can't [F] think about the [C] days.
[D]
I [C] [D]
[Bm] [C] laughed [D] in my [A] bed.
[C] Stupid [D] things you [Bm] said [C] were too bad to [G] paradise.
[D] [G] [F]
[C] I [D]
[G] was [D] [G] [F] a little girl who [C] played horses [E] and lambs on [D] the ship.
[G] I caught [F]
moths and [C] ding-dangs and missed a [D] land before them.
[G] I [D] [F] had a friend and a [C] world to [D]
myself.
[C] I was a grown-up, [D] I was a [Bm] swan, we [C] met on [D] land so [Bm] secretly.
[C] I ran [Em] away [D] and I lied [Bm] to be [C] a fish.
They buried me in paradise.
[G] [F]
[C] [D]
[G] [Em] Once upon a time, [Eb] I still have [G] wonder.
[F] In her arms, [C] [G] the things [C] I remember.
[G] One [F] time, when we took off our clothes, [E] [Bm] I heard [C] she was crying.
[D] [G] You said, [F]
let's rest forever, [E] [G] we'll all be [C] together.
[D] [G] [D] I [F] thought you [C] were in Stockholm, [D] I wrote.
[G] [D]
In [F] my hotel [C] room, you're [D] in your home.
[G] [D]
This is [Am] the life I say [C] that [D] dreams are made of.
[C]
Don't [D] forget, please [Bm] do forgive [C] me.
I still [D] have this song [Bm] pen you did [C] give me.
I'm into [D] private dreams, [Bm] and I live in [C] dreams.
I'm into private [G] dreams,
[D] [E] [C]
[G] [D] [Bm] [Em]
[D] [B] [C] [E]
and I [G] live in dreams.
Don't forget, [B] [D] please do [B] forgive [C] me.
[F]
[G] I [B] still [D] have this song [B] pen you did [C] give [F] me.
[B] [D] I'm into private dreams, [B] and I [C] [F]
[G] [Bm] [E] [G] [C] [F]
[A] [B] [D] [B] [C] [G]
[Bm] [D] [B] [E] live in [F]
[A] [B] [D] dreams.
[B] [C] Oh, paradise.
[G] [C]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Bm
13421112
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Pretenders - (Live in Santa Monica, Sept. 1981) Birds Of Paradise chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, D, G, D, F, C, Bm, C, D, G and F in sequence. Start with a comfortable 53 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 106. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ I [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] wrote [F] a letter _ [C] to _ you [D] my dear.
_ _ [G] _ So [Dm] many [Am]
letters, [C] so _ I'm [D] not easy.
_ _ [G] _ _ I can't [F] think about the [C] _ days.
_ [D] _ _
I [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ [C] laughed _ _ [D] in my [A] bed.
[C] _ _ Stupid [D] things you [Bm] said [C] were too bad to _ _ [G] paradise.
_ [D] _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ I _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ was [D] _ _ [G] [F] a little girl who [C] played horses [E] and lambs on [D] the ship.
_ _ [G] _ I caught [F] _
moths and [C] ding-dangs and missed a [D] land before them.
_ [G] I [D] _ [F] had a friend and a _ _ _ [C] world to [D] _
myself.
_ [C] _ I was a grown-up, [D] I was a [Bm] swan, we [C] _ _ met on [D] land so [Bm] secretly.
_ [C] _ I ran [Em] away [D] and I lied [Bm] to be [C] a fish.
They buried me in paradise.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] Once upon a time, _ [Eb] _ _ _ I still have [G] wonder.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] In her _ arms, [C] _ [G] the things [C] I remember.
_ [G] _ _ One [F] time, when we took off our clothes, _ [E] _ _ [Bm] I heard [C] she was crying.
_ [D] [G] You _ said, [F]
let's rest forever, [E] _ [G] we'll all be [C] _ together.
[D] _ [G] _ _ [D] I [F] thought you [C] were in _ Stockholm, [D] I wrote.
_ [G] _ [D] _
In [F] my _ hotel [C] room, _ you're [D] in your home.
_ [G] _ [D]
This is [Am] the life I say [C] that _ _ [D] dreams are made of.
[C] _ _
Don't [D] forget, please [Bm] do forgive [C] me. _
I still [D] have this song [Bm] pen you did [C] give me.
I'm into [D] private dreams, [Bm] and I live in [C] dreams.
I'm into private [G] dreams, _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ and I [G] live in dreams.
Don't forget, [B] _ [D] please do [B] forgive [C] me.
[F]
[G] I [B] still [D] have this song [B] pen you did [C] give [F] me.
_ [B] [D] I'm into private dreams, [B] and I _ [C] _ [F] _
[G] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[A] _ [B] _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ [B] _ [E] live in [F] _
[A] _ [B] [D] dreams.
_ [B] _ [C] Oh, paradise.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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