The Plastic Cloud – Epistle To Paradise Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Plastic Cloud – Epistle To Paradise Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G F E D
C G D D


[Verse 1]
 G           F
Tell me everything you
    G          F
know and what to say
 G           F
And tell me when to
  G          F
go and when to stay
 C      Gm
I never knew the
        C
reasons why
     Gm
You would want to
        C
trade my mind
       F
For an epistle to
    G         F
paradise, paradise
C G D D

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[Verse 2]
 G        F
Ignore the simple
 life,
G
 there's more to
  F
 attain
 G     F
Abandon cardboard
      G
strife and
     F
acid rain
 C       Gm
Tomorrow is a new
     C
day for
 Gm
Learning what you
         C
should pray for
        F
Like an epistle to
     G         F
 paradise, paradise


[Solo]
G F E D
C G D D
G F E D
C G D D



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[Verse 3]
 G            F
Rabbits made from
sugar
    G
cane and birds
  F
of clay
 G          F
You could be twice
 as
    G
high as you are
 F
today
 C           Gm
The airplane you
 must
        C
ride is old
 Gm
And you'll find
it's
       C
rather cold
       F
For an epistle to
    G         F
paradise, paradise

C G D D




[Verse 4]
 G
When the sky's
 F
beneath your
    G          F
toes and you glance
 down
 G      F
To see the iron
       G          F
clothes with feather
gowns
 C    Gm
Maybe this will
          C
 make you yearn
 Gm
For you know you
       C
can't return
      F
To an epistle to
    G         F
paradise, paradise
G F E D C G D








Watch: Epistle to Paradise
From The Plastic Cloud - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.


How to play Epistle To Paradise: key, chords and progression
To play Epistle To Paradise by The Plastic Cloud, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 6 chords: G, F, E, D, C and Gm.
The progression the song keeps returning to is F – G – F – C (IV – V – IV – I in C major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes D, C, B, A, G, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Chord diagrams
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.
Epistle To Paradise chords: questions
What key is Epistle To Paradise in?
Epistle To Paradise by The Plastic Cloud is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).
What chords are in Epistle To Paradise?
Epistle To Paradise uses 6 chords: G, F, E, D, C, Gm.
What is the chord progression of Epistle To Paradise?
The main progression is F – G – F – C (IV – V – IV – I).
Is Epistle To Paradise easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes D, C, B, A, G, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).






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