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Paradise City Guns N' Roses

Lyrics and guitar chords

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Just a'urchin livin' under the street
I'm a hard case that's tough to beat
I'm your charity case
So buy me somethin' to eat
I'll pay you at another time
Take it to the end of the line

Ragz to richez or so they say
Ya gotta-keep pushin' for the fortune and fame
It's all a gamble
When it's just a game
Ya treat it like a capital crime
Everybody's doin' their time

Take me down
To the paradise city
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home

Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber
Why I'm here I can't quite remember
The surgeon general says it's hazardous to breathe
I'd have another cigarette but I can't see
Tell me who ya gonna believe?

Take me down
To the paradise city
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home

So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away

Captain America's been torn apart
Now he's a court jester with a broken heart
He said -
Turn me around and take me back to the start
I must be losin' my mind - "Are you blind?"
I've seen it all a million times

Take me down
To the paradise city
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home
h = hammer on
p = pull off
* = dead note
s = slide
s\ = slide down the neck
s/ = slide up the neck
V = vibrato
fb = full bend
fbr = full bend then realease
fr = full release
qb = quarter bend
qbr = quarter bend then release
hb = half bend
hbr = half bend then release

\________/ = triplet which adds to half a bar
1/2t

\________/ = triplet which adds to quarter a bar - counterd 1 + a 2 + a etc
1/4t

\________/ = triplet which adds to sixth a bar
1/6

\________/ = triplet which adds to 1/8th of a bar
1/8t


Tune down 1/2 step

Speed = 104

INTRODUCTION
Rhy. Fig. 1
Repeat 4 times

G|-C3-------3-----3---------3-------|---------3-----3---------3-------|
|-0---------0-------0-------0---0-|-1---------1-------1-------1---0-|
|-0-----------0-------0-------0---|-0-----------0-------0-------0---|
|-0-------------------------------|-0h2---2-------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-----3---------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

Fadd9|-----C--G--3---------------3-------|-------3-------3-----------------|
|-1-----1---1---1-1-----1---1---1-|-0-------0---------0---0---0-----|
|-0h2---------2---0-----------0---|-0---------0--------0h2--0-----0-|
|-0h3-------------0h2-------------|-0--------------------------0h2--|
|---------------------3-----------|-2-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am


Rhy. Fig. 2

Riff A.
Repeat 4 times.
3rd and 4th times with Riff B.

G5|--C5---F5---C5---G5----|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-3-------------|---------3-----|---------------|
|-3-------------|-5-------------|-1-------5-----|-3-------------|
|-5-------------|-5-------------|-3-------5-----|-5-------------|
|-5-------------|---------------|-3-------------|-5-------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Riff B.

|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------15---------------------|-------------------------15---------------------|
|:------12-12V---------------14fb-----14fbr------|-------12-12----------------14fb-----14fbr-----:|
|-12h14-------------14-12-------------------12---|-12h14-------------14-12-------------------12---|
|----------------------------------------------14|----------------------------------------------14|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

_________________________________________________________________________________________________
|1. |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-13fb--------13fb--------13----------10fbr-8----|-10fb-V-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------9-|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

_________________________________________________________________________________________________
|2. /hold bend\ |
|----------------------15------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-13fb--------13fb--------13----------------12h13|-12---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

Riff C (Two Guitars)

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------3-----|-------------------------5-3-----|
|-5---3-4-5---3-4-5-3-5-3-5-1-----|-5---3-4-5---3-4-5-3-5-3-3-1-----|
|-3---1-2-3---1-2-3-1-3-1-3-------|-3---1-2-3---1-2-3-1-3-1---------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------3-----|-------------------------5-3-----|
|-5---3-4-5---3-4-5-3-5-3-5-1-----|-5---3-4-5---3-4-5---3---3-1-----|
|-3---1-2-3---1-2-3-1-3-1-3-------|-3---1-2-3---1-2-3---2-----------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am



The Verses.

The verse is played 4 times during the song.
Guitar 1 plays the same Riff during the four verses.
Guitar 2 plays Riff D for the 1st and 2nd but then plays Riff E for the 3rd and 4th verses.


Just a urchin livin' under the street. I'm a hard case that's tough to beat. I'm your

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------3-----|-------------------------5-3-----|
Guitar 1 |---------------------------3-----|-------------------------5-3-----|
|---------------------------3-----|-------------------------5-3-----|
|---------------------------1-----|-------------------------3-1-----|
|-3---1-2-3-3-1-2-3-1-3-1-3-------|-3---1-2-3-3-1-2-3-1-3-1---------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2 |---------------------------3qb---|-------------------------5-3qb---|
Riff D |-5---3-4-5-5-3-5-----5-5-5-------|-5---3-4-5-5-3-5-----5-5---------|
|-------------------5-------------|-------------------5-------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------3-----|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2 |-4---2-3-4---2-3-4-2-4-2-4-------|-4---2-3-4---2-3-4-2-4-2-3fbr----|
Riff E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am



charity case so buy me something to eat. I'll pay you at another

|-----------------------------------| |-----------------|
|---------------------------3-------| |-----------3-----|
Guitar 1 |---------------------------3-------| 2 |-----------3-----|
|---------------------------3-------| 4 |-----------3-----|
|---------------------------1-------| |-----------1-----|
|-3---1-2-3-3-1-2-3-1-3-1-3---------| |-3V--1-2-3-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + Am

|-----------------------------------| |-----------------|
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------|
Guitar 2 |-----------------------------------| 2 |-----------------|
Riff D |-5---3-4-5-5-3-5-----5-5-5-3qb-----| 4 |-5---3---5---3---|
|-------------------5---------------| |-----------------|
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + Am

|-----------------------------------| |-----------------|
|---------------------------3-------| |-----------------|
Guitar 2 |-4---2-3-4---2-3-4-2-4-2-4---------| 2 |-4---2-3-4---2---|
Riff E |-----------------------------------| 4 |-----------------|
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------|
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + Am


time Take it to the end of the line.

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Guitar 1 |-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-3hbr--1-3-1---------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------1-3V--------3s\-----|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2 |-5fbr--------fbr-----------------|-5hbr--3-5hbr3-------------------|
Riff D |---------------------------------|---------------5---------5s\-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

|-------------------------0-------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------1---------------|-5fbr--3-5-3---------------------|
Guitar 2 |---------0-----------------------|-------------3-------------------|
Riff E |-2-------------------------------|---------------4-4s\-------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am


THE CHORUS
With Rhy. Fig 2 Riff A(2 times)


G5TakC5e me down to the paradise city, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty.

F5Oh C5wonG5t you please take me home

G5TakC5e me down to the paradise city, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty.

F5TakC5e mG5e home

For the chorus just before solo - lead guitar plays this at end.

Oh, won't you please take me home______

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-1-----------------sl/(13)-sl\-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

GUITAR SOLO
Played with Riff C from Intro
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------3----------|-5fb---------3-----------------------5fbr--3----|
|-3--3fb------------------5V-------------5-------|----------------------3-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------3----|-------------------------5----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------5-|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am


|-------------------1--------------6----------|-------------------5----------------------------|
|--(slow bend)---3----------------------------|-------------------sl/8-----------------------8-|
|-5fb---------------sl/6-----------------5fbr-|-------------3h 4-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

Played with Riff F shown below.
|-------5--8-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-8fb---------8fr---5--8--------5--8-------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------7fb---------7fr---5----|-7--5-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------7-|-------7--5-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------7--6--5--3--5fbr--3----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------5-------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

|----------------3-----------------------3-------| |------------------------|
|-5hb---------------3-----5hb---------------3----| |-5hb -----------3-------|
|-5hb------------------3--5hb------------------3-| 2 |-5hb---------------3----|
|-(slow bend)-------------(slow bend)------------| 4 |-(slow bend)----------3-| End Solo
|------------------------------------------------| |------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------| |------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + Am

Riff F.

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------5-----|-------------------------7-5-----|
|-7---5-6-7---5-6-7-5-7-5-7-3-----|-7---5-6-7---5-6-7-5-7-5-5-3-----|
|-5---3-4-5---3-4-5-3-5-3-5-------|-5---3-4-5---3-4-5-3-5-3---------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am



THIS BIT IS PLAYED AFTER THE SOLO.

So far Am-

|------------------------------------------------||----10----------10----------10----------10------|
|-5-----------5----------------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------5--------------------------10||h11----12-10h11-------10h11----12-10h11-------8h|
|------------------------------------------------||:-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

way. So far____________ Am-

|----8-----------10----------10----------10------|----10----------10----------10----------10------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|h9-----10-8h 9--------8h 9-----10-8h 9--------10|h11----12-10h11-------10h11----12-10h11-------8h|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am


way. So way.
________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
|1. | |2. |
|----8-----------10----------10----------10------||----8-----------8-----------6--------(6)s\------|
|------------------------------------------------||----------------------------6--------(6)s\------|
|h9-----10-8h 9--------8h 9-----10-8h 9--------10||h9-----10-8h 9-----10-6h 7----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------:||------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am



CODA II

Played with Rhy. Fig 2 Riff A

Oh won't you please take me home.____________
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

Take me home to the paradise city where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
||----------------------------15------------------|----------------------------------15------------|
||-------------------------15fb-------------------|-------13-13V---------------15fb-----15fbr-13---|
||-------12-12V------------------------14fbr-12---|-12h14-------------14-12----------------------13|
||:12h14-------------14-12----------------------14|------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am



Take me home, yeah, yeah.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
|1. |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------|-------15-------15-------15-------15------------||
|------------------------------------------------|-14fb-----14fb--------14fb--14fb-----14fbrp12--:||
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------14||
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------||
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am


Oh, won't you please take me home,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
|2. |
|----13V------------------13---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------13---------------------|-12hr--(slow release)---------------------------|
|h14----------------------12---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + Am

Now here's the fast part.


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