Capo: 3

...PASTIME PARADISE... by Stevie Wonder ----------------------................. *from 'Songs in the Key of Life' (1976)* *CAPO 3rd FRET* (Original Key: D#) Intro: C Em B7 Em (x3) Verse 1:

^C They've been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^B7in a Pastime ^EmParadise. ^C They've been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^B7in a Pastime ^EmParadise.

^C They've been wasting ^Emmost their time, Glori-^B7fying days long ^Emgone behind. ^C They've been wasting ^Emmost their days, In re-^B7membrance of ignorance ^Emoldest praise. Tell me...

Chorus 1:

^C Who of ^Emthem, will ^B7come to ^Embe? How ma-^Cny of ^Emthem, are ^B7you and ^Emme?

Dissi-^Cpation,^Em race re-^B7lations.^Em Conso-^Clation,^Em segre-^B7gation.^Em

Dispen-^Csation, iso-^Emlation, exploi-^B7tation, muti-^Emlation. Mu-^Ctations, miscre-^Emation, confir-^B7mation, to the ^Emevil's of the world.

Verse 2:

^C They've been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^B7in the future ^Emparadise. ^C They've been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^B7in the future ^Emparadise.

^C They've been looking ^Emin their minds, For the ^B7day that sorrow's ^Emgone from time. ^C They keep telling ^Emof the day, When the ^B7Saviour of love will ^Emcome to stay. Tell me...

Chorus 2:

^C Who of ^Emthem, will ^B7come to ^Embe? How ma-^Cny of ^Emthem, are ^B7you and ^Emme?

Procla-^Cmation,^Em of Race Re-^B7lations,^Em Conso-^Clation,^Em inte-^B7gretion.^Em

Verifi-^Ccation, of Reve-^Emlations, accla-^B7mation, world sal-^Emvation. Vi-^Cbrations, stimu-^Emlation, confir-^B7mation, to the ^Empeace of the world.

Verse 3:

^C They've been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^B7in a Pastime ^EmParadise. ^C They've been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^B7in a Pastime ^EmParadise. ^C They've been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^B7in the future ^Emparadise. ^C They've been spending ^Emmost their lives, living ^B7in the future ^Emparadise.

^C We've been spending too ^Emmuch of our lives, living ^B7in a Pastime ^EmParadise. ^C Let's start ^Emliving our lives, living ^B7for, the future ^Emparadise. ^C Praise ^Emto our lives, living ^B7for, the future ^Emparadise. ^C Shame to ^Emanyone's lives, living ^B7in the pastime ^Emparadise.

Coda: (Hare Krishna and 'We Shall Overcome' chants) C Em B7 Em (End on C) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- C Em B7 Em EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x33210 xx0231 020100 x02210 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Stevie Wonder - Pastime paradise