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The recurring "theme" of this song is a back-and-forth picking of E on the D string and open B string.
It falls within the bounds of the E major chord.  
Intro: E- Bpluck (denotated later as "E *")
                            B   E*
Did you get your invitation
                                    B   E*
There's going to be a public hanging
                                       B   E*
And the bodies will swing side by side
                     B   E*
And it's just I and I
                               B   E*
Can you hear the hyena laughing
                                   B   E*
As they tear the meat from the bone
                                B   E*
And you look so pretty watching
                              B   E*
The bodies swing side by side
|CHORUS:
|          E   E   A  B  
|Going home         x3
|
|  E*
|
| E   A   B   D     Ax4
 E(mute)                         E   A    B  D  
Did you hear the bells ringing
EOr was that just in my headE  A  B  D  
EThought I heard the angels singingE  A  B  D  
ETheir wings brush across my faceA  E  B  
EHear the wolves a howlingA  E  B  
EThe crowd it claps for moreA  E  B  
EAnd I thought I heard you prayingA  E  B  
EIt's just the closing of the doorA  E  B  
CHORUS
EGoing home     E    A  Bx3
 E   A   B   D    Ax2
End on  E   A   E  B  

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Paradise

by Alejandro Escovedo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

The recurring "theme" of this song is a back-and-forth picking of E on the D string and open B string.

It falls within the bounds of the E major chord.

E B

Intro: - pluck (denotated later as "E *")

B E

Did you get your invitation

B E

There's going to be a public hanging

B E

And the bodies will swing side by side

B E

And it's just I and I

B E

Can you hear the hyena laughing

B E

As they tear the meat from the bone

B E

And you look so pretty watching

B E

The bodies swing side by side

|CHORUS:

E E A B

|Going home x3

| *

E A B D A

| x4

E E A B D

(mute)

Did you hear the bells ringing

E E A B D

Or was that just in my head

E E A B D

Thought I heard the angels singing

E A E B

Their wings brush across my face

E A E B

Hear the wolves a howling

E A E B

The crowd it claps for more

E A E B

And I thought I heard you praying

E A E B

It's just the closing of the door

CHORUS

E E A B

Going home x3

E A B D A

E A E B

End on

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