[Intro]
[C]La - la, la, la! [Em]La - la, la, la! [C7]La - la, la, la!
[F]La - la, la! [Fm]La - la, la, la, [C]la!
[C] [C4] [C] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G]
[Chorus]
If par[C]adise is [Em/B]half as nice as [C7/Bb]heaven that you [F/A]take me to,
[Fm]Who needs para - d[C]ise? I'd rather have y[G]ou[G4]![G][G4][G]
[Verse 1]
[G] [G4] [G] T[G4]hey s[G]ay p[G]ara - d[C]ise ...is up in the s[Em]tars,
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
But I needn't s[C7]igh, because it's so f[F]ar,
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
'Cause I know it's w[Fm]orth ...a heaven on e[C]arth,
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G]
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[Verse 2]
[G] [G4] [G] A l[G4]ook f[G]rom your e[C]yes, a touch of your [Em]hand,
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
And I seem to [C7]fly ...to some other la[F]nd,
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
When you are a - r[Fm]ound,
^ ^ ^
My heart always po[C]unds just like a brass b[G]an[G4]d![G][G4][G]
^ ^ ^
Oh, oh-oh, [G]oh -[G4]oh -[G]oh, ...[G4]oh -[G]oh!
[Chorus]
If par[C]adise is [Em/B]half as nice as [C7/Bb]heaven that you [F/A]take me to,
[Fm]Who needs para - d[C]ise? I'd rather have y[G]ou[G4],[G][G4][G]
Oh, yes, I'd r[G]ather have [G4]you--[G]--!
[Verse 3]
[C]La - la, la, la! [Em]La - la, la, la! [C7]La - la, la, la!
[F]La - la, la! [Fm]La - la, la, la, [C]la!
[C] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G5]
[Chorus]
If par[C]adise is [Em/B]half as nice as [C7/Bb]heaven that you [F/A]take me to,
[Fm]Who needs para[C]dise? I'd rather have y[G]ou[G4],[G][G4][G]
Oh, yes, I'd r[G]ath - [G4]er h[G]ave y[G4]ou--[G]-!
[Verse 4]
[C]La - la, la, la! [Em]La - la, la, la! [C7]La - la, la, la!
[F]La - la, la! [Fm]La - la, la, la, [C]la!
[C] [C4] [C] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G]
[Verse 5]
[G] [G4] [G] They s[G4]ay pa[G]ra - d[C]ise ...is up in the s[Em]tars,
(If paradise ...is half as nice...)
But I needn't s[C7]igh, because it's so f[F]ar,
(...as heaven ...that you ...take me to,)
'Cause I know it's w[Fm]orth ...a heaven on e[C]arth,
[C4] [C] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G]
[Verse 6]
[G] [G4] [G] A l[G4]ook fr[G]om your e[C]yes, a touch of your [Em]hand,
(If paradise ...is half as nice...)
And I seem to [C7]fly ...to some other l[F]and,
(...as heaven ...that you ...take me to,)
When you are a - r[Fm]ound, my heart always p[C]ounds...
[C4] [C] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G]
[Suggestion for ending]
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[C]La - la, la, la! [Em]La - la, la, la! [C7]La - la, la, la!
[F]La - la, la! [Fm]La - la, la, la, [C]la!
[C] [C4] [C] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G]
La, la, la, la, la------------! | /__/ / /__/ / |
[Chorus]
If par[C]adise is [Em/B]half as nice as [C7/Bb]heaven that you [F/A]take me to,
[Fm]Who needs para - d[C]ise? I'd rather have y[G]ou[G4]![G][G4][G]
[Verse 1]
[G] [G4] [G] T[G4]hey s[G]ay p[G]ara - d[C]ise ...is up in the s[Em]tars,
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
But I needn't s[C7]igh, because it's so f[F]ar,
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
'Cause I know it's w[Fm]orth ...a heaven on e[C]arth,
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G]
For me, where you are-----------!
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[Verse 2]
[G] [G4] [G] A l[G4]ook f[G]rom your e[C]yes, a touch of your [Em]hand,
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
And I seem to [C7]fly ...to some other la[F]nd,
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
When you are a - r[Fm]ound,
^ ^ ^
My heart always po[C]unds just like a brass b[G]an[G4]d![G][G4][G]
^ ^ ^
Oh, oh-oh, [G]oh -[G4]oh -[G]oh, ...[G4]oh -[G]oh!
[Chorus]
If par[C]adise is [Em/B]half as nice as [C7/Bb]heaven that you [F/A]take me to,
[Fm]Who needs para - d[C]ise? I'd rather have y[G]ou[G4],[G][G4][G]
Oh, yes, I'd r[G]ather have [G4]you--[G]--!
[Verse 3]
[C]La - la, la, la! [Em]La - la, la, la! [C7]La - la, la, la!
[F]La - la, la! [Fm]La - la, la, la, [C]la!
[C] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G5]
La - la, la, la, la------------! | /__/ / / / |
[Chorus]
If par[C]adise is [Em/B]half as nice as [C7/Bb]heaven that you [F/A]take me to,
[Fm]Who needs para[C]dise? I'd rather have y[G]ou[G4],[G][G4][G]
Oh, yes, I'd r[G]ath - [G4]er h[G]ave y[G4]ou--[G]-!
[Verse 4]
[C]La - la, la, la! [Em]La - la, la, la! [C7]La - la, la, la!
[F]La - la, la! [Fm]La - la, la, la, [C]la!
[C] [C4] [C] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G]
La, la, la, la, la-----------!
[Verse 5]
[G] [G4] [G] They s[G4]ay pa[G]ra - d[C]ise ...is up in the s[Em]tars,
(If paradise ...is half as nice...)
But I needn't s[C7]igh, because it's so f[F]ar,
(...as heaven ...that you ...take me to,)
'Cause I know it's w[Fm]orth ...a heaven on e[C]arth,
(Who needs para------dise?)
[C4] [C] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G]
For me, where you are-----------!
(I'd ra - ther have you-----------!)
[Verse 6]
[G] [G4] [G] A l[G4]ook fr[G]om your e[C]yes, a touch of your [Em]hand,
(If paradise ...is half as nice...)
And I seem to [C7]fly ...to some other l[F]and,
(...as heaven ...that you ...take me to,)
When you are a - r[Fm]ound, my heart always p[C]ounds...
(Who needs para--------dise?)
[C4] [C] [G] [G4] [G] [G4] [G]
...Just like a brass band----------!
(I'd rath - er have you-----------!)
[Suggestion for ending]
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