Richie Havens - Paradise

^FThere’s a thousand roads that g^Dmet there, ^Fand each one looks th^Dme same, 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^Dm themselves, ^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’^Dms cold and^C u^Csus4nkind,^{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 t^Dmhe sky. ^FBut I’ve flown those ^Dm jumbos,^Am and believe me it’^Am7s a lie. ^FThere are those that think it’s her^Dme and now^F. What you do with ^Dm everyday. ^FWe better make the best of^Dm living,we??^Am?re gonna die for sure so^Am7me 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 b^Ge no prophet.^F I’m not trying ^Gto change 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^Dm easy. I ^F don’t really have to^Dm know. ^FJust as long as I’m stil^Dml breathing, a^Amnd I’ve got somewhere ^Am7to go. 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.