E              C       A
You learned to swim up on dry land
E          C          A
And I went dry over a watering can
       F#                     A
If the car slows down, can we make it
       G/B    E     C    A
To the starry band?

 E     C            A
A centipede through din crescendos
 E      C       A
Wouldn’t dare to tell a friend, though
 F#                   A
Ashes from a tin, poisoned
           G/B   E
With bullet and bolo


[Chorus]
 Bm
When you're trapped in paradise
     A           E
Or a free man in hell
Bm                             A          B
Burning or freezing, go on and build me a cell
  C               G/B                E             A
I guess I’ll just wear ‘em, if the chains fit me well
              D          A                  G/B    E
You're either trapped in paradise or a free man in hell


[Verse 2]
E    C              A
Neon blares through grey smoke din
E      C          A
Velvet Julia on a gunpowder plinth
F#                   A
Harried, but carried aloft
      G/B  E   C    A
By diversion

E                 C         A
Between where I’m going and where I’ve been
E             C           A
The town’s on fire or the ground’s frozen
F#                       A     G/B  E
It’s all just recreational masochism


[Chorus]
Bm
When you're trapped in paradise
     A           E
Or a free man in hell
Bm                             A          B
Burning or freezing, go on and build me a cell
  C               G/B                E             A
I guess I’ll just wear ‘em, if the chains fit me well
              D          A                  G/B    E
You're either trapped in paradise or a free man in hell