Johnny Cash - Paradise: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Paradise" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Paradise Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Johnny Cash
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Paradise" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# D# A# When I was a child my family would travel F A# Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born D# A# To a backwards old town I often remembered F A# So many times that my memories are worn Well, sometimes we'd travel right down the Green River To the abandoned old prison down by Adrie Hill Where the air smelled like snakes and we'd shoot with our pistols But empty pop bottles was all we would kill Chorus: A# D# A# Daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County F A# Down by the green river where paradise lay?" D# A# I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking F A# Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away" Then the coal company came with the world's largest shovel And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man Chorus When I die let my ashes float down the Green River Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester dam I'll be halfway to Heaven with paradise waiting Just five miles away from wherever I am Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  D#  F  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Paradise" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Paradise" by Johnny Cash.