Intro: [F][Fsus4][F][Fsus4]
1. [F] Hey lady, [Eb] you, lady, [Bb] cursin' at your [Gm] life
You're a [Cm] discontented [F] mother and a [Gm] regimented wife
[Eb] I've no doubt you [F] dream about the [Bb] things you'll never [Gm] do
But I [C] wish someone had a [Csus4] talked to me [Bbsus4] like I wanna talk to [F] you
Chorus: Ooh [Bb] I've been to Georgia and [F] California, oh, [Gm] anywhere I could [Dm] run
[Eb] Took the hand of a [Bb] preacher man and we [Cm] made love in the [F] sun [Fsus4] [F]
But I ran [Bb] out of places and [F] friendly faces be-[Gm] cause I had to be [Dm] free
[Eb] I've been to [Bb] paradise, but I've [Cm7] never [F] been to [Bb] me [Bbsus4]
2. [F] Please lady, [Eb] please, lady, [Bb] don't just walk [Gm] away
Cause I [Cm] have this need to [F] tell you why I'm [Gm] all alone today
[Eb] I can see so [F] much of me still [Bb] living in your [Gm] eyes
Won't you [C] share a part of a [Csus4] weary heart that has [Bbsus4] lived a million [F] lies
Chorus: Oh [Bb] I've been to Nice and the isle of [F] Greece
While I [Gm] sipped champagne on a [Dm] yacht
[Eb] I moved like Harlow in [Bb] Monte Carlo and [Cm] showed 'em what I've [F] got [Fsus4] [F]
I've been un-[Bb] dressed by kings and I've [F] seen some things
That a [Gm] woman ain't s'posed to [Dm] see
[Eb] I've been to [Bb] paradise, but I've [Cm7] never [F] been to [Bb] me [Bbsus4]
Speak: [Bb] Hey, you know what paradise is? [Bbsus4] It's a lie. A fantasy we create about
[Bb] People and places as we'd like them to be. [Bbsus4] But you know what truth is?
[Bb] It's that little baby you're holding, and it's that [Bbsus4] man you fought with
[Bb] This morning, the same one you're going to make love with tonight.
[Eb] That's truth, [F] that's love
Chorus: [Fsus4] Sometimes [Bb] I've been to cryin' for [F] unborn children
That [Gm] might have made me [Dm] complete
But I, [Eb] I took the sweet life and [Bb] never knew I'd be [Cm] bitter from the [F] sweet [Fsus4] [F]
I [Bb] spent my life exploring the [F] subtle whoring that [Gm] cost too much to be [Dm] free
Hey lady, [Eb] I've been to [Bb] paradise, but I've [Cm7] never [F] been to [Bb] me
[Bb][F][Gm][Dm]
Outro: [Eb] I've been to [Bb] paradise, [Cm7] never [F] been to [Bb] me
[Bb] (I've been to Georgia and [F] California, and [Gm] anywhere I could [Dm] run)
[Eb] I've been to [Bb] paradise, [Cm7] never [F] been to [Bb] me
[Bb] (I've been to Nice and the isle of [F] Greece While I [Gm] sipped champagne on a [Dm] yacht)
[Eb] I've been to [Bb] paradise, [Cm7] never [F] been to [Bb] me
[Bb] (I've been to cryin' for [F] unborn [Gm] [Dm] children)
[Eb][Bb][Cm7][F]
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