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[Intro]
G                          Z
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[Verse 1]
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..

[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 2]
G                            C                   G   Z
In the twinkling of an eye   or the turning of a page,
G
Comes the moment when our time has arrived.
C                   D
We can never be the same.

[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.

[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 3]
G                                   C                       G   Z
Through the violence and the rage,  by the grace of love be still.
G
And the spirit that breaks free from the cage
C                      D
Is the one they cannot kill.

[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.

[Outro]
Z  C           G      Z    G
   Children of paradise    children of paradise.