There are two possible ways of playing this, and I'll tab both for completeness's sake.
This first version sounds much better, but is a little more difficult.
Tuning: E A D G C F (careful the high strings don't snap during tuning)
Chords:
Gm: 3(t)55300
C: x32000
Dm: 10(t) 12 12 10 00
F: 1(t)33200
Bb: 688700
C/E: 332000
G: 355400
Intro:
Gm C Dm F (x3)
Bb F C/E (x2)
Gm Bb F C (x4)
Dm Bb
When she was just a girl,
F C
She expected the world,
Dm Bb
But it flew away from her reach,
F C
So she ran away in her sleep.
Gm Bb
Dreamed of para-para-paradise,
F C
Para-para-paradise,
Gm Bb
Para-para-paradise,
F C
Every time she closed her eyes.
Gm Bb F C (x2)
Bb F(/A)
When she was just a girl,
F(/A) C
She expected the world,
Bb Dm
But it flew away from her reach,
Dm C
And bullets catch in her teeth.
Gm
Life goes on,
Bb
It gets so heavy,
F C
The wheel breaks the butterfly.
Gm Bb
Every tear, a waterfall.
Bb F
In the night, the stormy night,
C
She closed her eyes.
Bb F
In the night, the stormy night,
C
Away she flied.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/paradise_crd_ver_2.html ]
Gm Bb
And dreamed of para-para-paradise,
F C
Para-para-paradise,
Gm Bb
Para-para-paradise,
F C
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
Gm C Dm F (x4)
Bb C F
Still lying underneath the stormy skies
Bb C
She said oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
F
I know the sun's set to rise.
Gm Bb
And dreamed of para-para-paradise,
F C
Para-para-paradise,
Gm Bb
Para-para-paradise,
F C
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh. (x2)
Gm Bb F C (lots of times)
Bb F(/A) Am Dm G Bb
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Capo version (probably easier for a beginner, and doesn't risk snapping strings)
Standard tuning
Capo 3
Chords:
Em: 075000/ 022000
G: 3(t)55400/ 320022
D: 554030/ xx0232
A: 5(t)77600/ x02220
Bm: 7(t)99700/ x24432
NB: The first variations are what I would use, but the second variations are there in
case you find them tricky to play.
Em G Bm D (x3)
G D A (x2)
E G D A (x4)
Bm G
When she was just a girl,
D A
She expected the world,
Bm G
But it flew away from her reach,
D A
So she ran away in her sleep.
Em G
Dreamed of para-para-paradise,
D A
Para-para-paradise,
Em G
Para-para-paradise,
D A
Every time she closed her eyes.
Em G D A (x2)
Etc....
