Biography:
Justin David Hayward (born 14 October 1946) is an English musician best known as songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist for the rock band The Moody Blues. In 2018, Hayward was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside the Moody Blues.
Hayward was born in Dean Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, and educated at Shrivenham School in Berkshire and the Commonweal School in Swindon. He was playing in several bands as early as age 15 when he bought his Gibson 335
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Other songs:
- Angels Cry
- As Long As The Moon Can Shine
- Bedtime Stories
- Best Is Yet To Come
- Blue Guitar
- Broken Dreams
- Children Of Paradise
- Country Girl
- Crazy Lovers
- Face In The Crowd
- Forever Autumn
- Forever To Be Alone
- Goodbye
- Heart Of Steel
- I Dreamed Last Night
- Is It Just A Game
- Its Not On
- Lay It On Me
- Let It Begin
- Lights Are Low
- Lost And Found
- Marie
- Maybe Its Just Love
- Moving Mountains
- Nearer To You
- Night Flight
- Nostradamus
- One Again
- One Lonely Room
- Penumbra Moon
- Railway Hotel
- Raised On Love
- Songwriter Part 1
- Stage Door
- Suitcase
- Take Your Chances
- The Angels Cry
- The Best Is Yet To Come
- The Lights Are Low
- This Morning
- Tracks Of My Tears
- Troubadour
- Unexpected Song
- Who Knows
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Children of Paradise - by Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues) -
words and music by Justin Hayward and Mickey Feat; from the CD "The View From the Hill"
My interpretation only - questions or comment; Tony - [email protected]
This is a beautiful (spiritual) song. Fingerpick throughout.
Z (Riff) G
e ---------------------------|
b -------------0-------------|
g --0----2---------2---------|
Intro: G Z
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (2X)
Verse: G C G Z
Like the crashing of a wave on the shores of consciousness,
G
We're alive and we're awake to the world,
C D
And with the gift of love we're blessed. Cos..
Chorus: D C D C D C G Z
We can be, yes we can be, we can be children of paradise.
C G
Children of paradise.
Verse:
In the twinkling of an eye or the turning of a page,
Comes the moment when our time has arrived.
We can never be the same.
Chorus (repeat)
Bridge: Bm C G D
And all I know is we're still climbing up that hill
Bm C G D
And all we need to sustain us is love of love, the light of life,
Em A7 C D7
And the faith to know we can heal.... like children.
Verse:
Through the violence and the rage, by the grace of love be still.
And the spirit that breaks free from the cage
Is the one they cannot kill.
Chorus: (repeat)
End: ZC G Z G
Children of paradise children of paradise.
words and music by Justin Hayward and Mickey Feat; from the CD "The View From the Hill"
My interpretation only - questions or comment; Tony - [email protected]
This is a beautiful (spiritual) song. Fingerpick throughout.
Z (Riff) G
e ---------------------------|
b -------------0-------------|
g --0----2---------2---------|
Intro: G Z
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (2X)
Verse: G C G Z
Like the crashing of a wave on the shores of consciousness,
G
We're alive and we're awake to the world,
C D
And with the gift of love we're blessed. Cos..
Chorus: D C D C D C G Z
We can be, yes we can be, we can be children of paradise.
C G
Children of paradise.
Verse:
In the twinkling of an eye or the turning of a page,
Comes the moment when our time has arrived.
We can never be the same.
Chorus (repeat)
Bridge: Bm C G D
And all I know is we're still climbing up that hill
Bm C G D
And all we need to sustain us is love of love, the light of life,
Em A7 C D7
And the faith to know we can heal.... like children.
Verse:
Through the violence and the rage, by the grace of love be still.
And the spirit that breaks free from the cage
Is the one they cannot kill.
Chorus: (repeat)
End: ZC G Z G
Children of paradise children of paradise.
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