Intro : E D A (x4) Verse 1 : E Dear mother, D E Can you hear me whining? E D It's been three whole weeks G A B Since that I have left your home' E D E This sudden fear has left me trembling E D G A B Cause now it seems that I am out here on my own G A B And I'm feeling so a--lone Chorus : E G Pay attention to the cracked streets A C And the broken homes E G Some call it the slums B Some call it nice E G I want to take you through A C E B a wasteland I like to call my home E D A E D A Welcome To Paradise Verse 2 : E D E A gunshot rings out at the station E D G A B Another urchin snaps and left dead on his own E D E It makes me wonder why I'm still here E D For some strange reason it's now G A B Feeling like my home G A B And I'm never gonna go Chorus : E G Pay attention to the cracked streets A C And the broken homes E G Some call it the slums B Some call it nice E G I want to take you through A C E B a wasteland I like to call my home E D A Welcome To Paradise E D A (x3) Verse 1 : E Dear mother, D E Can you hear me laughing E D It's been six whole months G A B Since that I have left your home E D E It makes me wonder why I'm still here E D For some strange reason it's now G A B Feeling like my home G A B And I'm never gonna go Chorus : E G Pay attention to the cracked streets A C And the broken homes E G Some call it the slums B Some call it nice E G I want to take you through A C E B a wasteland I like to call my home E D A Welcome To Paradise E D A (x3)