Verse 1
[A]Hey lady, [G]you, lady, c [D]ursin’ [D6]at your [Bm]life
You’re a [Em]discontented [A]mother and a [Bm]regimented wife
[G]I’ve no doubt you d [A]ream about the [D]things [D6]you’ll never do [Bm]
But I [E]wish someone had a [Esus4]talked to me [Dsus4]like I wanna talk to
[A]you
Chorus
Ooh [D]I’ve been to Georgia and [A]California, oh, [Bm]anywhere I could
[F#m]run
[G]Took the hand of a [D]preacher man and we [Em]made love in the [A]sun
[Asus4] [A]
But I ran [D]out of places and [A]friendly faces [Bm]because I had to be
[F#m]free
[G]I’ve been to [D]paradise, but I’ve [Em7]never [A]been to [D]me [Dsus4]
Verse 2
[A]Please lady, [G]please, lady, d [D]on’t just wa [D6]lk awa [Bm]y
Cause I [Em]have this need to [A]tell you why I’m [Bm]all alone today
[G]I can see so m [A]uch of me still l [D]iving in [D6]your eye [Bm]s
Won’t you [E]share a part of a [Esus4]weary heart that has [Dsus4]lived a
million [A]lies
Chorus
Oh [D]I’ve been to Nice and the isle of G [A]reece
While I [Bm]sipped champagne on a [F#m]yacht
[G]I moved like Harlow in M [D]onte Carlo and sh [Em]owed ’em what I’ve go
[A]t [Asus4] [A]
I’ve been [D]undressed by kings and I’ve s [A]een some things
That a [Bm]woman ain’t s’posed to [F#m]see
[G]I’ve been to p [D]aradise, but I’ve ne [Em7]ver be [A]en to me [D] [Dsus4]
Bridge Spoken
[D]Hey, you know what paradise is? [Dsus4]It’s a lie. A fantasy we create
about
[D]People and places as we’d like them to be. [Dsus4]But you know what truth
is?
[D]It’s that little baby you’re holding, and it’s that [Dsus4]man you fought
with
[D]This morning, the same one you’re going to make love with tonight.
[G]That’s truth, [A]that’s love
Chorus
Some [Asus4]times [D]I’ve been to cryin’ for [A]unborn children
That [Bm]might have made me [F#m]complete
But I, [G]I took the sweet life and n [D]ever knew I’d be [Em]bitter from the
[A]sweet [Asus4] [A]
I [D]spent my life exploring the [A]subtle whoring that [Bm]cost too much to
be [F#m]free
Hey lady, [G]I’ve been to [D]paradise, but I’ve [Em7]never [A]been to [D]me
Link
[D] [A] [Bm] [F#m]
Outro
[G]I’ve been to [D]paradise, [Em7]never [A]been to me [D]
[D](I’ve been to Georgia and [A]California, and a [Bm]nywhere I could r
[F#m]un)
[G]I’ve been to p [D]aradise, [Em7]never [A]been to [D]me
[D](I’ve been to Nice and the isle of G [A]reece While I [Bm]sipped champagne
on a [F#m]yacht)
[G]I’ve been to [D]paradise, [Em7]never be [A]en to [D]me
[D](I’ve been to cryin’ for [A]unborn children) [Bm] [F#m]
[G] [D] [Em7] [A]