Intro: E  A  E  A  
        E  A  E  A  


[Verso 1]

E                        A 
  At two fish creek they come to meet 
E                            A      B 
  Weathered and edged by the summer heat 
                           B 
The sun is always in their eyes 
                        G#m      E 
They hold their glasses like a prize 


[Verso 2]

E                        A 
  On a clouded fair and gin they dine 
E                       A        B 
  They're always losing track of time 
                      B 
A swampy mangrove paradise 
                 G#m          E 
They import everything that's nice 


[Verso 3]

E                   A 
  Comfort is a word rarely heard 
E                A         B 
  Wages are transient they look 
                   B 
For opportunity to grow 
                      G#m   E 
The better times they never show 

E     F#m          B 
  Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh ooh 
E     F#m          B 
  Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh ooh 

Solo: E  A  E  A  B 


[Verso 4]

E                          A 
  By now their dreams have all been dreamt 
E                    A         B 
  All of their money has been spent 
                           B 
The crashing surf upon the ground 
                G#m     E 
And no one ever hears a sound 


[Verso 5]

E                A 
  A life of middling at best 
E                       A    B 
  Put that pro-touch-up to a rest 
                            B 
Was it a choice they do not know 
                      G#m   E 
The better times they never show 

E     F#m          B 
  Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh ooh 
E     F#m          B 
  Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh ooh 


[Refrão]

E           F#m 
Paradise is all around 
    B 
But happiness is never found 
E           F#m 
Paradise is all around 
    B 
But happiness is never found 

E     F#m          B 
  Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh ooh 
E     F#m          B 
  Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ooh ooh 

Final: E  F#m  B 
        E  F#m  B 
        A  E