• Song:

    Paradise

  • Artist:

    Coldplay

There are two possible ways of playing this, and I'll tab both for completeness's sake.

This first version sounds much better, but is a little more difficult.

Tuning: E A D G C F (careful the high strings don't snap during tuning)

Chords:
Gm: 3(t)55300
C: x32000
Dm: 10(t) 12 12 10 00
F: 1(t)33200
Bb: 688700
C/E: 332000
G: 355400

Intro:
Gm C Dm F (x3)
Bb F C/E (x2)
Gm Bb F C (x4)

Dm (xx0231@1)                BbWhen (x1333x@1)she was just a girl,
F (133211@1)              CShe (x32010@1)expected the world,
       Dm (xx0231@1)               BbBut (x1333x@1)it flew away from her reach,
       F (133211@1)             CSo (x32010@1)she ran away in her sleep.

Gm (355333@1)      BbDreamed (x1333x@1)of para-para-paradise,
F (133211@1)       CPara-para-paradise, (x32010@1)Gm (355333@1)      BbPara-para-paradise, (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)                       CEvery (x32010@1)time she closed her eyes.

Gm Bb F C (x2)

Bb (x1333x@1)                F(/A)
When she was just a girl,
F(/A)            CShe (x32010@1)expected the world,
Bb (x1333x@1)                       DmBut (xx0231@1)it flew away from her reach,
Dm (xx0231@1)                     CAnd (x32010@1)bullets catch in her teeth.

GmLife (355333@1)goes on,
   BbIt (x1333x@1)gets so heavy,
    F (133211@1)              CThe (x32010@1)wheel breaks the butterfly.
Gm (355333@1)          BbEvery (x1333x@1)tear, a waterfall.

Bb (x1333x@1)              FIn (133211@1)the night, the stormy night,
               CShe (x32010@1)closed her eyes.
       Bb (x1333x@1)       FIn (133211@1)the night, the stormy night,
         CAway (x32010@1)she flied.

Gm (355333@1)      BbAnd (x1333x@1)dreamed of para-para-paradise,
F (133211@1)       CPara-para-paradise, (x32010@1)Gm (355333@1)      BbPara-para-paradise, (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)         CWhoa-oh-oh (x32010@1)oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)

Gm C Dm F (x4)

Bb (x1333x@1)        C (x32010@1)             FStill (133211@1)lying underneath the stormy skies
         Bb (x1333x@1)        CShe (x32010@1)said oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
           FI (133211@1)know the sun's set to rise.

Gm (355333@1)      BbAnd (x1333x@1)dreamed of para-para-paradise,
F (133211@1)       CPara-para-paradise, (x32010@1)Gm (355333@1)      BbPara-para-paradise, (x1333x@1)F (133211@1)         CWhoa-oh-oh (x32010@1)oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)

Gm Bb F C (lots of times)

Bb F(/A) Am  Dm G Bb

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Capo version (probably easier for a beginner, and doesn't risk snapping strings)

Standard tuning
Capo 3

Chords:
Em: 075000/ 022000
G: 3(t)55400/ 320022
D: 554030/ xx0232
A: 5(t)77600/ x02220
Bm: 7(t)99700/ x24432

NB: The first variations are what I would use, but the second variations are there in 
case you find them tricky to play.

Em G Bm D (x3)
G D A (x2)
E G D A (x4)

Bm (x24432@1)                GWhen (320003@1)she was just a girl,
D (xx0232@1)              AShe (x02220@1)expected the world,
       Bm (x24432@1)               GBut (320003@1)it flew away from her reach,
       D (xx0232@1)             ASo (x02220@1)she ran away in her sleep.

Em (022000@1)      GDreamed (320003@1)of para-para-paradise,
D (xx0232@1)       APara-para-paradise, (x02220@1)Em (022000@1)      GPara-para-paradise, (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)                       AEvery (x02220@1)time she closed her eyes.

Em G D A (x2)

Etc....
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