Chords for Newport Folk Fest 2017 Finale - John Prine - Paradise
Tempo:
113.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [C] [Db]
[Gb] [Ab]
[N]
[D]
[B]
[D]
I was a child, [G] my family [D] would travel down to western Kentucky where my parents were born.
There's a backwards old town [Gm] that's [D] often remembered, so many [A] times that my memories [D] are worn.
Nellie, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Muttenburg County, down by the Green River [A] with Paradise [D] Lake.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal [A] train is a long way [D] away.
Sometimes we travel [G] right down the [D] Green River to the abandoned old prison [A] down by
the [D] Adriel Hill.
But where the air smelled like snakes, [G] we'd shoot [D] with our pistols, but empty pot bottles
[A] was all [D] that we killed.
Nellie, won't you take me back to Muttenburg County, down by the Green River [A] with [D] Paradise Lake.
I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're too [D] late in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal train is a long way away.
Now when the dazzling ashes float down the Green River, and let my soul roll on up into
the rising sun, I'll be waiting for you down by the Green River.
[G]
[D]
[E] [D] [G] [D]
[E]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
Nellie,
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
won't you take me [G] back to [D] Muttenburg County, down by the Green River [A] with [D] Paradise Lake.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal train is a long way away.
Now when the dazzling ashes [G] float down the [D] Green River, and let my soul roll on up [A] into
the Rochester [D] Dam, I'll be halfway to heaven [G] with Paradise [D] waiting just five miles away
from wherever I am.
Nellie, won't you take me [G] back to [D] Muttenburg County, down by the Green River with Paradise Lake.
I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're too late [D] in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal train [A] is a long
way [D] away.
Mr.
Peabody's coal train is a long way away.
Mr.
Peabody's coal train [A] is a long [D] way away.
[Dm]
[D] Thank you ladies and gentlemen, for coming out this evening.
Thank you.
[Dm] [G] Thanks [Bb] [N]
[Ab]
again, [N] I'll see you next year.
Thank you.
[Gb] [Ab]
[N]
[D]
[B]
[D]
I was a child, [G] my family [D] would travel down to western Kentucky where my parents were born.
There's a backwards old town [Gm] that's [D] often remembered, so many [A] times that my memories [D] are worn.
Nellie, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Muttenburg County, down by the Green River [A] with Paradise [D] Lake.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal [A] train is a long way [D] away.
Sometimes we travel [G] right down the [D] Green River to the abandoned old prison [A] down by
the [D] Adriel Hill.
But where the air smelled like snakes, [G] we'd shoot [D] with our pistols, but empty pot bottles
[A] was all [D] that we killed.
Nellie, won't you take me back to Muttenburg County, down by the Green River [A] with [D] Paradise Lake.
I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're too [D] late in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal train is a long way away.
Now when the dazzling ashes float down the Green River, and let my soul roll on up into
the rising sun, I'll be waiting for you down by the Green River.
[G]
[D]
[E] [D] [G] [D]
[E]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
Nellie,
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
won't you take me [G] back to [D] Muttenburg County, down by the Green River [A] with [D] Paradise Lake.
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal train is a long way away.
Now when the dazzling ashes [G] float down the [D] Green River, and let my soul roll on up [A] into
the Rochester [D] Dam, I'll be halfway to heaven [G] with Paradise [D] waiting just five miles away
from wherever I am.
Nellie, won't you take me [G] back to [D] Muttenburg County, down by the Green River with Paradise Lake.
I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're too late [D] in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal train [A] is a long
way [D] away.
Mr.
Peabody's coal train is a long way away.
Mr.
Peabody's coal train [A] is a long [D] way away.
[Dm]
[D] Thank you ladies and gentlemen, for coming out this evening.
Thank you.
[Dm] [G] Thanks [Bb] [N]
[Ab]
again, [N] I'll see you next year.
Thank you.
Key:
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[E] _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was a child, [G] my family [D] would travel down to western Kentucky where my parents were born.
There's a backwards old town [Gm] that's [D] often remembered, so many [A] times that my memories [D] are worn. _
_ _ _ _ _ Nellie, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Muttenburg County, down by the Green River [A] with Paradise [D] Lake. _
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal [A] train is a long way [D] away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sometimes we travel [G] right down the [D] Green River to the abandoned old prison [A] down by
the [D] Adriel Hill. _
_ _ _ But where the air smelled like snakes, [G] we'd shoot [D] with our pistols, but empty pot bottles
[A] was all [D] that we killed. _ _ _ _
_ _ Nellie, won't you take me back to Muttenburg County, down by the Green River [A] with [D] Paradise Lake.
_ I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're too [D] late in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal train is a long way away. _ _ _
Now when the dazzling ashes float down the Green River, and let my soul roll on up into
the rising sun, I'll be waiting for you down by the Green River.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ Nellie, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ won't you take me [G] back to [D] Muttenburg County, down by the Green River [A] with [D] Paradise Lake.
_ I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal train is a long way away. _
_ _ _ _ Now when the dazzling ashes [G] float down the [D] Green River, and let my soul roll on up [A] into
the Rochester [D] Dam, _ _ I'll be halfway to heaven [G] with Paradise [D] waiting just five miles away
from wherever I am.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Nellie, won't you take me [G] back to [D] Muttenburg County, down by the Green River with Paradise Lake.
I'm _ sorry my [G] son, but you're too late [D] in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal train [A] is a long
way [D] away.
_ _ Mr.
Peabody's coal train is a long way away.
_ _ Mr.
Peabody's coal train [A] is a long [D] way away.
_ [Dm] _
[D] Thank _ _ you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ladies and gentlemen, for coming out this evening.
Thank you.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] Thanks _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ again, [N] I'll see you next year. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Thank you. _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I was a child, [G] my family [D] would travel down to western Kentucky where my parents were born.
There's a backwards old town [Gm] that's [D] often remembered, so many [A] times that my memories [D] are worn. _
_ _ _ _ _ Nellie, won't you take [G] me back to [D] Muttenburg County, down by the Green River [A] with Paradise [D] Lake. _
I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal [A] train is a long way [D] away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sometimes we travel [G] right down the [D] Green River to the abandoned old prison [A] down by
the [D] Adriel Hill. _
_ _ _ But where the air smelled like snakes, [G] we'd shoot [D] with our pistols, but empty pot bottles
[A] was all [D] that we killed. _ _ _ _
_ _ Nellie, won't you take me back to Muttenburg County, down by the Green River [A] with [D] Paradise Lake.
_ I'm sorry my [G] son, but you're too [D] late in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal train is a long way away. _ _ _
Now when the dazzling ashes float down the Green River, and let my soul roll on up into
the rising sun, I'll be waiting for you down by the Green River.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ Nellie, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ won't you take me [G] back to [D] Muttenburg County, down by the Green River [A] with [D] Paradise Lake.
_ I'm sorry my son, [G] but you're too [D] late in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal train is a long way away. _
_ _ _ _ Now when the dazzling ashes [G] float down the [D] Green River, and let my soul roll on up [A] into
the Rochester [D] Dam, _ _ I'll be halfway to heaven [G] with Paradise [D] waiting just five miles away
from wherever I am.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Nellie, won't you take me [G] back to [D] Muttenburg County, down by the Green River with Paradise Lake.
I'm _ sorry my [G] son, but you're too late [D] in asking, Mr.
Peabody's coal train [A] is a long
way [D] away.
_ _ Mr.
Peabody's coal train is a long way away.
_ _ Mr.
Peabody's coal train [A] is a long [D] way away.
_ [Dm] _
[D] Thank _ _ you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ladies and gentlemen, for coming out this evening.
Thank you.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] Thanks _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ again, [N] I'll see you next year. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Thank you. _ _