PARANOID

Black Sabbath

 

 The following chords are the only ones used in this song (G2 means

 only an alternative formation for G, it's not Gsus2 or something).

 

 E     D     G     C     G2

 |-------------------------------|

 |------------------------12-----|

 |------------12----10----12-----|

 |14----12----12----10----12-----|

 |14----12----10----8------------|

 |12----10-----------------------|

 

 Here are the rhythm figures used in the song (2'-' = 8th note)

 

 FIGURE 1A

 

 E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|G-D-----E---G2--|

 

 FIGURE 1B

 

 E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-|G-D-----E-------|

 

 FIGURE 2

 

 E---------------|C-------D-------|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-|

 

 FIGURE 3

 

 E---------------|----------------|D---------------|----------------|

 

 INTRO (4'-' = 8th note)

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |--------------------------------|--------12-h14----------12------|

 |(12)h14-----(12)h14-----(12)h14-|12-h14----------12-h14------14--|

 |12----------12----------12------|--------------------------------|



 





 KEY:

 h = hammer on

 (12) = this note hardly takes time to sound

 Finally, song flow and lyrics (Figure 1 = Figure 1A + Figure 1B)



 




 [INTRO] X4

 w/Figure 1

 Finished with my woman cause she couldn't help me with my mind

 People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time

 [Figure 2] X2

 w/Figure 1

 All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy

 Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find something to pacify

 w/Figure 3

 Can you help me? Are you for my brain? Oh yeah!

 [Figure 1A] X2

 w/Figure 1

 I need someone to show me the things in life that I can't find

 I can't see the things that make true happiness I must be blind

 [Solo over Figure 1A]

 [Figure 1A] X2

 w/Figure 1

 Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry

 Happiness I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal

 [Figure 2] X2

 w/Figure 1A

 And so as you hear these words telling you now of my state

 I tell you to enjoy life I wish i could but it's too late

 [Figure 1]