Postcards From Paraguay Chords
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| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Capo: | 1st fret |
Author Mike Valentine [a] 61. 1 contributor total, last edit on Jun 24, 2016
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CAPO 1st fret
[Intro]
Am C E7 Am
Am C E7 Am
E7 Am Am Am Am
[Verse]
C Em Am G
One thing was leading to the next
F G
I bit off more than I could chew
C Em Am G
I had the power to sign the checks
Fmaj7 G
It wasn't difficult to do
[Chorus]
Em Am
I couldn't stay and face the music
F G
So many reasons why
Em Am
I won't be sending postcards
F C G E7 Am
From Paraguay, from Paraguay, from Paraguay
Am C E7 Am
Am C E7 Am
E7 Am Am Am Am
[Verse]
C Em Am G
I robbed a bank full of dinero
F G
A big old mountain of dough
C Em Am G
So it was goodbye companero
Fmaj7 G
And cheerio
[Chorus]
Em Am
I couldn't stay and face the music
F G
So many reasons why
Em Am
I won't be sending postcards
F C G E7 Am
From Paraguay, from Paraguay, from Paraguay
Am C E7 Am
Am C E7 E7
Am C E7 Am
Am C E7 E7
F F F C C C C
F F F F C
E7 E7 E7 Am
E7 Am Am Am Am
[Verse]
C Em Am G
I never meant to be a cheater
F G
But there was blood on the wall
C Em Am G
I had to steal from Peter
Fmaj7 G
To pay what I owed to Paul
[Chorus]
Em Am
I couldn't stay and face the music
F G
So many reasons why
Em Am
I won't be sending postcards
F C G E7 Am
From Paraguay, from Paraguay, from Paraguay
Am C E7 Am
Am C E7 E7
Am C E7 Am
Am C E7 E7
F F F C C C C
F F F F C
E7 E7 E7 Am
E7 Am Am Am Am
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Postcards From Paraguay – Mark Knopfler
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12 comments
No, Fmaj7 is correct. Dm makes it sound very Paul Simon!
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Instead of Fmaj7 try Dm. Also, I think that the Em in the first line works better with a G. In the second line, a C after the F transitions better. One last detail. In line 7 of the lyrics an E7 sounds a bit better
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