Paper Tiger Chords by Beck
Tempo:
143.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
Bm
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Just [Bm] like a paper tiger,
[E] torn [B] apart by the wind,
[E]
Through the hell to [B] skelter [Bm] morning,
[B] fix yourself [G#] for a still [F#] day.
[E] No more ashes [B] to [D] acid,
[E] no more cinders from [Bm] the sky.
[F#m] [E] Let all the laws of [B] creation,
[F#m] tell the [B] dead man how to die.
[D] [E]
[C] [Em] Deserts down [A] below, [F#m] [E]
[C] and storms [A] up [C#m] above,
[E]
Like [C] a stray dog gone [Em]
perfection, [E]
like [A] a paper [G]
tiger [D] in the [B] sun.
[E]
Looking [B] through a broken [Am]
diamond, [Bm]
[E] make the [B] past what it should [Bm]
be.
[E]
Through the ruins [B] and the weather, [Bm]
capture the boat in the snow.
[E]
[C] [Em] Deserts down below, [Em] [E] and [C] storms up [C#m]
above,
[E]
Like a stray dog [A] gone perfection, [E]
like a [A] paper [G]
tiger [D] in [E] the sun.
[F]
[C#]
[Bm] [F#m] [E] [B]
[Bm] [E]
Project all [Bm] the laws of happiness, see how life [B] doesn't [Bm]
last.
[E]
[C] Deserts [A] down below, [E]
[C] and storms up [Am]
[A] above,
[E]
Like [C] a stray dog gone [A] perfection, [E]
like [A] a paper [G]
tiger [D] [E] in the sun.
[Bm]
[E]
[B] [Bm]
[G] [E]
[Bm]
[B] [E]
[Bm]
[E]
[A] [Em] [D]
[E] [B]
Hang on, [G]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[E]
[B] hang on,
[E] there's [B] one road to [D] the morning,
[E] there's one road to the [B] church,
[Bm]
[E] There's one [D] road back to civilization,
[E] but [D] there's no road back [Bm] to you.
[C#]
[E]
[E] torn [B] apart by the wind,
[E]
Through the hell to [B] skelter [Bm] morning,
[B] fix yourself [G#] for a still [F#] day.
[E] No more ashes [B] to [D] acid,
[E] no more cinders from [Bm] the sky.
[F#m] [E] Let all the laws of [B] creation,
[F#m] tell the [B] dead man how to die.
[D] [E]
[C] [Em] Deserts down [A] below, [F#m] [E]
[C] and storms [A] up [C#m] above,
[E]
Like [C] a stray dog gone [Em]
perfection, [E]
like [A] a paper [G]
tiger [D] in the [B] sun.
[E]
Looking [B] through a broken [Am]
diamond, [Bm]
[E] make the [B] past what it should [Bm]
be.
[E]
Through the ruins [B] and the weather, [Bm]
capture the boat in the snow.
[E]
[C] [Em] Deserts down below, [Em] [E] and [C] storms up [C#m]
above,
[E]
Like a stray dog [A] gone perfection, [E]
like a [A] paper [G]
tiger [D] in [E] the sun.
[F]
[C#]
[Bm] [F#m] [E] [B]
[Bm] [E]
Project all [Bm] the laws of happiness, see how life [B] doesn't [Bm]
last.
[E]
[C] Deserts [A] down below, [E]
[C] and storms up [Am]
[A] above,
[E]
Like [C] a stray dog gone [A] perfection, [E]
like [A] a paper [G]
tiger [D] [E] in the sun.
[Bm]
[E]
[B] [Bm]
[G] [E]
[Bm]
[B] [E]
[Bm]
[E]
[A] [Em] [D]
[E] [B]
Hang on, [G]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[E]
[B] hang on,
[E] there's [B] one road to [D] the morning,
[E] there's one road to the [B] church,
[Bm]
[E] There's one [D] road back to civilization,
[E] but [D] there's no road back [Bm] to you.
[C#]
[E]
Key:
E
B
Bm
A
D
E
B
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ Just [Bm] like a paper _ tiger, _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ torn [B] apart by the wind,
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ Through the hell to [B] skelter [Bm] morning, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ fix yourself [G#] for a still [F#] day. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ No more _ ashes [B] to [D] acid, _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ no more cinders from [Bm] the sky.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] Let all the laws of _ [B] creation,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] tell the [B] dead man how to _ _ die.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Em] Deserts down [A] below, _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [C] and storms [A] up _ [C#m] above,
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Like [C] a stray dog gone [Em]
perfection, _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
like [A] a paper _ _ [G] _
tiger [D] _ _ _ in the [B] sun.
[E] _
Looking [B] through a broken [Am] _
diamond, _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] make the [B] past what it should [Bm]
be.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Through the ruins [B] and the weather, _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ capture the boat in the snow.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Em] Deserts down below, _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] and _ _ _ [C] storms up [C#m] _
above,
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Like a stray dog [A] gone perfection, _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
like a [A] _ paper [G] _ _
tiger [D] _ _ in [E] the sun.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
Project _ all [Bm] the laws of _ _ _ happiness, _ _ _ _ see how life [B] doesn't [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ last.
[E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ Deserts [A] down below, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [C] and storms up [Am] _
[A] above,
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Like [C] a stray dog gone [A] perfection, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
like [A] a _ paper _ [G] _
tiger _ [D] _ [E] in the sun.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
Hang on, _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ hang on, _
_ [E] there's _ _ [B] one road to [D] the morning, _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ there's one road to the [B] church,
_ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ There's one [D] road back to _ civilization, _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ but [D] there's no road back [Bm] to you. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ torn [B] apart by the wind,
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ Through the hell to [B] skelter [Bm] morning, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ fix yourself [G#] for a still [F#] day. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ No more _ ashes [B] to [D] acid, _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ no more cinders from [Bm] the sky.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] Let all the laws of _ [B] creation,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] tell the [B] dead man how to _ _ die.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Em] Deserts down [A] below, _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [C] and storms [A] up _ [C#m] above,
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Like [C] a stray dog gone [Em]
perfection, _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
like [A] a paper _ _ [G] _
tiger [D] _ _ _ in the [B] sun.
[E] _
Looking [B] through a broken [Am] _
diamond, _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] make the [B] past what it should [Bm]
be.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Through the ruins [B] and the weather, _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ capture the boat in the snow.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Em] Deserts down below, _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] and _ _ _ [C] storms up [C#m] _
above,
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Like a stray dog [A] gone perfection, _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
like a [A] _ paper [G] _ _
tiger [D] _ _ in [E] the sun.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
Project _ all [Bm] the laws of _ _ _ happiness, _ _ _ _ see how life [B] doesn't [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ last.
[E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ Deserts [A] down below, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [C] and storms up [Am] _
[A] above,
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Like [C] a stray dog gone [A] perfection, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
like [A] a _ paper _ [G] _
tiger _ [D] _ [E] in the sun.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
Hang on, _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ hang on, _
_ [E] there's _ _ [B] one road to [D] the morning, _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ there's one road to the [B] church,
_ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ There's one [D] road back to _ civilization, _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ but [D] there's no road back [Bm] to you. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _