Paper Sun
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Capo 2
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Intro:
C C7/Bb C6/A C/G
e |------------------------|---------------------------| x4
B |------1-----------1-----|--------1---------1--------|
G |--------0------0--------|------0--------0-----0-----|
D |------------------------|---------------------------|
A |---3-------1------------|---0-----------------------|
E |------------------------|------------3----------3---|
F F/E F7/D# D D7/C D6/B
So you think you're having good times ...with a boy that you just met,
D/A Fm/G# Fm C C7
Kicking sand from beach to beach, your clothes all soaking wet,
(Paper sun------!)
F F/E F7/D# D D7/C D6/B
But, if you look around, and see your shadow on the run,
D/A Fm/G# Fm C
Don't be too up - set, because ...it's just a paper sun!
(On the run------!)
Bbm7 Ab F G Bbm7 Ab F G
Oh, pa - per sun-----! Oh, pa - per sun-----!
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C C7/Bb C6/A C/G
e |------------------------|---------------------------| x4
B |------1-----------1-----|--------1---------1--------|
G |--------0------0--------|------0--------0-----0-----|
D |------------------------|---------------------------|
A |---3-------1------------|---0-----------------------|
E |------------------------|------------3----------3---|
F F/E F7/D# D D7/C D6/B
In the room where you've been sleeping, all your clothes are thrown a - bout,
D/A Fm/G# Fm C C7
Cigarettes burn window sills, your meters all run out,
(Paper sun------!)
F F/E F7/D# D D7/C D6/B
But, there again, its nothing, you just split when day is done,
D/A Fm/G# Fm C
Hitching lifts to nowhere, hung up on the paper sun!
(Day is done----!)
Bbm7 Ab F G Bbm7 Ab F G
Oh, pa - per sun-----! Oh, pa - per sun-----!
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C C7/Bb C6/A C/G
e |------------------------|---------------------------| x4
B |------1-----------1-----|--------1---------1--------|
G |--------0------0--------|------0--------0-----0-----|
D |------------------------|---------------------------|
A |---3-------1------------|---0-----------------------|
E |------------------------|------------3----------3---|
C C7/Bb C6/A C/G C C7/Bb C6/A C/G
Standing in the cool of my room, | / / / / |
C C7/Bb C6/A C/G C C7/Bb
Fresh cut flowers give me sweet per - fume,
C6/A C/G C Eb F C C Eb F C
Too much sun will burn, too much sun will burn!
(Too much sun will burn!) (Too much sun will burn!)
F F/E F7/D# D D7/C D6/B
When you're feeling tired and lonely, you see people going home,
D/A Fm/G# Fm C C7
You can't make that train fare, or a sixpence for the phone,
(Paper sun----!)
F F/E F7/D# D D7/C D6/B
And icicles you're crying...from your cheek, have just be - gun,
D/A Fm/G# Fm C
Don't be sad, good times are had ...be - neath the paper sun!
(Just be - gun----!)
Bbm7 Ab F G Bbm7 Ab F G
Oh, pa - per sun-----! Oh, pa - per sun-----!
G4 G
(Oh, woh -oh -oh! Oh, woh -oh -oh! Oh, woh -oh -oh! Oh, woh -oh -oh!)
G4 G
Daylight breaks, but you sleep on the sand,
(Oh, woh -oh -oh! Oh, woh -oh -oh! Oh, woh-oh-oh! Oh, woh-oh-oh!)
G4 G
A seagull is stealing the ring from ...your hand,
(Oh, woh -oh -oh! Oh, woh -oh -oh! Oh, woh-oh-oh! Oh, woh-oh-oh!)
G4 G
The boy who had given you so much fun,
(Oh, oh-oh-oh! Oh, woh-oh-oh! Oh, woh -oh -oh! Oh, woh -oh -oh!)
G4 G
Has left you so cold ...in the paper sun!
(Oh, oh-oh-oh! Oh, woh-oh-oh! Oh, woh -oh -oh! Oh, woh -oh -oh!)
G4 G G4
In the ...paper sun, in the paper sun-----,
G G4 G
In the paper sun---, in the paper sun-----! (That's the one!)
How to play Paper Sun
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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.