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Album : End Times (2010)
Tempo : 140
E-mail: [email protected]
Tabbed by: newg
e|--D-----------------------|--G-----------------------|
B|-------------------------|------5------------------|
G|------5------------------|------5-----4------------|
D|------5-----4------------|--5--------------5L-5-x--|
A|--5--------------5L-5-x--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
          x4                          x2
e|---D----------------------|--A-----------------------|-C----D-----|
B|-------------------------|------7------------------|----------|
G|------5------------------|------7-----6------------|--6b-7b---|
D|------5-----4------------|--7--------------7L-7-x--|----------|
A|--5--------------5L-5-x--|-------------------------|----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
           x2
[Intro]
D D D D G G D D A C D D
[Verse 1]
DScary little suicide bomber on her way to paradise
GGonna take herself and me with her
DKilling once and killing twice
Well, it's a Areal hard time Csinging the Dparadise blues
[Instrumental 1]
D D D D G G D D A C D D
[Verse 2]
DKinda hard to blame somebody for going to a better place
GFor thinking there's some kind of magic
Up Dthere, past outer space
Well, that's some cArazy ass shit, Csinging the Dparadise blues
[Instrumental 2]
D D D D G G D D A C D D
[Verse 3]
I'm gonna Dwalk these filthy streets, I'm gonna raise my hand
 GI may not be in paradise 
 Douh! but I'm not dead
AAin't gonna fly by Csinging the Dparadise blues
[Instrumental 3]
D D D D G G D D A C D D
[Verse 4]
   DYou're contempt and your sarcasm, It's all so transparent
   GWhy don't you give up the act now kid 
   Douh! and let some love in?
That's Aall that I got Csinging this Dparadise blues
[Instrumental 4]
D D D D G G D D A C D D
D D D D G G D D A C D D
D D D D G G D D A C D D

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Paradise Blues

by Eels

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Album : End Times (2010)

Tempo : 140

E-mail: [email protected]

Tabbed by: newg

D G

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|------5------------------|

G|------5------------------|------5-----4------------|

D|------5-----4------------|--5--------------5L-5-x--|

A|--5--------------5L-5-x--|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

x4 x2

D A C D

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------|

B|-------------------------|------7------------------|----------|

G|------5------------------|------7-----6------------|--6b-7b---|

D|------5-----4------------|--7--------------7L-7-x--|----------|

A|--5--------------5L-5-x--|-------------------------|----------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------|

[Intro]

D D D D G G D D A C D D

[Verse 1]

Scary little suicide bomber on her way to paradise

Gonna take herself and me with her

Killing once and killing twice

A C D

Well, it's a real hard time singing the paradise blues

[Instrumental 1]

D D D D G G D D A C D D

[Verse 2]

Kinda hard to blame somebody for going to a better place

For thinking there's some kind of magic

Up there, past outer space

A C D

Well, that's some crazy ass shit, singing the paradise blues

[Instrumental 2]

D D D D G G D D A C D D

[Verse 3]

I'm gonna walk these filthy streets, I'm gonna raise my hand

I may not be in paradise

ouh! but I'm not dead

A C D

Ain't gonna fly by singing the paradise blues

[Instrumental 3]

D D D D G G D D A C D D

[Verse 4]

You're contempt and your sarcasm, It's all so transparent

Why don't you give up the act now kid

ouh! and let some love in?

A C D

That's all that I got singing this paradise blues

[Instrumental 4]

D D D D G G D D A C D D

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