{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":180175,"song":"Paradise City","artist":"Guns N' Roses","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11217254-paradise-city-chords-by-guns-n-roses/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/180175?type=chord","rating":4.57828,"votes":355,"content":"the intro bit you can only strum the chords once...but if you are playing by yourself\r\nthe chords,\r\n [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] in (D D UDUDUDUD DD) each and then\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] (D D) [ch]C[/ch] (D D) [ch]G[/ch] (D D UDUD) \r\nadding lil' dead notes before switching to the next chord, and I swear the rythm[/tab]\r\nSo figure out the pattern you'll enjoy strumming for this song!\r\n\r\nRhythm A :-\r\n[ch]G5[/ch] -(DDUD) -Strike Damp Notes- [ch]F5[/ch] -(UDU) [ch]C5[/ch] -(D) [ch]Bb5[/ch] -(D) x3\r\n[ch]C5[/ch]- (DUDUDDUD)\r\n[ch]C5[/ch]-[ch]Bb5[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]Intro: Play [ch]G[/ch] (Open) slide your strumming finger/pick from the low E string to the\r\nhigher e..going through one string at a time[/tab]\r\nthen play [ch]G[/ch] (Barre) C  F  C  G  x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] (Open)\r\nTake me down to the paradise city[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the grass is green[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the girls are pretty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] (Open)\r\nOh, won't you please take me home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] (Barre)\r\nTake me down to the paradise city[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the grass is green[/tab]\r\nAnd the girls are pretty\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, won't you please take me home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nPlay: (Since no singing is required here you can strum the chords once)\r\n[tab]   v   ^ v ^ v   ^ v ^ v v v\r\ne|-3---X-X-X-0---X-X-X-1-0-3|\r\nB|-0---X-X-X-1---X-X-X-1-1-0|\r\nG|-0---X-X-X-0---X-X-X-2-0-0| x2\r\nD|-0---------2---------3-2-0|\r\nA|-2---------3---------3-3-2|\r\nE|-3-----------------------3|[/tab]\r\n\r\nPlay the whole thing twice, then play the power chords part i.e. Rhythm A.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]                      [ch]F5[/ch]        [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nJust an urchin livin' under the street[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb5[/ch]  [ch]G5[/ch]                  [ch]F5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch] [ch]Bb5[/ch]\r\nI'm a hard case that's tough to beat[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nI'm your charity case[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F5[/ch]             [ch]C5[/ch]     [ch]Bb5[/ch]\r\nSo buy me somethin' to eat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]               [ch]F5[/ch]      [ch]C5[/ch]     (Strum a bit on [ch]C5[/ch] with frequent damping)\r\nI'll pay you at another time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C5[/ch]             [ch]Bb5[/ch]        [ch]G5[/ch]-[ch]F5[/ch]\r\nTake it to the end of the line[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Play Rhythm A)\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]\r\nRags to riches[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch]          [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nOr so they say[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb5[/ch]\r\nYou gotta[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]                    [ch]F5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch]     [ch]Bb5[/ch]\r\nKeep pushin' for the fortune and fame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]\r\nYou know it's, it's all a gamble[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch]        [ch]C5[/ch]     [ch]Bb5[/ch]\r\nWhen it's just a game[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]           [ch]F5[/ch]           [ch]C5[/ch]    (Strum a bit on [ch]C5[/ch] with frequent damping)\r\nYou treat it like a capitol crime[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C5[/ch]   [ch]Bb5[/ch]          [ch]G5[/ch]   [ch]F5[/ch]\r\nEverybody' doin' their time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] (Open)\r\nTake me down to the paradise city[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the grass is green[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the girls are pretty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] (Open)\r\nOh, won't you please take me home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] (Barre)\r\nTake me down to the paradise city[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the grass is green[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the girls are pretty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, won't you please take me home[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Play Rhythm A)\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]                    [ch]F5[/ch]          [ch]C5[/ch]    [ch]Bb5[/ch]\r\nStrapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]                    [ch]F5[/ch]    [ch]C5[/ch]    [ch]Bb5[/ch]\r\nWhy I'm here, I can't quite remember[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]                            [ch]F5[/ch]        [ch]C5[/ch] [ch]Bb5[/ch]\r\nThe surgeon general says it's hazardous to breathe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]\r\nI'd have another cigarette[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch]          [ch]C5[/ch]    (Strum a bit on [ch]C5[/ch] with frequent damping)\r\nBut I can't see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C5[/ch]          [ch]Bb5[/ch]    [ch]G5[/ch]    [ch]F5[/ch]\r\nTell me who you're gonna believe[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] (Open)\r\nTake me down to the paradise city[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the grass is green[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the girls are pretty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] (Open)\r\nOh, won't you please take me home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] (Barre)\r\nTake me down to the paradise city[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the grass is green[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the girls are pretty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, won't you please take me home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D5[/ch]   [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nSo far away[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D5[/ch]   [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nSo far away[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D5[/ch]   [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nSo far away[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D5[/ch]   [ch]C5[/ch]  [ch]Bb5[/ch]\r\nSo far away-ay[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]                      [ch]F5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nCaptain America's been torn apart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nNow he's a court jester[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F5[/ch]     [ch]C5[/ch]     [ch]Bb5[/ch]\r\nWith a broken heart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]\r\nHe said turn me around[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F5[/ch]      [ch]C5[/ch]          [ch]Bb5[/ch]\r\nAnd take me back to the start[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G5[/ch]                 [ch]F5[/ch]\r\nI must be losing my mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C5[/ch]       (Strum a bit on [ch]C5[/ch] with frequent damping)\r\n\"Are you blind?!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C5[/ch]      [ch]Bb5[/ch]   [ch]G5[/ch]      [ch]F5[/ch]\r\nI've seen it all a million times[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] (Open)\r\nTake me down to the paradise city[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the grass is green[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the girls are pretty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] (Open)\r\nOh, won't you please take me home[/tab]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] (Barre)\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the grass is green[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the girls are pretty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, won't you please take me home[/tab]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] (Open)\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the grass is green[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the girls are pretty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch] (Open)\r\nOh, won't you please take me home[/tab]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] (Barre)\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the grass is green[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the girls are pretty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, won't you please take me home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n(Strum this part with a very fast pace)\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI want to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI want to know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, won't you please take me home[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI want to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOh, look at me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, won't you please take me home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]Chords:\r\nG = 320003\r\nG (Barre) = 3-5-5-4-3-3\r\nC = -3-2-0-1-0\r\nF = -3-3-2-1-1[/tab]\r\n[tab]G5 = 3-5-5\r\nC5 = -3-5-5\r\nBb5 = -1-3-3[/tab]","plain_text":"the intro bit you can only strum the chords once...but if you are playing by yourself\nthe chords,\n G C in (D D UDUDUDUD DD) each and then\n\nSo figure out the pattern you'll enjoy strumming for this song!\n\nRhythm A :-\nG5 -(DDUD) -Strike Damp Notes- F5 -(UDU) C5 -(D) Bb5 -(D) x3\nC5- (DUDUDDUD)\nC5-Bb5-G-F\n\n\nthen play G (Barre) C  F  C  G  x2\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd the girls are pretty\n\n\n\nPlay: (Since no singing is required here you can strum the chords once)\n\n\nPlay the whole thing twice, then play the power chords part i.e. Rhythm A.\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Play Rhythm A)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Play Rhythm A)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG (Barre)\n\n\n\nG (Open)\n\n\n\nG (Barre)\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n(Strum this part with a very fast pace)","chords":["G","C","D","F","A","G5","F5","C5","Bb5","E","B","D5"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}