[Intro] E E D A...Play 4 times... [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... [REFRAIN] 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 E E D A x2 [2nd 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... 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 (Do the EE D A thingy twice) 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... 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 (Do the EE D A thingy twice) E E D A x4