Verse 1:
[F]Hey lady, [D#]you lady, c[A#]ursing at your li[F]fe[Gm]
You're a [D#]discontented mother an[F]d a [Gm]regimented wife
[D#]I've no doubt you dre[F]am about the [A#]things you'll [F]never do[Gm]
But, I wi[C]sh someone had talked to me
Like I wa[D#]nna talk to you.[F]
Reff 1:
Oh, I've [A#]been to Georgia and [F]California and[Gm] anywhere I could [Dm]run
[D#]I took the hand of a [A#]preacher man and we [Cm]made love in the [F]sun
But I ran[A#] out of places and f[F]riendly faces [Gm]because I had to b[Dm]e free
[D#]I've been to [A#]paradise but I've[Cm] never been to [A#]me
Verse 2:
[F]Please lady, [D#]please lady, [A#]don't just [F]walk a[Gm]way
'Cause I [D#]have this need to tell[F] you why I'm all [Gm]alone today
[D#]I can see so [F]much of me still [A#]living [F]in your [Gm]eyes
Won't you [C]share a part of a weary heart that has [D#]lived million lies.[F]
Reff 2:
Oh, I've [A#]been to Nice and the [F]isle of Greece where I [Gm]sipped champagne on a [Dm]yacht
I [D#]moved like Harlow in [A#]Monte Carlo and [Cm]Showed them what I've [F]got
I've been un[A#]dressed by kings and [F]I've seen some things that[Gm] a woman ain't supposed to [Dm]see
[D#]I've been to [A#]paradise but I'v[Cm]e never been to [A#]me.
F-Gm-Dm-D#-A#-Cm-A#
Reff 3:
Sometimes I've [A#]been to crying for [F]unborn children that[Gm] might have made me comp[Dm]lete
But I..[D#] I took the sweet life [A#]I never knew I'd be [Cm]bitter from the [F]sweet
I spent my [A#]life exploring the [F]subtle whoring that[Gm] cost too much to be [Dm]free, hey lady...
[D#]I've been to [A#]paradise but I've[Cm] never been to [A#]me.
[F]Hey lady, [D#]you lady, c[A#]ursing at your li[F]fe[Gm]
You're a [D#]discontented mother an[F]d a [Gm]regimented wife
[D#]I've no doubt you dre[F]am about the [A#]things you'll [F]never do[Gm]
But, I wi[C]sh someone had talked to me
Like I wa[D#]nna talk to you.[F]
Reff 1:
Oh, I've [A#]been to Georgia and [F]California and[Gm] anywhere I could [Dm]run
[D#]I took the hand of a [A#]preacher man and we [Cm]made love in the [F]sun
But I ran[A#] out of places and f[F]riendly faces [Gm]because I had to b[Dm]e free
[D#]I've been to [A#]paradise but I've[Cm] never been to [A#]me
Verse 2:
[F]Please lady, [D#]please lady, [A#]don't just [F]walk a[Gm]way
'Cause I [D#]have this need to tell[F] you why I'm all [Gm]alone today
[D#]I can see so [F]much of me still [A#]living [F]in your [Gm]eyes
Won't you [C]share a part of a weary heart that has [D#]lived million lies.[F]
Reff 2:
Oh, I've [A#]been to Nice and the [F]isle of Greece where I [Gm]sipped champagne on a [Dm]yacht
I [D#]moved like Harlow in [A#]Monte Carlo and [Cm]Showed them what I've [F]got
I've been un[A#]dressed by kings and [F]I've seen some things that[Gm] a woman ain't supposed to [Dm]see
[D#]I've been to [A#]paradise but I'v[Cm]e never been to [A#]me.
F-Gm-Dm-D#-A#-Cm-A#
Reff 3:
Sometimes I've [A#]been to crying for [F]unborn children that[Gm] might have made me comp[Dm]lete
But I..[D#] I took the sweet life [A#]I never knew I'd be [Cm]bitter from the [F]sweet
I spent my [A#]life exploring the [F]subtle whoring that[Gm] cost too much to be [Dm]free, hey lady...
[D#]I've been to [A#]paradise but I've[Cm] never been to [A#]me.