From Paradise Chords & Lyrics by Archie Roach

From Paradise

guitar chords lyrics

Archie Roach

From Paradise - Archie Roach


G Em G Em

G Em
She was born in the river land.
G D C
Born of her mother into her mothers hands.
G C

She was free as the river was wild.
G D C
And she was so innocent, such a beautiful child.

G Em
Then they took her away from Paradise.
C G D
Ahh where everything was beautiful and very nice.
G Em
They took her away from her mothers tongue.
C G D G
Then slapped her around a little bit, to teach her another one.

G Em
In and out of ins-ti-tutions.
G D C
What could they do with this child, where was the neat solution.
G Em
There was nothing they could do, so they gave her to the streets.
G D C
And she joined all the rest of the hungry and the tired feet.

G Em
Then they took her away from Paradise.
C G D
Ahh where everything was beautiful and very nice.
G Em
They took her away from her mothers tongue.
C G D G
Then slapped her around a little bit, to teach her another one.

C G D D7
And the Pondees they don't swim here any more.

G Em
She met a boy, who kind of knew.
G D C
Some of the things that she was going through.
G C
But he was confused, so he ran away.
G D C
She found him again and here she is today, here in my heart.

G Em
Then they took her away from Paradise.
C G D
Ahh where everything was beautiful and very nice.
G Em
They took her away from her mothers tongue.
C G D G
Then slapped her around a little bit, to teach her another one.

G Em G Em
Took her away from Paradise, away from Paradise.
G Em
Ooh, from Paradise.
G Em
Ooh, from Paradise.


Enjoy!