Chords for American Standard: It's Only A Paper Moon | James Taylor

Tempo:
94.05 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

F#m

F#

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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American Standard: It's Only A Paper Moon | James Taylor chords
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[C#m] Well, [F#] [B]
[C#m] [F#m] [Bm] [B]
[C] it's only [F#] a paper [B] moon sailing over a cardboard sea
[E] [F] But it wouldn't [F#m] be made believe [B] if you believed [E] in me
[B]
[E] [F] And it's only [F#] a canvas sky [B] hanging over a muslin [E] tree
But [Fm] it wouldn't [F#] be made believe if you believed [E] in me
[C#]
[F#m] Without [D#] your [G#m] love, [G]
[F#m] it's a [A] honky-tonk [E] parade
[C#]
[F#m] Without [D#] your [G#m] love, [C#]
[F#m] it's a [F#] melody played [A] in a [B] penny arcade,
[E] baby
[F] It's a Barnum [F#m] and Bailey world, [B] just as phony as it [E] can be
[Fm] But it wouldn't [F#] be made believe [B] if you believed [E] in me
[C#m]
[F#m] [B] [E] [C#]
[B] [E] [C#]
[F#m] [B]
[E] [Fm]
[F#m]
[E] [C#m] [F#m] Without [D#] your [G#m] [B] love, [F#m] it's a [E] honky-tonk parade
[C#m] [F#m] Without [D#] your [G#m] [C#] love, [F#] it's a melody played in a [B] penny arcade
[E] It's a Barnum [F#m] and Bailey world, [B] just as phony as it [E] can be
[Fm] But it wouldn't [F#] be made believe [B] if you believed [E] in [C#m] me
[F#m] [Bm] [B]
Paper [F#m] moon
[B] [E] [F#m] [B]
[G] [F]
[E] [B]
[E]
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E
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F#m
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F#
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C#m
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B
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E
2311
F#m
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To start learning James Taylor - Its Only A Paper Moon chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: E, F#m, Bm, E, C#m, F#m, C#, E, F#m, D# and G#m. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Major.

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_ _ [C#m] Well, [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _
_ [C] it's only [F#] a paper [B] moon _ sailing over a cardboard sea
[E] _ [F] But it wouldn't [F#m] be made believe [B] if you believed [E] in me
[B] _ _
[E] _ [F] And it's only [F#] a canvas sky [B] _ hanging over a muslin [E] tree
But _ [Fm] it wouldn't [F#] be made believe if you believed [E] in me
[C#] _
[F#m] Without _ [D#] your [G#m] love, [G] _
[F#m] it's a [A] honky-tonk [E] parade
_ [C#] _
[F#m] Without _ [D#] your [G#m] love, [C#] _
[F#m] it's a [F#] melody played [A] in a [B] penny arcade, _
[E] baby
[F] It's a Barnum [F#m] and Bailey world, [B] _ just as phony as it [E] can be
_ [Fm] But it wouldn't [F#] be made believe [B] if you _ believed [E] in me
[C#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] Without _ [D#] your [G#m] _ [B] love, [F#m] it's a [E] honky-tonk parade
_ [C#m] _ [F#m] Without _ [D#] your [G#m] _ [C#] love, [F#] it's a melody played in a [B] penny arcade
[E] _ It's a Barnum [F#m] and Bailey world, _ [B] _ just as phony as it [E] can be
_ _ [Fm] But it wouldn't [F#] be made believe [B] if you believed [E] in [C#m] me
_ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _
_ _ Paper [F#m] moon
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _

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