This Side Of Paradise Chords by Bryan Adams
Tempo:
106.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] .
[E] I'm riding in the backseat, [A] [D] nine years old, [A] [E] staring out the window, [A] counting the [D] highway poles.
[A] And then [E] I get to thinking [A] that it [D] don't seem real.
I'm [A] flying through the universe in a 69 Oldsmobile.
And I wanna know what they're not telling.
But I don't wanna hear no lies.
I just want something to believe in.
[E] And I, .
[F#m] [D] it's a [A] lonely, lonely [E] road.
I'm on [D] the [E] side of [A] paradise.
[D] .
[A] [D] .
[A] I'm riding in the backseat, black limousine, staring out the window, at a funeral scene.
And I get to thinking that it don't seem right.
[D] I'm sitting here, sleeping sound, and someone I [A] love is gone tonight.
I wanna know what they're not [D] telling.
.
[A] I don't wanna hear no [D] lies.
.
[A] I just want something to believe [D] .
in.
[E] And I, [F#m] [D] .
it's a lonely, [A] lonely [E] road.
We're on [D] [E] the side of [A] paradise.
.
There ain't no crystal ball.
There ain't no Santa Claus.
There ain't no fairy tales.
There ain't no streets of gold.
[D] There ain't [A] no chosen few.
Yeah, it's just me and you.
That's all we got, yeah.
[E] That's all we got to [A] hold on to.
[D] We're [A] on the side of paradise.
[D] [A] .
[D] [A] .
I remember being a boy in the backseat, nine years old.
Always asking questions, never did what I was told.
Then I get to thinking, [D] like I always do.
We wander around [A] in the darkness, but every now and then, a little light shines through.
I wanna know what they're not telling.
[D] [A] I don't wanna hear no [D] lies.
I [A] just want something to [D] believe in.
[E] And [B] I, [A] [D] [E] oh, [A] it's [D] a lonely, lonely [E] road.
We're on [A] the side [E] of [A] paradise.
[D] .
[A] [D] .
Side of [A] paradise.
[D] .
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
[A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] .
[E] I'm riding in the backseat, [A] [D] nine years old, [A] [E] staring out the window, [A] counting the [D] highway poles.
[A] And then [E] I get to thinking [A] that it [D] don't seem real.
I'm [A] flying through the universe in a 69 Oldsmobile.
And I wanna know what they're not telling.
But I don't wanna hear no lies.
I just want something to believe in.
[E] And I, .
[F#m] [D] it's a [A] lonely, lonely [E] road.
I'm on [D] the [E] side of [A] paradise.
[D] .
[A] [D] .
[A] I'm riding in the backseat, black limousine, staring out the window, at a funeral scene.
And I get to thinking that it don't seem right.
[D] I'm sitting here, sleeping sound, and someone I [A] love is gone tonight.
I wanna know what they're not [D] telling.
.
[A] I don't wanna hear no [D] lies.
.
[A] I just want something to believe [D] .
in.
[E] And I, [F#m] [D] .
it's a lonely, [A] lonely [E] road.
We're on [D] [E] the side of [A] paradise.
.
There ain't no crystal ball.
There ain't no Santa Claus.
There ain't no fairy tales.
There ain't no streets of gold.
[D] There ain't [A] no chosen few.
Yeah, it's just me and you.
That's all we got, yeah.
[E] That's all we got to [A] hold on to.
[D] We're [A] on the side of paradise.
[D] [A] .
[D] [A] .
I remember being a boy in the backseat, nine years old.
Always asking questions, never did what I was told.
Then I get to thinking, [D] like I always do.
We wander around [A] in the darkness, but every now and then, a little light shines through.
I wanna know what they're not telling.
[D] [A] I don't wanna hear no [D] lies.
I [A] just want something to [D] believe in.
[E] And [B] I, [A] [D] [E] oh, [A] it's [D] a lonely, lonely [E] road.
We're on [A] the side [E] of [A] paradise.
[D] .
[A] [D] .
Side of [A] paradise.
[D] .
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
[A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] .
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
B
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I'm riding in the backseat, [A] [D] nine years old, _ [A] [E] staring out the window, [A] counting the [D] highway poles.
[A] And then [E] I get to thinking [A] that it [D] don't seem real.
I'm [A] flying through the universe in a 69 Oldsmobile.
And I wanna know what they're not telling.
_ _ _ But I don't wanna hear no lies.
I _ just want something to believe _ in.
[E] And I, _ .
_ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ it's a [A] lonely, lonely [E] road.
I'm on [D] the [E] side of [A] paradise.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] I'm riding in the backseat, black limousine, _ staring out the window, at a funeral scene.
And I get to thinking that it don't seem right.
[D] I'm sitting here, sleeping sound, and someone I [A] love is gone tonight.
I wanna know what they're not [D] telling.
_ .
_ [A] I don't wanna hear no [D] lies.
_ .
_ [A] I just want something to believe [D] _ .
in.
[E] And I, _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ .
it's a lonely, [A] lonely [E] road.
We're on [D] [E] the side of [A] paradise.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ There ain't no crystal ball.
There ain't no Santa Claus.
There ain't no fairy tales.
There ain't no streets of gold.
[D] There ain't [A] no chosen few.
Yeah, it's just me and you.
That's all we got, yeah.
[E] That's all we got to [A] hold on to.
_ [D] _ _ We're [A] on the side of paradise.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ I remember being a boy in the backseat, nine years old.
Always asking questions, never did what I was told.
Then I get to thinking, _ [D] like I always do.
We wander around [A] in the darkness, but every now and then, a little light shines through.
I wanna know what they're not telling.
[D] _ [A] _ I don't wanna hear no [D] lies.
I _ [A] just want something to [D] believe in.
[E] And [B] I, _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [E] oh, _ _ [A] it's _ [D] _ a lonely, lonely [E] road.
We're on [A] the side [E] of _ [A] paradise.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
Side of [A] paradise.
_ _ _ [D] _ .
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I'm riding in the backseat, [A] [D] nine years old, _ [A] [E] staring out the window, [A] counting the [D] highway poles.
[A] And then [E] I get to thinking [A] that it [D] don't seem real.
I'm [A] flying through the universe in a 69 Oldsmobile.
And I wanna know what they're not telling.
_ _ _ But I don't wanna hear no lies.
I _ just want something to believe _ in.
[E] And I, _ .
_ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ it's a [A] lonely, lonely [E] road.
I'm on [D] the [E] side of [A] paradise.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] I'm riding in the backseat, black limousine, _ staring out the window, at a funeral scene.
And I get to thinking that it don't seem right.
[D] I'm sitting here, sleeping sound, and someone I [A] love is gone tonight.
I wanna know what they're not [D] telling.
_ .
_ [A] I don't wanna hear no [D] lies.
_ .
_ [A] I just want something to believe [D] _ .
in.
[E] And I, _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ .
it's a lonely, [A] lonely [E] road.
We're on [D] [E] the side of [A] paradise.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ There ain't no crystal ball.
There ain't no Santa Claus.
There ain't no fairy tales.
There ain't no streets of gold.
[D] There ain't [A] no chosen few.
Yeah, it's just me and you.
That's all we got, yeah.
[E] That's all we got to [A] hold on to.
_ [D] _ _ We're [A] on the side of paradise.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ I remember being a boy in the backseat, nine years old.
Always asking questions, never did what I was told.
Then I get to thinking, _ [D] like I always do.
We wander around [A] in the darkness, but every now and then, a little light shines through.
I wanna know what they're not telling.
[D] _ [A] _ I don't wanna hear no [D] lies.
I _ [A] just want something to [D] believe in.
[E] And [B] I, _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [E] oh, _ _ [A] it's _ [D] _ a lonely, lonely [E] road.
We're on [A] the side [E] of _ [A] paradise.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
Side of [A] paradise.
_ _ _ [D] _ .
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ Yeah, [E] yeah, yeah.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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