key : D# , F#

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
D# x68886
C# x46664
G# 466544
A# x13331
B x24442
F# 244322
F 133211
E 022100
G# 466544

intro : D# C# G# x4

verse 1 :
D# C#
dear mother can you
D#
hear me whining?
D# C#
it’s been three whole weeks
F#
since i have left your
A# D# C#
home this sudden fear
D#
has left me trembling
D# C#
cause now it seems that
F# A#
i Am out here on my own
F# A#
and i’m feeling so alone

chorus 1 :
D# F#
pay attention to
the cracked streets
G# B
and the broken homes
D# F#
some call it slums
A#
some call it nice
D#
and i want to take you
F#
through a wasteland
G# B
i’d like to call my home
D# A# ( hold ) D# C# G# D# C# G#
welcome to paradise

verse 2 :
D# C#
a gunshot rings out at the
D# D# C#
station another urchin snaps
F# A#
and left dead on his own
D# C#
it makes me wonder
D#
why i’m still here
D#
but for some strange
C#
reason it’s now
F# A#
feeling like my home
F# A#
and i’m never gonna go

chorus 2 :
D# F#
pay attention to
the cracked streets
G# B
and the broken homes
D# F#
some call it slums
A#
some call it nice
D#
and i want to take you
F#
through a wasteland
G# B
i’d like to call my home
D# A# ( hold ) D# C# G# D# C# G#
welcome to paradise

D# C# G# D# C# G#

interlude : mike dirnt’s bass solo
D# F# F E x20

verse 3 :
D# C#
dear mother can you
D#
hear me laughing?
D# C#
it’s been six whole weeks
F# A#
since i have left your home
D# C#
it makes me wonder
D#
why i’m still here
D#
but for some strange
C#
reason it’s now
F# A#
feeling like my home
F# A#
and i’m never gonna go

chorus 3 :
D# F#
pay attention to
the cracked streets
G# B
and the broken homes
D# F#
some call it slums
A#
some call it nice
D#
and i want to take you
F#
through a wasteland
G# B
i’d like to call my home
D# A# ( hold ) D# C# G#
welcome to paradise
D# C# G# D# C# G# D# ( hold )
yeah paradise