Verse 1:
F         D#         A#               F  Gm
Hey lady, you lady, cursing at your life
         D#                    F   Gm
You're a discontented mother and a regimented wife
D#                   F            A#            F       Gm
I've no doubt you dream about the things you'll never do
         C
But, I wish someone had talked to me
         D#                  F
Like I wanna talk to you.
 

Reff 1:     
         A#                  F             Gm                Dm
Oh, I've been to Georgia and California and anywhere I could run
D#                   A#                  Cm               F
I took the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sun
         A#                  F             Gm                Dm
But I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be free
D#           A#               Cm             A#
I've been to paradise but I've never been to me


Verse 2:
F            D#           A#         F     Gm
Please lady, please lady, don't just walk away
         D#                    F                Gm
'Cause I have this need to tell you why I'm all alone today
D#           F                A#     F       Gm
I can see so much of me still living in your eyes
          C                                      D#                    F
Won't you share a part of a weary heart that has lived million lies.


Reff 2:
         A#                   F                      Gm                    Dm
Oh, I've been to Nice and the isle of Greece where I sipped champagne on a yacht
  D#                   A#              Cm                    F
I moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo and Showed them what I've got
            A#                   F                         Gm                         Dm
I've been undressed by kings and I've seen some things that a woman ain't supposed to see
D#           A#              Cm              A#
I've been to paradise but I've never been to me.

F-Gm-Dm-D#-A#-Cm-A#

Reff 3:
               A#                 F                   Gm                      Dm
Sometimes I've been to crying for unborn children that might have made me complete
       D#                     A#                  Cm              F
But I.. I took the sweet life I never knew I'd be bitter from the sweet
           A#                 F                  Gm                   Dm
I spent my life exploring the subtle whoring that cost too much to be free, hey lady...
D#           A#               Cm             A#
I've been to paradise but I've never been to me.