Paper Light
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(Verse)
E
I'm coming back to start
C#m B A E
I'm counting back to the start
C#m B A E
The sound of guns when we part
C#m B A E
I'm in a race with this heart
(Pre-Chorus)
C#m
Come under my skin
B
Rush through my face
A E
I need your light
C#m
I've been chased
B
To a stormy place
A E
Shooting up to the sky
[Refrão](Chorus)
C#m B
We're born to be hiiiiiigher
A E
Hiiiiiiigher
C#m B
We're born to be hiiiiiigher
A E
We're paperlight
(Verse)
C#m B A E
You're flashing bright in my eyes
C#m B A E
You're all I've done, all my life!
C#m B A E
And things aren't now what theeeey seem
C#m B A E
We're kings and queens of my dreams
(Pre-Chorus)
C#m
Come under my skin
B
Rush through my face
A E
I need your light
C#m
I've been chased
B
To a stormy place
A E
Shooting up to the sky
[Refrão](Chorus)
C#m B
We're born to be hiiiiiigher
A E
Hiiiiiiigher
C#m B
We're born to be hiiiiiigher
A E
We're paperlight
C#m B
We're born to be hiiiiiigher
A E
Hiiiiiiigher
C#m B
We're born to be hiiiiiigher
A E
We're paperlight in the sky
(BREAK)
C#m B
I do it, I do it, I do it for me
A E
I do it, I do it, I do it for me
C#m B
I do it, I do it, I do it for me
A E
IIIIIIIIIIII
[Refrão](Chorus)
C#m B
We're born to be hiiiiiigher
A E
Hiiiiiiigher
C#m B
We're born to be hiiiiiigher
A E
We're paperlight
C#m B
We're born to be hiiiiiigher
A E
Hiiiiiiigher
C#m B
We're born to be hiiiiiigher
A E
We're paperlight in the sky
C#m
How to play Paper Light
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.