Biography:
Richard P. "Richie" Havens (born January 21, 1941; died April 22, 2013) was an American folk singer and guitarist. He is best remembered for his intense, rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings), soulful covers of pop and folk songs, and his opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
Born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, Havens moved to Greenwich Village in 1961 in time to get in on the folk boom then taking place. Havens had a distinctive style as a folksinger
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- Ooh Child
- Paradise
- Alone Together
- Fire And Rain
- Follow
- Freedom
- Gay Cavalier
- God Bless The Child
- Going Back To My Roots
- Handsome Johnny
- Helplessly Hoping
- Here Comes The Sun
- High Flyin Bird
- I Cant Make It Anymore
- Just Like A Woman
- Nobody Left To Crown
- On The Road To Calvary
- One More Day
- Stardust And Passion
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
- You'll Never Know
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Paradise by Richard Havens
capo 3rd fret
F Dm F Dm
There’s a thousand roads that get there, and each one looks the same,
F Dm Am Am 7
and with every step you’re thinking. should you have gone the other way.
F Dm F Dm
There are those who give direction, even though they’re lost themselves,
F Dm Am Am7
and those who finally get there, never really give no trace of the trail.
F Dm C C4sus C
So, if you’re searching for some peace of mind,
F Dm C Csus4 C
out in a world that’s cold and unkind,
F Dm C Csus4 C
hoping someone will throw you a sign.
F Dm C Csus4 C
Paradise is a hard place, a hard place to find.
F Dm F Dm
There are wise old men who tell ya, that’s it’s up there in the sky.
F Dm Am Am7
But I’ve flown those jumbos, and believe me it’s a lie.
F Dm F Dm
There are those that think it’s here and now. What you do with everyday.
F Dm Am Am7
We better make the best of living,we’re gonna die for sure some day.
F Dm C Csus4 C
Searching for some peace of mind,
F Dm Dsus2 C Csus4 C
out in a world that is cold and unkind.
F Dm C Csus4 C
Hoping someone will show us a sign
F Dm
Paradise is a hard place
F Dm
Paradise is a hard place
F Dm Dm C Csus4 C
Paradise is a hard place, a hard place to find.
F G F G
I’m not trying to be no prophet. I’m not trying to change your mind
F Dm C Csus4 C
But I think that this searching is , such a waste of time.
F Dm F Dm
There are those that have religion, Teach them how to live each day.
F Dm Am Am7
Yes, they believe in Paradise. All you have to do is pray.
F Dm F Dm
But me myself I’m easy. I don’t really have to know.
F Dm Am Am7
Just as long as I’m still breathing, and I’ve got somewhere to go.
F Dm C-Csus4-C F Dm C-Csus4-C
Searching for some peace of mind. Out in a world that is cold and unkind
F Dm C-Csus4-C
Hoping someone will throw us a line
F Dm
Paradise is a hard place
F Dm
Paradise is a hard place
F Dm
Paradise is a hard place,
Dm C-Csus4-C
a hard place to find.
capo 3rd fret
F Dm F Dm
There’s a thousand roads that get there, and each one looks the same,
F Dm Am Am 7
and with every step you’re thinking. should you have gone the other way.
F Dm F Dm
There are those who give direction, even though they’re lost themselves,
F Dm Am Am7
and those who finally get there, never really give no trace of the trail.
F Dm C C4sus C
So, if you’re searching for some peace of mind,
F Dm C Csus4 C
out in a world that’s cold and unkind,
F Dm C Csus4 C
hoping someone will throw you a sign.
F Dm C Csus4 C
Paradise is a hard place, a hard place to find.
F Dm F Dm
There are wise old men who tell ya, that’s it’s up there in the sky.
F Dm Am Am7
But I’ve flown those jumbos, and believe me it’s a lie.
F Dm F Dm
There are those that think it’s here and now. What you do with everyday.
F Dm Am Am7
We better make the best of living,we’re gonna die for sure some day.
F Dm C Csus4 C
Searching for some peace of mind,
F Dm Dsus2 C Csus4 C
out in a world that is cold and unkind.
F Dm C Csus4 C
Hoping someone will show us a sign
F Dm
Paradise is a hard place
F Dm
Paradise is a hard place
F Dm Dm C Csus4 C
Paradise is a hard place, a hard place to find.
F G F G
I’m not trying to be no prophet. I’m not trying to change your mind
F Dm C Csus4 C
But I think that this searching is , such a waste of time.
F Dm F Dm
There are those that have religion, Teach them how to live each day.
F Dm Am Am7
Yes, they believe in Paradise. All you have to do is pray.
F Dm F Dm
But me myself I’m easy. I don’t really have to know.
F Dm Am Am7
Just as long as I’m still breathing, and I’ve got somewhere to go.
F Dm C-Csus4-C F Dm C-Csus4-C
Searching for some peace of mind. Out in a world that is cold and unkind
F Dm C-Csus4-C
Hoping someone will throw us a line
F Dm
Paradise is a hard place
F Dm
Paradise is a hard place
F Dm
Paradise is a hard place,
Dm C-Csus4-C
a hard place to find.
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