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If Paradise Is Half As Nice Chords

(ver. 1)
Amen Corner
[Intro]
C                  Em                 C7
La - la, la, la!   La - la, la, la!   La - la, la, la!
F              Fm               C   
La - la, la!   La - la, la, la, la!
C   C4  C        G G4 G   G4 G     G G4  G  G4 G
La, la, la, la, la------------!  | /__/  /  /__/  / |


[Chorus]
      C        Em/B            C7/Bb           F/A
If paradise is half as nice as heaven that you take me to,
Fm                C                      G G4 G   G4 G
Who needs para - dise?  I'd rather have you!


[Verse 1]
G G4 G   G4   G   G      C                      Em
        They say para - dise   ...is up in the stars,
                        ^ ^ ^                   ^ ^ ^
               C7                       F
But I needn't sigh,    because it's so far,
               ^ ^ ^                    ^ ^ ^
                    Fm                    C
'Cause I know it's worth  ...a heaven on earth,
                   ^ ^ ^                 ^ ^ ^
                  G G4  G  G4 G
For me, where you are-----------!
                | /__/  /  /__/  / |


[Verse 2]
G G4  G     G4   G         C                    Em
         A look from your eyes, a touch of your hand,
                          ^ ^ ^                 ^ ^ ^
              C7                         F
And I seem to fly     ...to some other land,
              ^ ^ ^                    ^ ^ ^
                  Fm
When you are a - round,
                 ^ ^ ^
                  C                       G G4 G   G4 G
My heart always pounds just like a brass band!
                 ^ ^ ^
           G   G4  G      G4  G
Oh, oh-oh, oh -oh -oh, ...oh -oh!


[Chorus] 
      C        Em/B            C7/Bb           F/A
If paradise is half as nice as heaven that you take me to,
Fm                C                      G G4 G   G4 G
Who needs para - dise?  I'd rather have you,
              G          G4   G
Oh, yes, I'd rather have you----!


[Verse 3]
C                  Em                 C7
La - la, la, la!   La - la, la, la!   La - la, la, la!
F              Fm               C
La - la, la!   La - la, la, la, la!
C                G G4 G   G4 G      G  G4  G   G4  G5
La - la, la, la, la------------!  | /__/   /   /   / |


[Chorus]
      C        Em/B            C7/Bb           F/A
If paradise is half as nice as heaven that you take me to,
Fm            C                        G G4 G   G4 G
Who needs paradise?   I'd rather have you,
              G     G4  G    G4  G
Oh, yes, I'd rath - er have you---!


[Verse 4]
C                  Em                 C7
La - la, la, la!   La - la, la, la!   La - la, la, la!
F              Fm               C
La - la, la!   La - la, la, la, la!
C   C4  C       G G4 G   G4 G
La, la, la, la, la-----------!


[Verse 5]
G G4 G      G4   G     C                    Em
      They say para - dise ...is up in the stars,
                (If paradise         ...is half as nice...)

               C7                     F
But I needn't sigh,  because it's so far,
       (...as heaven ...that you ...take me to,)

                    Fm                   C
'Cause I know it's worth ...a heaven on earth,
                   (Who needs para------dise?)

     C4     C        G G4 G   G4 G
 For me,  where you are-----------!
(I'd ra - ther have you-----------!)


[Verse 6]
G G4 G    G4    G        C                    Em
       A look from your eyes, a touch of your hand,
                  (If paradise          ...is half as nice...)

              C7                    F
And I seem to fly ...to some other land,
      (...as heaven ...that you ...take me to,)

                  Fm                     C
When you are a - round, my heart always pounds...
                 (Who needs para--------dise?)

          C4    C        G G4 G   G4 G
 ...Just like   a brass band----------!
    (I'd rath - er have you-----------!)


[Suggestion for ending]
  G G4  G  G4 G  G     C
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