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Paranoid chords by Black Sabbath (Official Version)

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E5
D5
C5
D

Intro 1

E5

E5

E5

E5

E5

E5

E5

E5

Verse 1

E5

Finished with my woman

D5

E5

'Cause she couldn't help me with my mind

People think I'm insane

D5

E5

Because I am frowning all the time

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Interlude 1

E5

C5

D5

E5

E5

E5

C5

D5

E5

E5

Verse 2

E5

All day long I think of things

D5

E5

But nothing seems to satisfy

Think I'll lose my mind

D5

E5

If I don't find something to pacify

Bridge 1

E5

Can you help me

D

E5

Occupy my brain?

D

Oh yeah

Interlude 2

E5

E5

D5

D5

E5

E5

E5

D5

D5

E5

Verse 3

E5

I need someone to show me

D5

E5

The things in life that I can't find

I can't see the things that make

D5

E5

True happiness, I must be blind

Solo 1

E5

E5

D5

D5

E5

E5

E5

D5

D5

E5

E5

E5

D5

D5

E5

E5

E5

D5

D5

E5

Interlude 3

E5

E5

D5

D5

E5

E5

E5

D5

D5

E5

Verse 4

E5

Make a joke and I will sigh

D5

E5

And you will laugh and I will cry

Happiness I cannot feel

D5

E5

And love to me is so unreal

Interlude 4

E5

C5

D5

E5

E5

E5

C5

D5

E5

E5

Verse 5

E5

And so as you hear these words

D5

E5

Telling you now of my state

I tell you to enjoy life

D5

E5

I wish I could but it's too late

Outro 1

E5

E5

D5

D5

E5

E5

E5

D5

D5

E5

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0

E5
D5
C5
D

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E minorBPM: 160

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
C5: x-3-5-x-x-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

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This is the definitive original version of Paranoid by Black Sabbath, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn Paranoid the way Black Sabbath intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Paranoid

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