Justin Hayward - Children Of Paradise Chords & Tabs

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 - acarfam@apex.net
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..
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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.