Capo: 3

...PASTIME PARADISE... by Stevie Wonder ----------------------................. *from 'Songs in the Key of Life' (1976)* *CAPO 3rd FRET* (Original Key: Ab) Intro: F Dm E7 Am (x3) Verse 1:

^F They've been spending ^Dmmost their lives, living ^E7in a Pastime ^AmParadise. ^F They've been spending ^Dmmost their lives, living ^E7in a Pastime ^AmParadise.

^F They've been wasting ^Dmmost their time, Glori-^E7fying days long ^Amgone behind. ^F They've been wasting ^Dmmost their days, In re-^E7membrance of ignorance ^Amoldest praise. Tell me...

Chorus 1:

^F Who of ^Dmthem, will ^E7come to ^Ambe' How ma-^Fny of ^Dmthem, are ^E7you and ^Amme'

Dissi-^Fpation,^Dm race re-^E7lations.^Am Conso-^Flation,^Dm segre-^E7gation.^Am

Dispen-^Fsation, iso-^Dmlation, exploi-^E7tation, muti-^Dmlation. Mu-^Ftations, miscre-^Dmation, confir-^E7mation, to the ^Amevil's of the world.

Verse 2:

^F They've been spending ^Dmmost their lives, living ^E7in the future ^Amparadise. ^F They've been spending ^Dmmost their lives, living ^E7in the future ^Amparadise.

^F They've been looking ^Dmin their minds, For the ^E7day that sorrow's ^Amgone from time. ^F They keep telling ^Dmof the day, When the ^E7Saviour of love will ^Amcome to stay. Tell me...

Chorus 2:

^F Who of ^Dmthem, will ^E7come to ^Ambe' How ma-^Fny of ^Dmthem, are ^E7you and ^Amme'

Procla-^Fmation,^Dm of Race Re-^E7lations,^Am Conso-^Flation,^Dm inte-^E7gretion.^Am

Verifi-^Fcation, of Reve-^Dmlations, accla-^E7mation, world sal-^Amvation. Vi-^Fbrations, stimu-^Dmlation, confir-^E7mation, to the ^Ampeace of the world.

Verse 3:

^F They've been spending ^Dmmost their lives, living ^E7in a Pastime ^AmParadise. ^F They've been spending ^Dmmost their lives, living ^E7in a Pastime ^AmParadise. ^F They've been spending ^Dmmost their lives, living ^E7in the future ^Amparadise. ^F They've been spending ^Dmmost their lives, living ^E7in the future ^Amparadise.

^F We've been spending too ^Dmmuch of our lives, living ^E7in a Pastime ^AmParadise. ^F Let's start ^Dmliving our lives, living ^E7for, the future ^Amparadise. ^F Praise ^Dmto our lives, living ^E7for, the future ^Amparadise. ^F Shame to ^Dmanyone's lives, living ^E7in the pastime ^Amparadise.

Coda: (Hare Krishna and 'We Shall Overcome' chants) F Dm E7 Am (End on F) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- F Dm E7 Am EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x33210 xx0231 020100 x02210 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Stevie Wonder - Pastime paradise