Paradise Road

D

D
I grew up dirty and I grew up poor
The wolf didn't even hang 'round our door
       G                               D
Not a crumb to spare and the cupboard bare
And I had the gift of imagination
I could change my situation
    Em
Anytime I choose I could always go
           D
Down Paradise Road


I found a kingdom deep within
A place dream and to pretend
           G                      D
And to prepare for the world out there
A dream can dress you when you're ragged
Fill you up when hunger's naggin'
     G
I warmed my soul when life was cold
         D
On Paradise Road

[Chorus]
A
Paradise is a state of mind
          G
The sun shines warm and all the time
         D          G            D          G
And the rain don't flow and the wind don't blow
         D
On Paradise Road

A
A place no one can take from me
   G
A place of everlasting peace
        D      G         D      G
Where dreamers go; It's never closed
      D
Paradise Road


A
Paradise is a state of mind
  G
Down the road of life and time
           D        G
And the friends we meet
          D         G
Make the travlin' sweet
         D
On Paradise Road

A
Sometimes now when the world is mad
   G
I find that place I've always had
   D       G          D        G
Inside my soul; It's paved in gold
      D
Paradise Road

D
I grew up dirty and I grew up poor
The wolf didn't even hang 'round our door
        G                              D
Not a crumb to spare and the cupboard bare
But I had the gift of imagination
I could change my situation
    Em
Anytime I choose I could always go
           D
Down Paradise Road