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Bryan Adams - This Side Of Paradise
Capo on 2nd fret
[Verse 1]
GI'm ridin' in the Dsus4back seat - Emnine years Cadd9old
GStarin' out the Dsus4window countin' the Emhighway Cadd9poles
GAnd then I geDsus4t to thinkin' - that Emit don't seem Cadd9real
Cadd9I'm flyin' through the universe in a '69 Oldsmobile
[Chorus]
GAnd I wanna Dsus4know what they're not tellinEm'Cadd9  
GAnd I don't Dsus4wanna hear no liesEm  Cadd9  
GI just Dsus4want something to believe EminCadd9  
Dsus4AaaaaaCadd9aah - it's a lonely lonely Dsus4road I'm on
EmThis side of Dsus4paradiseG  
[Instrumental]
G    Dsus4    Em    Cadd9
[Verse 2]
GI'm ridin' Dsus4in the back seat - Emblack Cadd9limousine
GStarin' out the Dsus4window at a Emfuneral Cadd9scene
GAnd then I get to Dsus4thinkin' - and Emit don't seem Cadd9right
Cadd9I'm sittin' here safe and sound and someone I love is gone tonight
[Chorus]
GI wanna Dsus4know what they're not Emtellin'Cadd9  
GAnd I don't wanna Dsus4hear no EmliesCadd9  
GI just want Dsus4something to Embelieve inCadd9  
Dsus4AaaaaaCadd9aah - it's a lonely lonely Dsus4road we're on
EmThis side of Dsus4paradiseG  
[Instrumental]
G    Dsus4    Em    Cadd9
[Bridge]
Cadd9There ain't no crystal ball
Gthere ain't no Santa Claus
Cadd9There ain't no fairy tales
EmThere ain't no streets of gold
Cadd9There ain't no chosen few
GYeah it's just me and you
Cadd9And that's all we got ya
Dsus4That's all we got to hold Gon to          Dsus4        Em  Cadd9Yeah this side of paraGdise
[Solo]
Dsus4    Em   Cadd9
G    Dsus4    Em    Cadd9
     G           Dsus4        Em       Cadd9I remember bein'
[Verse 3]
GA little boy in thDsus4e backseat Em- nine yearCadd9s old
GAlways askin' Dsus4questions - never Emdid what I was Cadd9told
And Gthen I get to Dsus4thinkin' Emlike I always Cadd9do
Cadd9We wander 'round in the darkness but every now and then a little light shines through
[Chorus]
And GI want to Dsus4know what they're not EmtellingCadd9  
GI don't wanna Dsus4hear no EmliesCadd9  
GI just want Dsus4something to Embelieve inCadd9  
Dsus4AaaaaaCadd9aah oh Dsus4AaaaaaaCadd9h     it's a lonely lonely Dsus4road we're on
EmThis side of Dsus4paradiseG  
[Outro]
    G      Dsus4      Em     Cadd9x5
    G      Dsus4   Em-  Dsus4- Cadd9  

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This Side Of Paradise

by Bryan Adams

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Bryan Adams - This Side Of Paradise

Capo on 2nd fret

[Verse 1]

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

I'm ridin' in the back seat - nine years old

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

Starin' out the window countin' the highway poles

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

And then I get to thinkin' - that it don't seem real

Cadd9

I'm flyin' through the universe in a '69 Oldsmobile

[Chorus]

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

And I wanna know what they're not tellin'

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

And I don't wanna hear no lies

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

I just want something to believe in

Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4

Aaaaaaaah - it's a lonely lonely road I'm on

Em Dsus4 G

This side of paradise

[Instrumental]

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

[Verse 2]

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

I'm ridin' in the back seat - black limousine

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

Starin' out the window at a funeral scene

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

And then I get to thinkin' - and it don't seem right

Cadd9

I'm sittin' here safe and sound and someone I love is gone tonight

[Chorus]

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

I wanna know what they're not tellin'

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

And I don't wanna hear no lies

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

I just want something to believe in

Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4

Aaaaaaaah - it's a lonely lonely road we're on

Em Dsus4 G

This side of paradise

[Instrumental]

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

[Bridge]

Cadd9

There ain't no crystal ball

there ain't no Santa Claus

Cadd9

There ain't no fairy tales

There ain't no streets of gold

Cadd9

There ain't no chosen few

Yeah it's just me and you

Cadd9

And that's all we got ya

Dsus4 G Dsus4 Em Cadd9 G

That's all we got to hold on to Yeah this side of paradise

[Solo]

Dsus4 Em Cadd9

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

I remember bein'

[Verse 3]

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

A little boy in the backseat - nine years old

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

Always askin' questions - never did what I was told

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

And then I get to thinkin' like I always do

Cadd9

We wander 'round in the darkness but every now and then a little light shines through

[Chorus]

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

And I want to know what they're not telling

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

I don't wanna hear no lies

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

I just want something to believe in

Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4

Aaaaaaaah oh Aaaaaaah it's a lonely lonely road we're on

Em Dsus4 G

This side of paradise

[Outro]

G Dsus4 Em Cadd9

G Dsus4 Em Dsus4 Cadd9

- -

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