The Chameleons - Paradiso acoustic

^GI recall the clos^Eming door and I remember^C seeing shadows cr^Doss the ^Gstained-glass stare ^{C D Dsus4 D G}Long before the strangers ca^Emme down to steal our clothing an^Cd our consciences ^D And ^Glong before, eyes were em^Cpty hearts were cold ^{D D F# D F# D}

We'll watc^F#h the rattlesnake slide, slowly swerv^De into v^F#iew, to ^{D F#}Tease and tantalize, to suc^Dk your sens^F#es and spit out the pieces ^{D F#}Magazine girl, she is liv^Ding in a different world, o^F#r is it a he' ^D Pull ^F#back the curtain my son, I look aroun^Dd-- t^F#he color has gone ^{D G}And slowly darkness ^Amdescends upon me. Para^Emdiso, I know you lie-- ^{G Am Em}that much is clear (to me). ^{F# D F# D}

While the serpent ^F#sings his song to so many sle^Deping staring eyes ^D Like sheep ^F#they sing along and clap i^Dn time to a heart^F# that's beating ^{D F#}Crazy child, she is ^Dwicked oh she is wild and so^F# enticing ^D Pull bac^F#k the curtain today, I loo^Dk around me ^F#and the color is gray ^{D G}Gray as this ghost tow^Amn that towers above me. P^Emaradiso, I know y^Gou lie-- ^{Am Em}That much is clear (to me)

I see the poet and^F the fool walking hand in hand to school ^G And I recall the lonely outc^Emast and I remember laughing^C children ^D It was lon^Gg before their eyes were emp^Cty, hearts w^Dere cold ^{F# D}

So dan^F#ce this final dance with ^Dme and wrap your sting around my spine ^D Will ^F#poison wash away the tears^D, wipe the world from my mi^F#nd ^{D F#}Look up--- what can^D you do' I looked around the c^F#olor was blue ^{D F#}Wise up, it's ^Din your head, I looked around ^F#me and the color was red ^{D G}Red as the words that^Am I read on the wal^Eml, paradiso-- kingdoms ris^Ge, ^{Am Em}So must they fall

^GAnd only ashes re^Ammain in the end, pa^Emradiso-- I know you lie, lies w^Amithout end ^Em I'll see it again ^Gand again and agai^Amn, I'll se^Eme it again and again and aga^Gin ^{Am Em Em C} Paradiso,^{Em C} paradiso ^{Em C Em}