[Intro]
E E D A x4
[Verse]
E              D                  E 
Dear Mother, Can you hear me whining? 
E               D             G                 B 
It's been 3 whole weeks since I have left your home 
E              D                    E 
This sudden fear has left me trembling 
E               D              G              B 
'Cause now it seems that I am out here on my own 
 G                     B 
And I'm feeling all alone...
[Chorus]
E              G                    A               C 
Pay attention to the cracked streets, and broken homes 
E                    G             B 
Some call it slums, some call it nice... 
E               G                      A 
I want to take you through a wasteland I like to call my 
C     E  B 
home.......Welcome to Paradise
[Instrumental]
E E D A x2
[Verse]
E           D                    E 
A gunshot rings out at the station 
E          D                G               B 
Another urchin snaps, and left dead on his own 
E             D                    E 
It makes me wonder why I'm still here 
E                  D                 G             B 
For some strange reason it's now feeling like my home 
          G         B 
And I'm never gonna go...
[Chorus]
E              G                    A               C 
Pay attention to the cracked streets, and broken homes 
E                    G             B 
Some call it slums, some call it nice... 
E               G                      A 
I want to take you through a wasteland I like to call my 
C     E  B 
home.......Welcome to Paradise
[Instrumental]
E E D A x2
[Verse]
E             D                     E 
Dear Mother, Can you hear me laughing? 
E               D                G                 B 
It's been six whole months since I have left your home 
E             D                    E 
It makes me wonder why I'm still here 
E                   D              G              B 
For some strange reason it's now feeling like my home 
          G         B 
And I'm never gonna go...
[Chorus]
E              G                    A               C 
Pay attention to the cracked streets, and broken homes 
E                    G             B 
Some call it slums, some call it nice... 
E               G                      A 
I want to take you through a wasteland I like to call my 
C    E   B 
home.......Welcome to Paradise
[Outro]
E E D A x4