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The Last Resort – [4/4], Key = E --> G
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[Piano] | G6
Csus4
| % x6|
(Regular
G and
C wor
k fine)
A6: xx2222 Cmaj7: x35453 C6: x35555 G6: 320000 Csus4: x33011
Verse 1
She came from
Providence,
the one in Rhode
Island
Where the old world
shadows hang,
heavy in the
air
She packed her
hopes and dreams,
like a refu
gee
Just as her
father came,
across the
sea
Verse 2
She heard
about a place,
people were
smiling
Spoke about the
red man's ways, h
ow they lov
ed the land
They came from
everywhere, to the
Great Divi
de
Seeking a place
to stand, or a pl
ace to hide
Verse 3
Down in the cro
wded bars, out for
a good tim
e
Can't wait to t
ell you all, what
it's like u
p there
They called it
paradise, I don't
know why
Somebody laid t
he mountains low,
while the t
ow
n got high
Bridge 1
Verse 4
When the chilly
winds blew down,
across the
desert
Through the can
yons of the coast,
to the Mal
ibus
Where the prett
y people played, h
ungry for p
ower
To light their
neon ways, give 'e
m things to
d
o
Verse 5
Some rich man c
ame and raped the
land, nobod
y caught him
Put up a bunch
of ugly boxes, and
Jesus peop
le bought them
They called it
paradise, the plac
e to be
They watched th
e hazy sun, sinkin
g in the se
a
Bridge 2
[Piano]
(R
egu
lar G and C work fine)
Verse 6
You can leave it
all behind,
sail to Lah
aina
Just like the mission
aries did,
so many years a
go
They even brought a
neon sign,
Jesus is Comin
g
Brought the white man's
burden down,
brought the white man's
reign
Verse 7
And
we'll provide the
grand design,
what is yours and
what is mine
'cause there is no more
new frontier,
we have got to make it
here
We satisfied our endless
needs, and
justified our bloody
deeds
In the name of
destiny, and
in the name of
Go
d
Verse 8
And you can see them
there,
on Sunday
morning
Stand up and
sing about,
what it's like up
there
They called it
paradise,
I don't know
why
To call someplace
paradise,
kiss it good
by
e
Outro
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