{title: If paradise is half as nice}
{artist: Amen Corner}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 114}
{key: C}
{duration: 2:48}
{meta: author Opa Lawaai, 2026-07-10}
{meta: author FWieP, 2026-07-20}
{meta: url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiWre8UTCjo}
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X:11
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: C
Q:1/4=114
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"C"ga2g2f3 | "Em/B"ef2e2d3 | "C7/Bb"cd2e2g3 | "F/A"fg2f3z2 |
"Fm/Ab"fg2_a2f2e- | "C/G"e2ze (3f2e2c2 | "G"d4z4 |
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{start_of_part: Intro}
[C]La la la la [Em/B]La la la la [C7/Bb]La la la la [F/A]La la la
[Fm/Ab]La la la, la [C/G]la la la la la [G]la
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
If [C]paradise is [Em/B]half as nice as [C7/Bb]heaven that you [F/A]take me to
[Fm/Ab]Who needs para[C/G]dise, I'd rather have [G]you [Gsus] [G]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
They say para[C]dise [*-] [C] [*-] [NC] is up in the [Em/B]stars [*-] [Em/B] [*-] [NC]
But I needn't [C7/Bb]sigh [*-] [C7/Bb] [*-] [NC] because it's so [F/A]far [*-] [F/A] [*-] [NC]
'Cause I know it's [Fm/Ab]worth [*-] [Fm/Ab] [*-] [NC] a heaven on [C/G]earth [*-] [C/G] [*-] [NC]
For me where you [G]are [Gsus] [G]
{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
A look from your [C]eyes, [*-] [C] [*-] [NC] a touch of your [Em/B]hand [*-] [Em/B] [*-] [NC]
And I seem to [C7/Bb]fly [*-] [C7/Bb] [*-] [NC] to some other [F/A]land [*-] [F/A] [*-] [NC]
When you are a[Fm/Ab]round, [*-] [Fm/Ab] [*-] [NC] my heart always [C/G]pounds, [*-] [C/G] [*-] [NC]
just like a brass [G]band, [Gsus] oho wowo[G]woah
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 2}
If [C]paradise is [Em/B]half as nice as [C7/Bb]heaven that you [F/A]take me to
[Fm/Ab]Who needs para[C/G]dise, I'd rather have [G]you
Oh yes, I'd [Gsus]rather have [G]you
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 3}
[C]La la la la [Em/B]La la la la [C7/Bb]La la la la [F/A]La la la
[Fm/Ab]La la la, la [C/G]la, la la la la [G]la [Gsus] [G]
{comment: slow down...}
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 4}
{comment: slow}
If [C]paradise is [Em/B]half as nice as [C7/Bb]heaven that you [F/A]take me to
{comment: speed up}
[Fm/Ab]Who needs para[C/G]dise, I'd rather have [G]you,
Oh yes, I'd [Gsus]rather have [G]you
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 5}
[C]La la la la [Em/B]La la la la [C7/Bb]La la la la [F/A]La la la
[Fm/Ab]La la la, la [C/G]la, la la la la [G]la [Gsus] [G]
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{start_of_part: Outro, fade}
They say para[C]dise is up in the [Em/B]stars
But I needn't [C7/Bb]sigh because it's so [F/A]far
(If paradise is half as nice as heaven that you take me to)
'Cause I know it's [Fm/Ab]worth a heaven on [C/G]earth
For me where you [G]are
(Who needs paradise, I'd rather have you)
A look from your [C]eyes, a touch of your [Em/B]hand
And I seem to [C7/Bb]fly to some other [F/A]land
(If paradise is half as nice as heaven that you take me to)
When you are a[Fm/Ab]round, my heart always [C/G]pounds
Just like a brass [G]band, oho [Gsus]wowowoah [G]
(Who needs paradise, I'd rather have you)
{end_of_part}