Children of Paradise - by Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) -
words and music by Justin Hayward and Mickey Feat; from the CD "The View From the Hill"
My interpretation only - questions or comment; Tony - acarfam@apex.net
This is a beautiful (spiritual) song.  Fingerpick throughout.
Z (Riff)	    G (320003@1)       e ---------------------------|
        b -------------0-------------|
        g --0----2---------2---------|

Intro: 	 G (320003@1)  	    Z
         / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /	(2X)
Verse:	G (320003@1)	      C (x32010@1)		G (320003@1) Z
	Like the crashing of awave (x02210@1)  on the shores of consciousness,
	G (320003@1)We're alive and we're awake to the world,
	C (x32010@1)		D (xx0232@1)And with the gift of love we're blessed.  Cos..

Chorus:	D (xx0232@1)    CD      C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)    Z
	We can be,  yes we can be,  we can be  children of paradise.
	C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)Children of paradise.

Verse:
	In the twinkling of an eye or the turning of apage, (x02210@1)	Comes the moment when our time has arrived.
	We can never be the same.

Chorus (repeat)

Bridge:	    Bm (x24432@1)  CG				D (xx0232@1)And all I know  is we're still climbing up that hill
            Bm (x24432@1)   C (x32010@1)	 G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)And all we need to sustain us is love of love, the light of life,
	  	Em (022000@1)     A7 (x02020@1)          C (x32010@1) D7 (xx0212@1)And the faith to know we can heal.... like children.

Verse:
	Through the violence and the rage, by the grace of love be still.
	And the spirit that breaks free from the cage
	Is the one they cannot kill.

Chorus: (repeat)
End:   ZC	    G (320003@1)  Z	G (320003@1)Children of paradise	children of paradise.