Richie Havens - Paradise

^FThere's a thousand roads that get^Dm there, an^Fd each one looks the ^Dmsame, F Dm Am Am 7 and with every step you're thinking. should you have gone the other way. ^FThere are those who give ^Dmdirection, ^Feven though they're lost t^Dmhemselves, ^Fand those who finally get ^Dmthere, never^Am really give no trace of the ^Am7trail. F Dm C C4sus C So, if you're searching for some peace of mind, ^Fout in a world that's ^Dmcold and u^Cnk^Csus4ind, ^{C F}hoping someone will t^Dmhrow you a ^Csi^Csus4gn. ^{C F}Paradise is a hard ^Dmplace, a ^Chard p^Csus4lace to ^Cfind. ^FThere are wise old ^Dmmen who tell ya, ^Fthat's it's up there in the ^Dmsky. ^FBut I've flown those j^Dmumbos, a^Amnd believe me it's a ^Am7lie. ^FThere are those that think it's here ^Dmand now. ^FWhat you do with e^Dmveryday. ^FWe better make the best of^Dm living,we'r^Ame gonna die for sure some^Am7 day. ^FSearching for some ^Dm peace of ^Cmi^Csus4nd, ^{C F}out in a world that is ^Dmcold ^Dsus2and ^Cun^Csus4kind. ^{C F}Hoping someone will ^Dmshow us a ^Csi^Csus4gn ^{C F}Paradise is a hard ^Dmplace ^FParadise is a hard ^Dmplace ^FParadise is a hard ^Dmplace, a ^Dmhard place to ^Cfi^Csus4nd. ^C

^FI'm not trying to be ^G no prophet. ^FI'm not trying to ^Gchange your mind ^FBut I think that this ^Dmsearching is , ^Csuch a ^Csus4waste of ^Ctime. ^FThere are those that have ^Dmreligion, ^FTeach them how to live^Dm each day. ^FYes, they believe in P^Dmaradise. All^Am you have to do is pr^Am7ay. ^FBut me myself I'm ^Dmeasy. I d^Fon't really have to kn^Dmow. ^FJust as long as I'm still ^Dm breathing, and^Am I've got somewhere to ^Am7go. F Dm C-Csus4-C F Dm C-Csus4-C Searching for some peace of mind. Out in a world that is cold and unkind F Dm C-Csus4-C Hoping someone will throw us a line ^FParadise is a hard ^Dmplace ^FParadise is a hard ^Dmplace ^FParadise is a hard p^Dmlace, Dm C-Csus4-C a hard place to find.