There‘s something wrong in paradise (1981) (video)

F - G - G - C (4x)

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1. On the land beyond the beach,

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where the smell of flowers fills the air,

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there‘s a man beyond your reach,

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there‘s no trouble that can touch him there.

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He‘s the ruler of the isle,

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citizens will suffer for his style.

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They go hungry everyday,

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sing to me a case of far-off place.

C G

There‘s something wrong in paradise,

Am

now someone‘s got to pay the price.

F C G C - F C G C

I‘m sorry, sir, I can’t deny, there‘s something wrong in paradise.

+ F - G - F - G + F - G - G - C (2x)

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2. Eating up the grapes and fruits,

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in a garden that‘s beyond compare.

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He don‘t ever have to move,

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servants cater to his ev‘ry care.

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He‘s so full of island rum,

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he‘s oblivious to native drums,

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beat so angrily, they moan,

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not so distant from his safety zone.

C G

There‘s something wrong in paradise,

Am

now someone‘s got to pay the price.

F C G C - F C G C

I‘m sorry, sir, but I’m not blind, there‘s something wrong in paradise.

+ F - G - F - G + F - G - G - C (2x)

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3. On the land beyond the beach,

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there‘s the smell of bloodshed in the air,

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and a man beyond your reach,

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he‘s asleep and doesn‘t seem to care.

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There‘s a banging at his door,

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it‘s the wretched army of before.

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Now they pillage and they rape,

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acting so much like the man they hate.

C G

There‘s something wrong in paradise,

Am

now someone‘s got to pay the price.

F C G C - F C G C

I‘m sorry, sir, I won’t be kind, there‘s something wrong in paradise.

+ F - C - G - C (10 x with varying bits of lyrics) ….

(Kid Creole & The Coconuts)