D
D
I grew up dirty and I grew up poor
The wolf didn't even hang 'round our door
G D
Not a crumb to spare and the cupboard bare
And I had the gift of imagination
I could change my situation
Em
Anytime I choose I could always go
D
Down Paradise Road
I found a kingdom deep within
A place dream and to pretend
G D
And to prepare for the world out there
A dream can dress you when you're ragged
Fill you up when hunger's naggin'
G
I warmed my soul when life was cold
D
On Paradise Road
[Chorus]
A
Paradise is a state of mind
G
The sun shines warm and all the time
D G D G
And the rain don't flow and the wind don't blow
D
On Paradise Road
A
A place no one can take from me
G
A place of everlasting peace
D G D G
Where dreamers go; It's never closed
D
Paradise Road
A
Paradise is a state of mind
G
Down the road of life and time
D G
And the friends we meet
D G
Make the travlin' sweet
D
On Paradise Road
A
Sometimes now when the world is mad
G
I find that place I've always had
D G D G
Inside my soul; It's paved in gold
D
Paradise Road
D
I grew up dirty and I grew up poor
The wolf didn't even hang 'round our door
G D
Not a crumb to spare and the cupboard bare
But I had the gift of imagination
I could change my situation
Em
Anytime I choose I could always go
D
Down Paradise Road
