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

Ab
Ab

Gm
Gm

F
F

Db
Db

Eb
Eb

F
F

Ab
Ab

Gm
Gm

F
F

Db
Db

Eb
Eb

Verse 1
F
F

She
Dm
Dm

C
C

makes me so unsure of myself
F
F

Standing there but never
Dm
Dm

C
C

ever talking sense
Bb
Bb

F
F

Just a visitor you see
Bb
Bb

F
F

So much wanting to be seen
Bb
Bb

F
F

She'd open up the door
Gm
Gm

s and vaguely carry us away
C
C

It's the
Verse 2
F
F

Dm
Dm

C
C

customary thing to say or do
F
F

To a disappointed proud
Dm
Dm

C
C

man in his grief
Bb
Bb

Am
Am

And on Fridays she'd be there
Bb
Bb

Am
Am

But on Mondays not at all
Bb
Bb

Am
Am

Just casually appearing from
Gm
Gm

C
C

the clock across the hall
Verse 3
F
F

You're a ghost,
Dm
Dm

C
C

la la la la la la la la la
F
F

Dm
Dm

C
C

You're a ghost, la la la la la la la la la
Bb
Bb

Am
Am

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

Am
Am

To claim you with my iron drum
Ab
Ab

Gm
Gm

La la la la la la
Interlude 1
F
F

Ab
Ab

Gm
Gm

F
F

Db
Db

Eb
Eb

F
F

Ab
Ab

Gm
Gm

F
F

Db
Db

Eb
Eb

Verse 4
F
F

C
C

The Continent's just fallen
Dm
Dm

C
C

in disgrace
F
F

William, William,
C
C

Dm
Dm

C
C

William Rogers put it in it s place
Bb
Bb

Am
Am

Blood and tears from old Japan
Bb
Bb

Am
Am

Caravans and lots of jam
Bb
Bb

F
F

And maids of honor singing,
Gm
Gm

crying, singing tediously
C
C

You're a ghost,
Verse 5
F
F

Am
Am

Dm
Dm

la la la la la la la la la
C
C

F
F

Yes, you're a ghost,
Dm
Dm

C
C

la la la la la la la la la
Bb
Bb

F
F

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

F
F

To claim you with my iron drum
Ab
Ab

Gm
Gm

La la la la la la
Interlude 2
F
F

Ab
Ab

Gm
Gm

F
F

Bbm
Bbm

Eb
Eb

F
F

Ab
Ab

Gm
Gm

F
F

Db
Db

Eb
Eb

Ab
Ab

Eb
Eb

Ab
Ab

Adim
Adim

Bbm
Bbm

Edim
Edim

Fm
Fm

Ab
Ab

Db
Db

Ab
Ab

Bbm
Bbm

Fm
Fm

F
F

Verse 6
F
F

Dm
Dm

C
C

Efficiency, efficiency, they say
F
F

Get to know the date and
Dm
Dm

C
C

tell the time of day
Bb
Bb

Am
Am

As the crowds begin complaining
Bb
Bb

Am
Am

How the Beaujolais is raining
Bb
Bb

F
F

Down on darkened meetings on
Gm
Gm

C
C

the Champs-Élysées
Verse 7
F
F

You're a ghost,
Am
Am

Dm
Dm

C
C

la la la la la la la la la
F
F

You're a ghost,
Dm
Dm

C
C

la la la la la la la la la
Bb
Bb

F
F

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

Am
Am

To claim you with my iron drum
Ab
Ab

La la la la la la
Gm
Gm

You're a ghost,
Verse 8
F
F

Dm
Dm

C
C

la la la la la la la la la
F
F

You're a ghost,
Dm
Dm

C
C

la la la la la la la la la
Bb
Bb

Am
Am

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

Am
Am

To claim you with my iron drum
Ab
Ab

La la la la la la
F
F

You're a ghost,
Verse 9
Dm
Dm

C
C

la la la la la la la la la
F
F

You're a ghost,
Dm
Dm

C
C

la la la la la la la la la
Bb
Bb

F
F

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

Am
Am

Ab
Ab

To claim you with my iron drum
F
F

La la la la la la

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