Standard Tuning - Capo 1 Riff 1 | ---3--3--3 | ---3--3--3 | ---0--0--0 | ---0--0--0 | ---2--3--2 | ---x--x--3 Verse: E5 C5 Everybody wants a piece of paradise G5 D5 A house upon a hill with a view of heaven E5 C5 Now everyone's here so close together G5 D5 Paradise is lost and gone forever Chorus: C5 G5 When we were young we used to walk out in those fields D5 A5 And run forever in the backyard woods C5 D5 G5 Now the old trails disappear in neighborhoods D Riff 1 With streets after what's gone for good Verse: The hills above town used to be the best place For starry eyed lovers and inspiration Now it's all paved Every street's a dead end And empty summer houses stand all along them Chorus C5 G5 Now there's no trespassing D5 A5 There's no going back again C5 G5 I only hope you remember D5 A5 The way it was, what we had back then Chorus Verse: Everybody wants a piece of paradise A house up on the hill with a view of heaven