Something Short Of Paradise

	  		
Intro: 
Eb  G  Cm  Eb 
Ab  Bbm C  Fm  Bb  Ab Bb 


Verse: 
Eb                             
  I'm giving up  
 G 
This restless life 
Cm                     
  My wayward friends 
Eb 
  The bad advice  
      Ab 
They give 
     Bbm      C                      
I'm settling down  
    Fm               Bb  Ab  Bb 
To keep you company  

Eb 
  I'm starting over 
 G 
One more time 
Cm 
  A change of heart 
Eb                        Ab 
  I've crossed the line again 
    Gm      C        Fm 
It took me all this time to see 
 Db 
That what we've got is 

F#               Fm 
  Something short of paradise 
Bb                    Ebm 
A little bit less than we might like 
   Abm 
I know this ain't heaven 
 B                    Bb 
It's close enough for me 
Abm 
I know this ain't heaven 
      Db                F#  D 
It's close as I'll ever be 
 

Instrumental/Solo: 
G  B  Em  Bb G  C  Dm E  Am 
Bb Bb Bb Bb Eb 

Verse: 
Eb 
  It won't be easy 
 G 
Changing style 
Cm 
  The shape I'm in 
    Eb                Ab 
It just might take a while 
    Gm 
But in the end 
C             Fm 
I know you're going to see 
     Db 
That what we've got is 

F#                Fm   
  Something short of paradise 
Bb 
A little bit less  
    Ebm 
Than we might like 
  Abm 
I know this ain't heaven 
 B                    Bb 
It's close enough for me 
  Abm 
I know this ain't heaven 
      B            Db  Ebm   Db    B   F# 
It's close as I'll ever be