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Ok so I decided to go with capo on first, to try to make the chords as
modulations in the song. Try these chords, see how they work for you.
Standard tuning
Capo on first fret!
INTRO
Cadd9  Am7  F  Dm7  G
Cadd9  Am7  F  Dm7  G
VERSE1
 Cadd9Ezra was an old man, he Am7lived by the sea
FWatching himself getting olderDm7, with no famiGly
And Cadd9Cassie was a pretty one, a Am7bar tender by trade
 FShe had a daughter with big green eyesDm7, she called her GJade
PRE-CHORUS
   AmThey met each other in the park while FJade was on a swing
   COn a bench underneath a tree, they Gtalked about everything
And she said, Am"Sometimes I get so scared, Fbut I don't know why"
  CShe reached for the old man's hand Gand she began to cry
And Amhe G/Bsaid
CHORUS
   C"It ain't no G/Bcrime,   Amit ain't no Fcrime
  CEveryG/Bbody gets a Amlittle biGt Flonely sometGimes
   CIt ain't no G/Bcrime,   Amit ain't no cFrime
  CEverybody gets a Glittle bit Flonely sometimes"
INTERLUDE
Cadd9  D
VERSE2
Then he said, "DI was gonna be a painter, gonna Bm7paint my masterpiece
I Gspent my whole life dreamin', now they're my Em7only memorAies
And DI was gonna live in Paris, France, now my Bm7body's fallin' apart
I could be a GPablo Picasso if deEm7lusion were an Aart"
PRE-CHORUS
And Bmshe said, "That sounds lovely,  GParis, France
   DJust sayin' those words kinda  Amakes me wanna dance
      Bm  Asus2/C#  
  Do you wanna dance?"
CHORUS
            D  Asus2/  C#               Bm  G  
   It ain't no crime,    it ain't no crime
     D  Asus2/     C#        Bm    A             G  A  
  Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes
            D  Asus2/  C#               Bm  G  
   It ain't no crime,    it ain't no crime
  DEverybody gets a Alittle bit Glonely sometimes
INTERLUDE
D  E
VERSE3
They'd Emeet there every Sunday in C#mthe park at noon
AEzra would get there early to buy F#mJade a red ballBoon
And ECassie'd tell him all about her C#mawful luck with men, she'd say
  A"Wish I could find a guy like you but they'll F#mnever make you aBgain"
PRE-CHORUS
And C#mJade would fall asleep on Ezra's lAsus2ap there in the park
  EWhile Cassie'd still be talkin' a Blong time after C#mdarkB/D#  
CHORUS
  EMmmB/D#mmmh,   C#mmmmmmAmh
 EEveryB/D#body gets a C#mlittle bBit Alonely sometEimes
BRIDGE
  BOne Sunday afternoon, no C#mEzra, no red balloon
Just a Afriend of his who said, "Ezra passed F#maway
And he F#mwanted me to bring this G#mletter to you toAday"
Well, it was Btwo tickets to C#mParis
And a Anote that read, G#m"Thank you for the F#mdance
 Amaj7My dearest Cassie, Byou were my Paris, FrAance"B  
CHORUS
  EIt ain't no B/D#crime,    C#mit ain't no Acrime
 EEveryB/D#body gets a C#mlittle bBit Alonely BsometEimes.

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Paris

by Joshua Kadison

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Am7

Dm7

G/B

Bm7

Em7

Asus2

C#m

F#m

B/D#

G#m

Amaj7

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Ok so I decided to go with capo on first, to try to make the chords as

modulations in the song. Try these chords, see how they work for you.

Standard tuning

Capo on first fret!

INTRO

Cadd9 Am7 F Dm7 G

VERSE1

Cadd9 Am7

Ezra was an old man, he lived by the sea

F Dm7 G

Watching himself getting older, with no family

Cadd9 Am7

And Cassie was a pretty one, a bar tender by trade

F Dm7 G

She had a daughter with big green eyes, she called her Jade

PRE-CHORUS

Am F

They met each other in the park while Jade was on a swing

C G

On a bench underneath a tree, they talked about everything

Am F

And she said, "Sometimes I get so scared, but I don't know why"

C G

She reached for the old man's hand and she began to cry

Am G/B

And he said

CHORUS

C G/B Am F

"It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime

C G/B Am G F G

Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes

C G/B Am F

It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime

C G F

Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes"

INTERLUDE

Cadd9 D

VERSE2

D Bm7

Then he said, "I was gonna be a painter, gonna paint my masterpiece

G Em7 A

I spent my whole life dreamin', now they're my only memories

D Bm7

And I was gonna live in Paris, France, now my body's fallin' apart

G Em7 A

I could be a Pablo Picasso if delusion were an art"

PRE-CHORUS

Bm G

And she said, "That sounds lovely, Paris, France

D A

Just sayin' those words kinda makes me wanna dance

Bm Asus2 C#

Do you wanna dance?"

CHORUS

D Asus2 C# Bm G

It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime

D Asus2 C# Bm A G A

Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes

D Asus2 C# Bm G

It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime

D A G

Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes

INTERLUDE

D E

VERSE3

E C#m

They'd meet there every Sunday in the park at noon

A F#m B

Ezra would get there early to buy Jade a red balloon

E C#m

And Cassie'd tell him all about her awful luck with men, she'd say

A F#m B

"Wish I could find a guy like you but they'll never make you again"

PRE-CHORUS

C#m Asus2

And Jade would fall asleep on Ezra's lap there in the park

E B C#m B/D#

While Cassie'd still be talkin' a long time after dark

CHORUS

E B/D# C#m A

Mmmmmmh, mmmmmmh

E B/D# C#m B A E

Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes

BRIDGE

B C#m

One Sunday afternoon, no Ezra, no red balloon

A F#m

Just a friend of his who said, "Ezra passed away

F#m G#m A

And he wanted me to bring this letter to you today"

B C#m

Well, it was two tickets to Paris

A G#m F#m

And a note that read, "Thank you for the dance

Amaj7 B A B

My dearest Cassie, you were my Paris, France"

CHORUS

E B/D# C#m A

It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime

E B/D# C#m B A B E

Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes.

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