Intro 1
F# B E B F#
F# B E B F#
Ritornello 1
F#
Take me down to the paradise city
B
Where the grass is green
and the girls are pretty
E B F#
(Oh, won't you please take me home)
Take me down to the paradise city
B
Where the grass is green
and the girls are pretty
E B F#
(Oh, won't you please take me home)
Interludio 1
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F#5 A5 F#5 A5
F#5 A5 F#5 A5
Strofa 1
F#5
Just a urchin livin' under the street
A5 F#5
I'm a hard case that's tough to beat
A5 F#5
I'm your charity case
A5
so buy me something to eat
F#5 B
I'll pay you at another time
F#5
Take it to the end of the line
Interludio 2
F#5 A5 F#5 A5
F#5 A5 F#5 A5
Strofa 2
F#5
Rags to riches or so they say
A5 F#5
Ya gotta keep pushin'
for the fortune and fame
A5 F#5
You know it's all a gamble
A5
when it's just a game
F#5 B
Ya treat it like a capital crime
F#5
Everybody's doin' the time
Ritornello 2
F#
Take me down to the paradise city
B
Where the grass is green
and the girls are pretty
E B F#
(Oh, won't you please take me home)
Take me down to the paradise city
B
Where the grass is green
and the girls are pretty
E B F#
Take me home
Interludio 3
F#5 A5 F#5 A5
F#5 A5 F#5 A5
Strofa 3
F#5
Strapped in the chair
A5
of the city's gas chamber
F#5 A5
Why I'm here I can't quite remember
F#5
The surgeon general says
A5
it's hazardous to breathe
F#5 B
I'd have another cigarette but I can't see
F#5
Tell me who you're gonna believe
Ritornello 3
F#
Take me down to the paradise city
B
Where the grass is green
and the girls are pretty
E B F#
Take me home, yeah yeah
Take me down to the paradise city
B
Where the grass is green
and the girls are pretty
E B E
Oh, won't you please take me home
Assolo 1
F#5 A5 F#5 A5
F#5 A5 F#5 A5
G#5 B5 G#5 B5
F#5 A5 F#5 B
Ponte 1
C# B
So far away
C# B
So far away
C# B
So far away
C# B
So far away
Strofa 4
F#5
Captain America's been torn apart
A5 F#5
Now he's a court jester with a broken heart
A5 F#5
He said "turn me around
A5
and take me back to the start"
F#5 B
I must be losing my mind "are you blind?"
F#5
I've seen it all a million times
Ritornello 4
F#
Take me down to the paradise city
B
Where the grass is green
and the girls are pretty
E B F#
Take me home, yeah yeah
Take me down to the paradise city
B
Where the grass is green
and the girls are pretty
E B F#
(Oh, won't you please take me home)
Take me down to the paradise city
B
Where the grass is green
and the girls are pretty
E B F#
Take me home, yeah yeah
Take me down to the paradise city
B
Where the grass is green
and the girls are pretty
E B F#
(Oh, won't you please take me home)
Assolo 2
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F# B
I wanna go, I wanna know
E B F#
Oh, won't you please take me home
B
I wanna see how good it can be
E B F#
Oh, won't you please take me home
Ritornello 5
F#
Take me down to the paradise city
B
Where the grass is green
and the girls are pretty
E B F#
Take me home, yeah yeah
Take me down to the paradise city
B
Where the grass is green
and the girls are pretty
E B F#
(Oh, won't you please take me home)
B
Take me down, lead me 'round
E B F#
Oh, won't you please take me home
B
I wanna see, what a woman can be
E B F#
(Oh, won't you please take me home)
Assolo 3
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Finale 1
F# B
I wanna see, what a woman can be
E B F#
I want to take you home
F#
Take me down to the paradise city
B
Where the grass is green
and the girls are pretty
E B F#
(Oh, won't you please take me home)
F# B
I wanna go, I wanna know
E B F#
Oh, won't you please take me home
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty (take me home)
Oh, won't you please take me home?
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty (take me home)
Oh, won't you please take me home?
Just an urchin living under the street, I'm a
Hard case that's tough to beat
I'm your charity case so buy me somethin' to eat
I'll pay you at another time
Take it to the end of the line
Rags and riches, or so they say, you gotta
Keep pushing for the fortune and fame
You know it's, it's all a gamble when it's just a game
You treat it like a capital crime
Everybody's doing their time
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home? Yeah-yeah
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home
Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber
Why I'm here, I can't quite remember
The surgeon general says it's hazardous to breathe
I'd have another cigarette but I can't see
Tell me, who you're gonna believe?
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah-yeah
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home?
Yeah
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
Captain America's been torn apart, now
He's a court jester with a broken heart
He said, "Turn me around and take me back to the start"
I must be losin' my mind, "Are you blind?"
"I've seen it all a million times"
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah-yeah
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home?
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah-yeah
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home?
Home
I wanna go, I wanna know
Oh, won't you please take me home?
I wanna see, how good it can be
Oh, won't you please take me home?
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home (oh, won't you please take me home?)
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home?
Take me down (oh yeah), spin me 'round
Oh, won't you please take me home?
I wanna see, how good it can be
Oh, won't you please take me home?
I wanna see, how good it can be
Oh, oh, take me home
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home? (I want you, I want you take me home)
I wanna go, I wanna know
Oh, won't you please take me home?
Baby, yeah