Hayward Justin - Children Of Paradise guitar chord

Children of Paradise - by Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) -

words and music by Justin Hayward and Mickey Feat; from the CD "The View From the Hill"

My interpretation only - questions or comment; Tony - acarfam@apex.net

This is a beautiful (spiritual) song.  Fingerpick throughout.

Z (Riff)     G

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b -------------0------------

g --0----2---------2-------

Intro: G        Z

         / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / / (2X)

Verse: G       C G   Z

Like the crashing of a wave   on the shores of consciousness,

G

We're alive and we're awake to the world,

C D

And with the gift of love we're blessed.  Cos..

Chorus: D      C D      C    D    C    G      Z

We can be,  yes we can be,  we can be  children of paradise.

C     G

Children of paradise.

Verse:

In the twinkling of an eye or the turning of a page,

Comes the moment when our time has arrived.

We can never be the same.

Chorus (repeat)

Bridge:     Bm    C G D

And all I know  is we're still climbing up that hill

            Bm     C G    D

And all we need to sustain us is love of love, the light of life,

   Em      A7            C   D7

And the faith to know we can heal.... like children.

Verse:

Through the violence and the rage, by the grace of love be still.

And the spirit that breaks free from the cage

Is the one they cannot kill.

Chorus: (repeat)

End:   ZC     G    Z G

Children of paradise children of paradise.