Mersey Paradise Chords

by The Stone Roses
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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Chords

G
C
D

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[Intro]
G  C D C D
(C's and D's arpeggio'd)
 
G
River splashes against the rocks
       C         D       C         D
And I scale the slope I hope the tracks won't
 G
Lead me down to dark black pits or
  C      D       C       D
Places where we fall to bits
 
    G
If she were there I'd hold her down
      C       D       C        D
I'll push her under while she drowns and
  G
Couldn't breathe and call for air
     C       D       C      D
She doesn't care for my despair
 
             G                     C
Or is it me? Am I the one that's wrong?
              D
(one that's wrong) You see it in the sea
       G                C
river cool's where I belong
N.C.               G
In my Mersey paradise
 
G
As I stare an oil wheel comes
 C      D   C     D
Sailing by and I feel like
 G
Growing fins and falling in
           C          D         C     D
With the bricks, the bikes, the rusty tin I
G
Swim along without a care
     C      D         C      D
I'll eating sand when I need air you can
G
Bet your life I'll meet a Pike who'll
 C       D    C      D
Wolf me down for tea tonight
 
                        G
I want to be (I want to be)
                    C              D
where the drownings are (drownings are)
 
You see it in the sea
       G                C
river cool's where I belong
N.C.              G
In my Mersey paradise
                        G
I want to be (I want to be)
                    C              D
where the drownings are (drownings are)
 
You see it in the sea
       G                C
river cool's where I belong
N.C.              G
In my Mersey paradise
 
N.C.
Oh yeah
                        G
I want to be (I want to be)
                    C              D
where the drownings are (drownings are)
 
You see it in the sea
       G                C
river cool's where I belong
N.C.              G
In my Mersey paradise
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Mersey Paradise – The Stone Roses
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7 comments
ThomasWright96
You could play the D chord just before it goes "In my Mersey Paradise". Not essential, but it sounds good.
+2
stickyfingere
it's definitely "in this heat" and it's also "growing fins and falling in" not pins and the best way to play it is D -- G - A with a capo on 5 :]
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stevenorway
think its "in this heat" not "in the sea" in the chorus
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