paranoid

In a previous article, bpatr@ntua.gr (Babis Patrikakis) says:


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 s
igh 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]