Paradise

Am - G - Am

G Am

1. Where the river runs to black, I take the schoolbooks from your pack,

F Am

plastics, wire and your kiss, the breath of eternity on your lips.

G Am

In the crowded marketplace I drift from face to face,

F

I hold my breath and close my eyes,

Am

I hold my breath and close my eyes,

G Am - F - Am

and I wait for paradise, and I wait for paradise.

G

2. The Virginia hills have gone to brown,

Am

another day another sun going down.

F Am

I visit you in another dream, I visit you in another dream,

G Am

I reach and feel your hair, your smell lingers in the air.

F Am

I brush your cheek with my fingertips, I taste the void upon your lips,

G Am - F - Am - G - Am

and I wait for paradise, and I wait for paradise.

G Am

2. I search for you on the other side, where the river runs clean and wide,

F Am

up to my heart the waters rise, up to my heart the waters rise.

G Am

I sink beneath the water cool and clear, drifting down, I disappear.

F Am

I see you on the other side, I search for the peace in your eyes,

G Am -

but they're as empty as paradise, they're as empty as paradise.

- F - Am - G - Am

G Am -

I break above the waves, I feel the sun upon my face.

+ F - Am - G - Am (2x) ...

(orig. = capo 3rd) (Bruce Springsteen)