Key: Bb major•
Verse 1
F
Eb
Hey lady, you, lady,
Bb
Eb
Gm
cursin' at your life
Cm
Eb
F
You're a discontented mother
Eb
Gm
Eb
and a rich inventive wife
F
Bb
I've no doubt you dream about the
F
Gm
things you'll never do
Fsus4
Eb
Fsus4
like I wanna talk to you
Verse 2
Bb
F
been to Georgia and California,
Gm
Dm
oh, anywhere I could run
Eb
Bb
Took the hand of a preacher man
Cm
F
and we made love in the sun
Bb
F
But I ran out of places and friendly
Gm
Dm
faces because I had to be free
Eb
Bb
Gm
I've been to paradise,
Cm
Fsus4
but I've never been to me
Bb
F
Eb
Bb
Gm
Verse 3
F
Bb
Gm
don't just walk away
Cm
Eb
F
Cause I have this need to tell you
Gm
Eb
why I'm all alone today
F
Bb
I can see so much of me still
F
Gm
living in your eyes
Fsus4
heart that has lived a million lies
Verse 4
Eb
Bb
Eb
I moved like Harlow in Monte Car lo
Cm
F
and showed 'em what I've got
Gm
Dm
That a woman ain't s'posed to see
Eb
Bb
Gm
I've been to paradise,
Cm
Fsus4
but I've never been to me
Bb
Verse 5
F
Eb
F
Hey, you know what paradise is? It's a lie,
People and places as we'd like them
F
Fsus4
Eb
to be but you know what truth is?
Fsus4
F
Sometimes I've
Verse 6
Gm
Dm
That might have made me complete
Eb
Bb
But I, I took the sweet life and never
Cm
F
knew I'd be bitter from the sweet
Bb
F
I spent my life exploring the subtle
Dm
Eb
Bb
Eb
Hey lady, I've been to paradise,
Bb
Cm
Fsus4
Bb
F
Gm
Dm
but I've never been to me
Verse 7
Eb
Bb
Cm
I've been to paradise,
Eb
Bb
never been to me
F
Gm
(I've been to Georgia and California,
Dm
Eb
and anywhere I could run)
Bb
Cm
I've been to paradise,
Fsus4
Bb
(I've been to Nice and
Dm
Eb
on a yacht)
Eb
Bb
never been to me
(I've been to cryin' for unborn children)
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