Paper Planes
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verse 1
C#
All that ass, it was so first class
C#
She was my co-pilot with a mile high swag
F#
We would smoke all night just flying high like that
F#
Smoke smoke all night just flying high like, high like
C#
I needed her, I knew she needed me
C#
If we fly this thing, it's gonna take two people
F#
But the storm came fast, got a little rocky
F#
The oxygen masks from the ceiling, they were dropping
Chorus
C# F#
We started to fall right out the sky without a warning call
F#
We started to fall, no parachute
F#
So we had no time to call for mayday, mayday
C#
We booked two tickets down to paradise
C#
One last flight tryna make it right
F#
But that's when the rain came, that's when the pain came
F#
Were never ever gonna make it fly
C#
We booked two tickets down to paradise
C#
One last flight tryna make it right
F# D#m C#
But love came like a hurricane and we were just a paper plane
F#
I know we tried to fly away, yeah
C#
But we were just a paper plane
verse 2
C#
It's funny how things end up, it's funny how we break it off
C#
Relationships they nose dive while one's career is taking off
F#
Publishing checks and fake smiles as I see my dad
F#
My pockets getting filled, but really, emptiness is all I have
C#
We crash, and now there's spare parts
C#
Bandages, and bad scars
C#
We're trying to mend broke Amelia Earharts
F#
And keep trying to fly on, fly on, fly on
F#
But I'm missing my right wing, my right arm, and that's you
Verse
C# F#
We started to fall right out the sky without a warning call
F#
We started to fall, no parachute
F#
So we had no time to call for mayday, mayday
C#
We booked two tickets down to paradise
C#
One last flight tryna make it right
F#
But that's when the rain came, that's when the pain came
F#
Were never ever gonna make it fly
C#
We booked two tickets down to paradise
C#
One last flight tryna make it right
F# D#m C#
But love came like a hurricane and we were just a paper plane
F#
I know we tried to fly away, yeah
N.C.
But we were just a paper plane
How to play Paper Planes
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#. 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.