Paradise by Coldplay was written after the band had an encounter with producer Brian Eno, the main theme of the song is escapism and the longing to reach paradise.
Key: Dm
Introduction:
Gm
C
Dm
F
(x3)
Bb
F
C/E
(x2)
Gm
Bb
F
C
(x4)
Dm
Bb
When she was just a girl,
F
C
She expected the world,
Dm
Bb
But it flew away from her reach,
F
C
So she ran away in her sleep.
Gm
Bb
Dreamed of para-para-paradise,
F
C
Para-para-paradise,
Gm
Bb
Para-para-paradise,
F
C
Every time she closed her eyes.
Gm
Bb
F
C
Dm
Bb
When she was just a girl,
F
C
She expected the world,
Dm
Bb
But it flew away from her reach,
F
C
And bullets catch in her teeth.
Gm
Life goes on,
Bb
It gets so heavy,
F
C
The wheel breaks the butterfly.
Bb
F
Every tear, a waterfall.
Bb
F
In the night, the stormy night,
C
She closed her eyes.
Bb
F
In the night, the stormy night,
C
Away she flied.
Gm
Bb
And dreamed of para-para-paradise,
F
C
Para-para-paradise,
Gm
Bb
Para-para-paradise,
F
C
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
Gm
C
Dm
F
Bb
F
C
Still lying underneath the stormy skies
Bb
F
She said oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
C
I know the sun's set to rise.
Gm
Bb
And dreamed of para-para-paradise,
F
C
Para-para-paradise,
Gm
Bb
Para-para-paradise,
F
C
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
Gm
Bb
F
C
Bb
F
Am
Dm
G
Bb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capo version (probably easier for a beginner, and doesn't risk snapping strings)
Em
G
D
A
Bm
NB: The first variations are what I would use, but the second variations are there in case you find them tricky to play.