Intro: [D][Dsus4][D][Dsus4] 1. [D] Hey lady, [C] you, lady, [G] cursin' at your [Em] life You're a [Am] discontented [D] mother and a [Em] regimented wife [C] I've no doubt you [D] dream about the [G] things you'll never [Em] do But I [A] wish someone had a [Asus4] talked to me [Gsus4] like I wanna talk to [D] you Chorus: Ooh [G] I've been to Georgia and [D] California, oh, [Em] anywhere I could [Bm] run [C] Took the hand of a [G] preacher man and we [Am] made love in the [D] sun [Dsus4] [D] But I ran [G] out of places and [D] friendly faces be-[Em] cause I had to be [Bm] free [C] I've been to [G] paradise, but I've [Am7] never [D] been to [G] me [Gsus4] 2. [D] Please lady, [C] please, lady, [G] don't just walk [Em] away Cause I [Am] have this need to [D] tell you why I'm [Em] all alone today [C] I can see so [D] much of me still [G] living in your [Em] eyes Won't you [A] share a part of a [Asus4] weary heart that has [Gsus4] lived a million [D] lies Chorus: Oh [G] I've been to Nice and the isle of [D] Greece While I [Em] sipped champagne on a [Bm] yacht [C] I moved like Harlow in [G] Monte Carlo and [Am] showed 'em what I've [D] got [Dsus4] [D] I've been un-[G] dressed by kings and I've [D] seen some things That a [Em] woman ain't s'posed to [Bm] see [C] I've been to [G] paradise, but I've [Am7] never [D] been to [G] me [Gsus4] Speak: [G] Hey, you know what paradise is? [Gsus4] It's a lie. A fantasy we create about [G] People and places as we'd like them to be. [Gsus4] But you know what truth is? [G] It's that little baby you're holding, and it's that [Gsus4] man you fought with [G] This morning, the same one you're going to make love with tonight. [C] That's truth, [D] that's love Chorus: [Dsus4] Sometimes [G] I've been to cryin' for [D] unborn children That [Em] might have made me [Bm] complete But I, [C] I took the sweet life and [G] never knew I'd be [Am] bitter from the [D] sweet [Dsus4] [D] I [G] spent my life exploring the [D] subtle whoring that [Em] cost too much to be [Bm] free Hey lady, [C] I've been to [G] paradise, but I've [Am7] never [D] been to [G] me [G][D][Em][Bm] Outro: [C] I've been to [G] paradise, [Am7] never [D] been to [G] me [G] (I've been to Georgia and [D] California, and [Em] anywhere I could [Bm] run) [C] I've been to [G] paradise, [Am7] never [D] been to [G] me [G] (I've been to Nice and the isle of [D] Greece While I [Em] sipped champagne on a [Bm] yacht) [C] I've been to [G] paradise, [Am7] never [D] been to [G] me [G] (I've been to cryin' for [D] unborn [Em] [Bm] children) [C][G][Am7][D]