Paris
Joshua KadisonVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Ezra was an old man, he lived by the sea
Watching himself getting older, with no family
And Cassie was a pretty one, a bar tender by trade
She had a daughter with big green eyes, she called her Jade
They met each other in the park while Jade was on a swing
On a bench underneath a tree, they talked about everything
And she said, "Sometimes I get so scared, but I don't know why"
She reached for the old man's hand and she began to cry
And he said
"It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime
Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes
It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime
Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes"
Then he said, "I was gonna be a painter, gonna paint my masterpiece
I spent my whole life dreamin', now they're my only memories
And I was gonna live in Paris, France, now my body's fallin' apart
I could be a Pablo Picasso if delusion were an art"
And she said, "That sounds lovely, Paris, France
Just sayin' those words kinda makes me wanna dance
Do you wanna dance?"
It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime
Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes
It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime
Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes
They'd meet there every Sunday in the park at noon
Ezra would get there early to buy Jade a red balloon
And Cassie'd tell him all about her awful luck with men, she'd say
"Wish I could find a guy like you but they'll never make you again"
And Jade would fall asleep on Ezra's lap there in the park
While Cassie'd still be talkin' a long time after dark
Mmmmmmh, mmmmmmh
Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes
One Sunday afternoon, no Ezra, no red balloon
Just a friend of his who said, "Ezra passed away
And he wanted me to bring this letter to you today"
Well, it was two tickets to Paris
And a note that read, "Thank you for the dance
My dearest Cassie, you were my Paris, France"
It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime
Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes.
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Readable chord sheet for Paris by Joshua Kadison
[Cadd9] [Am7] [F] [Dm7] [G] [Cadd9] [Am7] [F] [Dm7] [G] [Cadd9] Ezra was an old man, he [Am7]lived by the sea [F]Watching himself getting older[Dm7], with no fami[G]ly And [Cadd9]Cassie was a pretty one, a [Am7]bar tender by trade [F] She had a daughter with big green eyes[Dm7], she called her [G]Jade [Am] They met each other in the park while [F]Jade was on a swing [C] On a bench underneath a tree, they [G]talked about everything And she said,[Am] "Sometimes I get so scared,[F] but I don't know why" [C] She reached for the old man's hand[G] and she began to cry And[Am] he[G/B] said [C] "It ain't no [G/B]crime,[Am] it ain't no [F]crime [C] Every[G/B]body gets a [Am]little bi[G]t [F]lonely somet[G]imes [C] It ain't no [G/B]crime,[Am] it ain't no c[F]rime [C] Everybody gets a [G]little bit [F]lonely sometimes" [Cadd9] [D] Then he said, "[D]I was gonna be a painter, gonna [Bm7]paint my masterpiece I [G]spent my whole life dreamin', now they're my [Em7]only memor[A]ies And [D]I was gonna live in Paris, France, now my [Bm7]body's fallin' apart I could be a[G] Pablo Picasso if de[Em7]lusion were an [A]art" And [Bm]she said, "That sounds lovely,[G] Paris, France [D] Just sayin' those words kinda[A] makes me wanna dance [Bm] Do you[Asus2] wanna[C#] dance?" [D] It ain't n[Asus2]o crim[C#]e, [Bm] it ain't no c[G]rime [D] Ever[Asus2]ybody [C#]gets a [Bm]little b[A]it [G]lonely somet[A]imes [D] It ain't n[Asus2]o crim[C#]e, [Bm] it ain't no c[G]rime [D] Everybody gets a [A]little bit [G]lonely sometimes [D] [E] They'd [E]meet there every Sunday in [C#m]the park at noon [A]Ezra would get there early to buy [F#m]Jade a red ball[B]oon And [E]Cassie'd tell him all about her[C#m] awful luck with men, she'd say [A] "Wish I could find a guy like you but they'll [F#m]never make you a[B]gain" And [C#m]Jade would fall asleep on Ezra's l[Asus2]ap there in the park [E] While Cassie'd still be talkin' a [B]long time after [C#m]dark [B/D#] [E] Mmm[B/D#]mmmh,[C#m] mmmmm[A]mh [E] Every[B/D#]body gets a [C#m]little b[B]it [A]lonely somet[E]imes [B] One Sunday afternoon, no [C#m]Ezra, no red balloon Just a [A]friend of his who said, "Ezra passed [F#m]away And he [F#m]wanted me to bring this [Abm]letter to you to[A]day" Well, it was[B] two tickets to [C#m]Paris And a [A]note that read, [Abm]"Thank you for the [F#m]dance [Amaj7] My dearest Cassie, [B]you were my Paris, Fr[A]ance" [B] [E] It ain't no [B/D#]crime,[C#m] it ain't no [A]crime [E] Every[B/D#]body gets a [C#m]little b[B]it [A]lonely [B]somet[E]imes. Comment, rate, appreciate!