Paris 1919 chords by
John Cale
John Cale
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Key: C major
Intro 1
E
E

G
G

F#m
F#m

E
E

C
C

D
D

E
E

G
G

F#m
F#m

E
E

C
C

D
D

Verse 1
E
E

She
C#m
C#m

B
B

makes me so unsure of myself
E
E

Standing there but never
C#m
C#m

B
B

ever talking sense
A
A

E
E

Just a visitor you see
A
A

E
E

So much wanting to be seen
A
A

E
E

She'd open up the door
F#m
F#m

s and vaguely carry us away
B
B

It's the
Verse 2
E
E

C#m
C#m

B
B

customary thing to say or do
E
E

To a disappointed proud
C#m
C#m

B
B

man in his grief
A
A

G#m
G#m

And on Fridays she'd be there
A
A

G#m
G#m

But on Mondays not at all
A
A

G#m
G#m

Just casually appearing from
F#m
F#m

B
B

the clock across the hall
Verse 3
E
E

You're a ghost,
C#m
C#m

B
B

la la la la la la la la la
E
E

C#m
C#m

B
B

You're a ghost, la la la la la la la la la
A
A

G#m
G#m

I'm the church and I've come
A
A

G#m
G#m

To claim you with my iron drum
G
G

F#m
F#m

La la la la la la
Interlude 1
E
E

G
G

F#m
F#m

E
E

C
C

D
D

E
E

G
G

F#m
F#m

E
E

C
C

D
D

Verse 4
E
E

B
B

The Continent's just fallen
C#m
C#m

B
B

in disgrace
E
E

William, William,
B
B

C#m
C#m

B
B

William Rogers put it in it s place
A
A

G#m
G#m

Blood and tears from old Japan
A
A

G#m
G#m

Caravans and lots of jam
A
A

E
E

And maids of honor singing,
F#m
F#m

crying, singing tediously
B
B

You're a ghost,
Verse 5
E
E

G#m
G#m

C#m
C#m

la la la la la la la la la
B
B

E
E

Yes, you're a ghost,
C#m
C#m

B
B

la la la la la la la la la
A
A

E
E

I'm the bishop and I've come
A
A

E
E

To claim you with my iron drum
G
G

F#m
F#m

La la la la la la
Interlude 2
E
E

G
G

F#m
F#m

E
E

Am
Am

D
D

E
E

G
G

F#m
F#m

E
E

C
C

D
D

G
G

D
D

G
G

G#dim
G#dim

Am
Am

D#dim
D#dim

Em
Em

G
G

C
C

G
G

Am
Am

Em
Em

E
E

Verse 6
E
E

C#m
C#m

B
B

Efficiency, efficiency, they say
E
E

Get to know the date and
C#m
C#m

B
B

tell the time of day
A
A

G#m
G#m

As the crowds begin complaining
A
A

G#m
G#m

How the Beaujolais is raining
A
A

E
E

Down on darkened meetings on
F#m
F#m

B
B

the Champs-Élysées
Verse 7
E
E

You're a ghost,
G#m
G#m

C#m
C#m

B
B

la la la la la la la la la
E
E

You're a ghost,
C#m
C#m

B
B

la la la la la la la la la
A
A

E
E

And I'm the church and I've come
A
A

G#m
G#m

To claim you with my iron drum
G
G

La la la la la la
F#m
F#m

You're a ghost,
Verse 8
E
E

C#m
C#m

B
B

la la la la la la la la la
E
E

You're a ghost,
C#m
C#m

B
B

la la la la la la la la la
A
A

G#m
G#m

I'm the church and I've come
A
A

G#m
G#m

To claim you with my iron drum
G
G

La la la la la la
E
E

You're a ghost,
Verse 9
C#m
C#m

B
B

la la la la la la la la la
E
E

You're a ghost,
C#m
C#m

B
B

la la la la la la la la la
A
A

E
E

I'm the church and I've come
A
A

G#m
G#m

G
G

To claim you with my iron drum
E
E

La la la la la la

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