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Paradise chords by
Lynn Anderson
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
C

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When I was a child,

my family would travel

Down to western
G
G

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Kentucky where my parents

were born
C
C

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There's a backwoods old town
F
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C
C

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that's often remembered
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C
C

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So many times that my memories are worn

And daddy won't you take

me back to
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F

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Muhlenberg
C
C

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County

Down by the green river
G
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C

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where paradise lays

I'm sorry my child but you're
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C

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too late in asking
G
G

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Mr.
C
C

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Peabody's gold train is hauling
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G

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C

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F
F

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away


Well, sometimes we'd
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travel right down the

Green

River
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C

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To an abandoned old prison down by
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G

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Adria

Hill
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C

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Where the air smelled like snakes and
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we'd shoot with our pistols

But empty pop bottles
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was all we would kill

And

Daddy, won't you take

me back to
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Muhlenberg
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C

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County

Down by the green river
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where paradise lays
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G

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Well, I'm sorry my child,
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but you're too late in asking
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Mr.
C
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B
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2

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F#
F#
2

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Peabody's gold train is hauling
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away

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Then the coal company came with
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the world's largest shovel

They tortured the timber and
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they stripped all the land
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Well they dug for their coal till
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the land was forsaken

Then they wrote it all down as
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the progress of man

And
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Daddy, won't you take

me back to
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Muhlenberg
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C

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County

Down by the green river
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C

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where paradise lays
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Well, I'm sorry my child,
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but you're too late in asking
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Mr.
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Peabody's coal train
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has hauled it away
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Mr.
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Peabody's cold train is hauling away
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • G

  • F

  • B

    2

  • F#

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Paradise by Lynn Anderson is C major.

The primary chords used in Paradise are C, G, F, B, Gb.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, F, B, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Paradise is approximately 154 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Paradise using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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