Chords for Larry John McNally - Just Like Paradise (1981)
Tempo:
109.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
F#m
A
Bm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[F#]
[F#m] [E] [A] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[D] [A]
The whole city is sleeping at the end [E] of my [F#m] willow, looking [E] down at [F#m] the lights.
[D] These people down there living the [F#] life, they just don't look [A] like they're at war.
I see you standing [E] in the [C#m] porch light, [F#] saying [E] and waving goodbye.
There [Bm] behind the screen [F#m] door, [Bm] [F#] all [E] the summer nights.
And me behind the wheel [F#] of that old [C#m] black Ford, [F#] the one [E] we drove into the ground.
Pedal [Bm] to the floor, [F#m] trying [Bm] to give it more, [F#m] trying [E] to break away from that town.
Now here I [A] am, and the whole city is sleeping at the end [E] of my willow, [F#m] looking down at the lights.
And [Bm] these people down there living the life, [E] makes my look like [A] paradise.
Just like paradise, just [Bm] like paradise.
[D] Oh, I've [A] been in
[D] [A] your [E]
world, [F#m] [E] oh, just [Bm]
like paradise.
[A]
We were driving [F#] through a [A] rainy night, [E] your [F#m] face lit up [E] in the passing headlights.
And I could see that [Bm] you were [F#m] far away, [Bm] [F#m] dreaming of [E] another time and place.
That's when it hit me, [F#] it's the things you [F#m] love the [F#] most, [A] that you end [E] up pushing away.
[B] And it ain't the [Bm] times you lose, [F#m] it's the dreams [Bm] coming true, [E] that make you most afraid.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[A]
The whole city is sleeping at the end [C#m] of my willow, [F#m] looking down at the lights.
[Bm] And these people down there living [B] the life, [A] makes my look like [A] paradise.
The whole world seems so small, from up [E] here high above [F#m] the streets, looking down at the lights.
And [D] my troubles fade into the night, like [E] the lights into [A]
eternity.
The whole city is sleeping at the end of my [C#m]
willow, [F#m] looking down at the lights.
And [Bm] these people down there [Am] living the life, makes my look like paradise.
[N]
[F#]
[F#m] [E] [A] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[D] [A]
The whole city is sleeping at the end [E] of my [F#m] willow, looking [E] down at [F#m] the lights.
[D] These people down there living the [F#] life, they just don't look [A] like they're at war.
I see you standing [E] in the [C#m] porch light, [F#] saying [E] and waving goodbye.
There [Bm] behind the screen [F#m] door, [Bm] [F#] all [E] the summer nights.
And me behind the wheel [F#] of that old [C#m] black Ford, [F#] the one [E] we drove into the ground.
Pedal [Bm] to the floor, [F#m] trying [Bm] to give it more, [F#m] trying [E] to break away from that town.
Now here I [A] am, and the whole city is sleeping at the end [E] of my willow, [F#m] looking down at the lights.
And [Bm] these people down there living the life, [E] makes my look like [A] paradise.
Just like paradise, just [Bm] like paradise.
[D] Oh, I've [A] been in
[D] [A] your [E]
world, [F#m] [E] oh, just [Bm]
like paradise.
[A]
We were driving [F#] through a [A] rainy night, [E] your [F#m] face lit up [E] in the passing headlights.
And I could see that [Bm] you were [F#m] far away, [Bm] [F#m] dreaming of [E] another time and place.
That's when it hit me, [F#] it's the things you [F#m] love the [F#] most, [A] that you end [E] up pushing away.
[B] And it ain't the [Bm] times you lose, [F#m] it's the dreams [Bm] coming true, [E] that make you most afraid.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[A]
The whole city is sleeping at the end [C#m] of my willow, [F#m] looking down at the lights.
[Bm] And these people down there living [B] the life, [A] makes my look like [A] paradise.
The whole world seems so small, from up [E] here high above [F#m] the streets, looking down at the lights.
And [D] my troubles fade into the night, like [E] the lights into [A]
eternity.
The whole city is sleeping at the end of my [C#m]
willow, [F#m] looking down at the lights.
And [Bm] these people down there [Am] living the life, makes my look like paradise.
[N]
Key:
E
F#m
A
Bm
F#
E
F#m
A
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
The whole city is sleeping at the end [E] of my [F#m] willow, looking [E] down at [F#m] the lights.
[D] These people down there living the [F#] life, they just don't look [A] like they're at war.
_ I see you standing [E] in the [C#m] porch light, [F#] _ _ saying [E] and waving goodbye.
_ _ There [Bm] behind the screen [F#m] door, [Bm] _ _ [F#] all [E] the summer nights.
And me behind the wheel [F#] of that old [C#m] black Ford, [F#] _ the one [E] we drove into the ground.
_ Pedal [Bm] to the floor, [F#m] trying [Bm] to give it more, [F#m] trying [E] to break away from that town.
Now here I [A] am, and the whole city is sleeping at the end [E] of my willow, [F#m] looking down at the lights.
And [Bm] these people down there living the life, [E] makes my look like [A] paradise.
_ _ _ Just like paradise, _ _ _ just [Bm] like paradise.
_ _ _ [D] Oh, I've [A] been in _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ your [E]
world, [F#m] _ _ [E] oh, just [Bm]
like paradise.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ We were driving [F#] through a [A] rainy night, [E] your [F#m] face lit up [E] in the passing headlights.
And I could see that [Bm] you were [F#m] far away, [Bm] _ [F#m] dreaming of [E] another time and place.
That's when it hit me, [F#] it's the things you [F#m] love the [F#] most, [A] that you end [E] up pushing away.
_ [B] And it ain't the [Bm] times you lose, [F#m] it's the dreams [Bm] coming true, [E] that make you most afraid.
_ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[A] _
The whole city is sleeping at the end [C#m] of my willow, [F#m] looking down at the lights.
[Bm] And these people down there living [B] the life, [A] makes my look like [A] paradise.
_ _ The _ _ whole world seems so small, from up [E] here high above [F#m] the streets, looking down at the lights.
And [D] my troubles fade into the night, like [E] the lights into [A] _
eternity. _ _ _ _ _
The whole city is sleeping at the end of my _ [C#m]
willow, [F#m] looking down at the lights.
And [Bm] these people down there _ [Am] living the life, makes my look like paradise.
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
The whole city is sleeping at the end [E] of my [F#m] willow, looking [E] down at [F#m] the lights.
[D] These people down there living the [F#] life, they just don't look [A] like they're at war.
_ I see you standing [E] in the [C#m] porch light, [F#] _ _ saying [E] and waving goodbye.
_ _ There [Bm] behind the screen [F#m] door, [Bm] _ _ [F#] all [E] the summer nights.
And me behind the wheel [F#] of that old [C#m] black Ford, [F#] _ the one [E] we drove into the ground.
_ Pedal [Bm] to the floor, [F#m] trying [Bm] to give it more, [F#m] trying [E] to break away from that town.
Now here I [A] am, and the whole city is sleeping at the end [E] of my willow, [F#m] looking down at the lights.
And [Bm] these people down there living the life, [E] makes my look like [A] paradise.
_ _ _ Just like paradise, _ _ _ just [Bm] like paradise.
_ _ _ [D] Oh, I've [A] been in _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ your [E]
world, [F#m] _ _ [E] oh, just [Bm]
like paradise.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ We were driving [F#] through a [A] rainy night, [E] your [F#m] face lit up [E] in the passing headlights.
And I could see that [Bm] you were [F#m] far away, [Bm] _ [F#m] dreaming of [E] another time and place.
That's when it hit me, [F#] it's the things you [F#m] love the [F#] most, [A] that you end [E] up pushing away.
_ [B] And it ain't the [Bm] times you lose, [F#m] it's the dreams [Bm] coming true, [E] that make you most afraid.
_ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[A] _
The whole city is sleeping at the end [C#m] of my willow, [F#m] looking down at the lights.
[Bm] And these people down there living [B] the life, [A] makes my look like [A] paradise.
_ _ The _ _ whole world seems so small, from up [E] here high above [F#m] the streets, looking down at the lights.
And [D] my troubles fade into the night, like [E] the lights into [A] _
eternity. _ _ _ _ _
The whole city is sleeping at the end of my _ [C#m]
willow, [F#m] looking down at the lights.
And [Bm] these people down there _ [Am] living the life, makes my look like paradise.
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _