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Pimper's Paradise chords by Bob Marley and the Wailers (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
G
Fmaj7
Em7
Am
F

Intro 1

C

G

Verse 1
Fmaj7 
G 
She love to party, have a good time
Fmaj7 
G 
She looks so hearty, feeling fine
Fmaj7 
G 
She loves to smoke, sometime shiftin' coke
Fmaj7 
She'll be laughin'
Em7 
when there ain't no joke

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Chorus 1

Fmaj7

G

A pimper's paradise, that's all she was now

Fmaj7

Em7

A pimper's paradise, that's all she was

Fmaj7

G

A pimper's paradise, that's all she was now

Fmaj7

Em7

Pimper's paradise, that's all she was

Bridge 1

C

G

Am

F

Every need got an ego to feed

C

G

Am

F

Every need got an ego to feed

Verse 2
Fmaj7 
G 
She loves to model up in the latest fashion
(oo-bee doo-be doo)
Fmaj7 
She's in the scramble
G 
and she moves with passion
(oo-bee doo-be doo)
Fmaj7 
G 
She's getting high trying to fly the sky
(oo-bee doo-be doo)
Fmaj7 
Eh, now she is bluesing
Em7 
when there ain't no blues

Chorus 2
Fmaj7 
Wooh, a pimper's paradise,
G 
that's all she was now
Fmaj7 
Em7 
A pimper's paradise, that's all she was,
oh-ho-ho-ho-ho
Fmaj7 
G 
A pimper's paradise, that's all she was now
Fmaj7 
Em7 
A pimper's paradise, that's all she   was

Bridge 2

C

G

Am

F

Every need got an ego to feed

C

G

Am

F

Every need got an ego to feed

Chorus 3
Fmaj7 
Wooh, a pimper's pimper's
G 
that's all she was now,
wo-oo-o-oo, wo-oh
Fmaj7 
Em7 
Pimper's paradise, that's all she   was, well
Fmaj7 
G 
Pimper's paradise, I'm sorry for the victim now
Fmaj7 
Em7 
Pimper's paradise,

Outro 1

Fmaj7

G

Pimper's paradise

Fmaj7

Em7

Pimper's paradise

[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

0

C
G
Fmaj7
Em7
Am
F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 66

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Pimper's Paradise by Bob Marley And The Wailers, 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 C major. It suits players who want to learn Pimper's Paradise the way Bob Marley And The Wailers intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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