Papercut
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Intro: D#m B (Note: I'm from Czech Republic, so we have "H" instead "B") C#
D#m
Why does it feel like night today?
Something in here's not right today.
B
Why am I so uptight today?
C#
Paranoia's all I got left
D#m
I don't know what stressed me first
Or how the pressure was fed
B
But I know just what it feels like
C#
To have a voice in the back of my head
D#m
Like a face that I hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
B
A face watches every time I lie
C#
A face that laughs every time I fall
D#m
(And watches everything)
D#m
So I know that when it's time to sink or swim
B
That the face inside is hearing me
C#
Right beneath my skin
D#m
It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my back
B C#
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
D#m
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
B C# D#m
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
D#m
I know I've got a face in me
Points out all my mistakes to me
B
You've got a face on the inside too and
C#
Your paranoia's probably worse
D#m
I don't know what set me off first
But I know what I can't stand
B
Everybody acts like the fact of the matter is
C#
I can't add up to what you can but
D#m
Everybody has a face that they hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
B
A face watches every time they lie
C#
A face that laughs every time they fall
D#m
(And watches everything)
D#m
So you know that when it's time to sink or swim
B
That the face inside is watching you too
C#
Right inside your skin
D#m
It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my back
B C#
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
D#m
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
B C# D#m
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
D#m
It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my back
B C#
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
D#m
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
B C# D#m
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
D#m
The face inside is right beneath your skin
D#m
The face inside is right beneath your skin
D#m
The face inside is right beneath your skin
B C# D#m B C#
The sun goes down
D#m
I feel the light betray me
B C# D#m B C#
The sun goes down
D#m
I feel the light betray me
B C# D#m B C#
The sun
D#m
I feel the light betray me
B C# D#m B C#
The sun
D#m
I feel the light betray me
D#m
It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my back
B C#
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
D#m
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
B C# D#m
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
D#m
It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my back
B C#
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
D#m
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
B C#
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
D#m
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
B C# D#m
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
How to play Papercut
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 D#m. 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.