Biography:
The Stranglers are a rock music group, formed on September 11, 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were originally called The Guildford Stranglers and operated from an off-licence in the town. They also based themselves in the nearby village of Chiddingfold for a while.
Original personnel were singer/guitarist Hugh Cornwell (from Kentish Town, London), keyboardist/guitarist Hans Wärmling (from Sweden, replaced within two years by Brighton-born keyboardist Dave Greenfield)
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Other songs:
- Golden Brown
- 96 Tears
- Always The Sun
- Bitching
- Dagenham Dave
- Dont Bring Harry
- Duchess
- Dutch Moon
- Get A Grip On Yourself
- Go Buddy Go
- I Hate You
- Midnight Summer Dream
- Nice And Sleazy
- No Mercy
- No More Heroes
- Nuclear Devise
- Paradise
- Peaches
- Shut Up
- Skin Deep
- Something Better Change
- Spectre Of Love
- Strange Little Girl
- Tank
- Ugly
- Valley Of The Birds
- Walk On By
- Waltz In Black
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[Intro]
D C
(slow) x2
D C
(up tempo) x4
[Verse 1]
D C
I went in search of paradise
D C
They said it would be good for my head
D C
I went in search of paradise
D C
But she took me by the hand instead
[Chorus 1]
Bm G
Paris London
Bm G
Glamor and despair
Bm G
Ruins we were ruined over there
Bm G
Ruins we were ruined over there
[Instrumental]
D A Em G x2
[Verse 2]
D C
And when you think you are in paradise
D C
But you find your arms are tied
D C
Captive in the name of paradise
D C
The chains are all her lies
[Chorus 2]
Bm G
Paris London
Bm G
Glamor and despair
Bm G
Ruins we were ruined over there
Bm G
Ruins we were ruined over there
[Instrumental]
D A Em G x2
[Verse 3]
D C
The picture on the screen is moving still
D C
It's moving all the time
D C
If only you could freeze frame a moment there
D C
You could have paradise all the time
[Chorus 3]
Bm G
Paris London
Bm G
Glamor and despair
Bm G
Ruins we were ruined over there
Bm G
Ruins we were ruined over there
(spoken)
D A Em G
I don't think anyone's ever been to paradise
D A Em G
because paradise is based on lies
D A Em G
I don't think anyone's ever felt paradise
D A Em G
because paradise is based on lies
D C
(slow) x2
D C
(up tempo) x4
[Verse 1]
D C
I went in search of paradise
D C
They said it would be good for my head
D C
I went in search of paradise
D C
But she took me by the hand instead
[Chorus 1]
Bm G
Paris London
Bm G
Glamor and despair
Bm G
Ruins we were ruined over there
Bm G
Ruins we were ruined over there
[Instrumental]
D A Em G x2
[Verse 2]
D C
And when you think you are in paradise
D C
But you find your arms are tied
D C
Captive in the name of paradise
D C
The chains are all her lies
[Chorus 2]
Bm G
Paris London
Bm G
Glamor and despair
Bm G
Ruins we were ruined over there
Bm G
Ruins we were ruined over there
[Instrumental]
D A Em G x2
[Verse 3]
D C
The picture on the screen is moving still
D C
It's moving all the time
D C
If only you could freeze frame a moment there
D C
You could have paradise all the time
[Chorus 3]
Bm G
Paris London
Bm G
Glamor and despair
Bm G
Ruins we were ruined over there
Bm G
Ruins we were ruined over there
(spoken)
D A Em G
I don't think anyone's ever been to paradise
D A Em G
because paradise is based on lies
D A Em G
I don't think anyone's ever felt paradise
D A Em G
because paradise is based on lies
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The Summer Set
The Sunday Drive (...)
The Sundays