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Pastime Paradise

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https://open.spotify.com/track/4Gn4b1qJ12rowCNRw5DHM9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNG3OLw7lCc
from 'Songs in the Key of Life' (1976)
Capo III
[Intro 1]
| N.C.        | F           |
[Intro 2]
  F    Dm    E    Am
|          |          |
  F    Dm    E    Am
|          |          |
  F    Dm    E    Am
|          |          |
[Verse 1]
F                       Dm                       E            Am
  They've been spending most their lives, living in a pastime paradise.
F                       Dm                       E            Am
  They've been spending most their lives, living in a pastime paradise.
F                      Dm                     E              Am
  They've been wasting most their time, glorifying days long gone behind.
F                      Dm                   E                      Am
  They've been wasting most their days in remembrance of ignorance oldest praise. Tell me...
[Chorus]
F      Dm        E       Am
Who of them will come to be?
      F     Dm       E       Am
How many of them are you and me?
[Bridge 1]
     F       F        Em/G     Em/G
Dissipation,   race relations,
     F       F      Em/G     Em/G
consolation,   segregation.
      F          Em            Dm          E
Dispensation, isolation, exploitation, mutilation.
  F              Em           Dm             E
Mutations, miscreation, confirmation, to the evils of the world.
[Verse 2]
F                       Dm                       E7            Am
  They've been spending most their lives, living in the future paradise.
F                       Dm                       E7            Am
  They've been spending most their lives, living in the future paradise.
F                      Dm                     E7                Am
  They've been looking in their minds for the day that sorrow's gone from time.
F                   Dm                  E7                   Am
  They keep telling of the day when the Saviour of love will come to stay. Tell me...
[Chorus]
F      Dm        E7      Am
Who of them will come to be?
      F     Dm       E7      Am
How many of them are you and me?
[Bridge 2]
      F      F           Em/G     Em/G
Proclamation   of race relations,
     F       F     Em/G   Em/G
consolation,   integration.
      F              Em            Dm               E
Verification, of revelations, acclamation, world salvation.
  F              Em            Dm            E
Vibrations, stimulation, confirmation to the peace of the world.
[Verse 3]
F                       Dm                       E7           Am
  They've been spending most their lives, living in a pastime paradise.
F                       Dm                       E7           Am
  They've been spending most their lives, living in a pastime paradise.
F                       Dm                       E7            Am
  They've been spending most their lives, living in the future paradise.
F                       Dm                       E7            Am
  They've been spending most their lives, living in the future paradise.
F                         Dm                        E7           Am
  We've been spending too much of our lives, living in a pastime paradise.
F             Dm                       E7             Am
  Let's start living our lives, living for the future paradise.
F        Dm                   E7             Am
  Praise to our lives, living for the future paradise.
F          Dm                     E7             Am
  Shame to anyone's lives, living in the pastime paradise.
[Coda]
  Am  Dm    E    AmEAm
|()       |        
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Pastime Paradise chords and lyrics

Free chords for Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

https://open.spotify.com/track/4Gn4b1qJ12rowCNRw5DHM9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNG3OLw7lCc
from 'Songs in the Key of Life' (1976)
Capo III
[Intro 1]
| N.C.        | F           |
[Intro 2]
| F     Dm    | E     Am    |
| F     Dm    | E     Am    |
| F     Dm    | E     Am    |
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Bridge 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge 2]
[Verse 3]
[Coda]
|(Am)   Dm    | E     Am E Am
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Pastime Paradise Chords by Stevie Wonder

Learn how to play Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Pastime Paradise chords”, “Pastime Paradise guitar chords”, or “Stevie Wonder Pastime Paradise chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Pastime Paradise chords and for experienced players who want accurate Pastime Paradise lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, Dm, E, Am, Em/G.

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The chords for "Pastime Paradise" show the original chord names (including C, F, Dm, E, Am, Em/G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.