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Artist    : Green Day
Song      : Welcome to Paradise
Album     : Dookie
Tabbed By : Ketan (ketan.gupta50@yahoo.co.in)
TUNING : HALF-STEP DOWN
CHORDS USED
Eb|--E5-------D5-------A5-------G5-------B5-------C5-------E0------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
Gb|--9------7--------------------4------5------1------------------------------|
Db|--9------7------7------5------4------5------2------------------------------|
Ab|--7------5------7------5------2------3------2------------------------------|
Eb|----------------5------3--------------------0------------------------------|
[Intro]
  E5   D5     A5x4
[Verse]
E5Dear mother,
D5Can you hear me E5whining?
E5It's been three D5whole weeks
Since that G5I have left A5your B5home'
E5This sudden D5fear has left me E5trembling
E5Cause now it D5seems that I am G5out here on A5my B5own
And I'm G5feeling so A5a--B5lone
[Chorus]
EPay attention G5to the cracked streets
A5And the broken C5homes
ESome call it the G5slums
Some call it B5nice
I Ewant to take you G5through
a wasteland I A5like to call my C5home      E  B5  
Welcome To E5ParadiseD5  A5  E5  D5  A5  
[Verse]
E5A gunshot D5rings out at the E5station
E5Another D5urchin snaps and G5left dead on A5his B5own
E5It makes me D5wonder why I'm E5still here
E5For some strange D5reason it's now
G5Feeling like A5my B5home
And I'm G5never gonA5na B5go
[Chorus]
EPay attention G5to the cracked streets
A5And the broken C5homes
ESome call it the G5slums
Some call it B5nice
I Ewant to take you G5through
a wasteland I A5like to call my C5home      E  B5  
Welcome To E5ParadiseD5  A5  
  E5   D5     A5x3
[Verse]
E5Dear mother,
D5Can you hear me E5laughing
E5It's been six D5whole months
Since that G5I have left A5your B5home
E5It makes me D5wonder why I'm E5still here
E5For some strange D5reason it's now
G5Feeling like A5my B5home
And I'm G5never gonA5na B5go
[Chorus]
EPay attention G5to the cracked streets
A5And the broken C5homes
ESome call it the G5slums
Some call it B5nice
I Ewant to take you G5through
a wasteland I A5like to call my C5home      E  B5  
Welcome To E5ParadiseD5  A5  
  E5   D5     A5x3
Ending
E5

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Welcome To Paradise

by Green Day

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Artist : Green Day

Song : Welcome to Paradise

Album : Dookie

Tabbed By : Ketan (ketan.gupta50@yahoo.co.in)

TUNING : HALF-STEP DOWN

CHORDS USED

E5 D5 A5 G5 B5 C5 E

Eb|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------|

Gb|--9------7--------------------4------5------1------------------------------|

Db|--9------7------7------5------4------5------2------------------------------|

Ab|--7------5------7------5------2------3------2------------------------------|

Eb|----------------5------3--------------------0------------------------------|

[Intro]

E5 D5 A5

[Verse]

Dear mother,

D5 E5

Can you hear me whining?

E5 D5

It's been three whole weeks

G5 A5 B5

Since that I have left your home'

E5 D5 E5

This sudden fear has left me trembling

E5 D5 G5 A5 B5

Cause now it seems that I am out here on my own

G5 A5 B5

And I'm feeling so a--lone

[Chorus]

E G5

Pay attention to the cracked streets

A5 C5

And the broken homes

E G5

Some call it the slums

Some call it nice

E G5

I want to take you through

A5 C5 E B5

a wasteland I like to call my home

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 A5

Welcome To Paradise

[Verse]

E5 D5 E5

A gunshot rings out at the station

E5 D5 G5 A5 B5

Another urchin snaps and left dead on his own

E5 D5 E5

It makes me wonder why I'm still here

E5 D5

For some strange reason it's now

G5 A5 B5

Feeling like my home

G5 A5 B5

And I'm never gonna go

[Chorus]

E G5

Pay attention to the cracked streets

A5 C5

And the broken homes

E G5

Some call it the slums

Some call it nice

E G5

I want to take you through

A5 C5 E B5

a wasteland I like to call my home

E5 D5 A5

Welcome To Paradise

E5 D5 A5

[Verse]

Dear mother,

D5 E5

Can you hear me laughing

E5 D5

It's been six whole months

G5 A5 B5

Since that I have left your home

E5 D5 E5

It makes me wonder why I'm still here

E5 D5

For some strange reason it's now

G5 A5 B5

Feeling like my home

G5 A5 B5

And I'm never gonna go

[Chorus]

E G5

Pay attention to the cracked streets

A5 C5

And the broken homes

E G5

Some call it the slums

Some call it nice

E G5

I want to take you through

A5 C5 E B5

a wasteland I like to call my home

E5 D5 A5

Welcome To Paradise

E5 D5 A5

Ending

About Welcome To Paradise Chords by Green Day

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FAQ — Welcome To Paradise by Green Day

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What key is "Welcome To Paradise" in?

The chords for "Welcome To Paradise" show the original chord names (including E5, D5, A5, G5, B5, C5). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.