Chords for It's Only a Paper Moon - James Taylor
Tempo:
104.35 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Fm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [Gm]
[C] [Ab] [Gm]
[Cm] Say [Dbm] it's only [Fm] a paper [Bb] moon, sailing over a cardboard sea.
[Eb] [Bb] But it [F] wouldn't be make [Ab] believe [Bb] if you believed [Eb] in [D] me.
[Eb] [Em] And it's only [Ab] a canvas sky, hanging over [Eb] a muslin [Ab] tree.
Oh [Eb] yeah.
[E] But it wouldn't [F] be make [Ab] believe [Bb] if you believed [Eb] in [Cm] me.
[Fm] Without [Gbm] [Bb] your [Gm] love, [Fm] it's a [Bb] honky [Eb] tonk parade.
[C]
[Ab] Without [A] [Gm] your [C] love, [Ab] it's a ballad he played [Bb] in a penny arcade.
[Eb] [Em] It's a [Fm] Barnum and Bailey [Ab] world, just as phony [Eb] as it [Bb] can [Eb] be.
[Em] But it wouldn't [F] be make [Ab] believe if you believed [Eb] in [Bb] me.
[Eb] [E] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [E] [Fm]
[Eb]
[E] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[E] [Fm] [C]
[Eb] [Fm] Without [Eb] [Bb] your [C] love, [Fm] it's a [Bb] honky [Cm] tonk parade.
[Db] [C] Without [A] [Bb] your [E] love, [Ab] it's a ballad he played [Bb] in a penny arcade.
[Eb]
[Em] It's a Barnum [Fm] and [Ab] Bailey world, just as phony [Eb] as it can [Bb] be. I [Eb] know.
[Em] But it wouldn't [F] be make [Ab] believe if you [Gm]
believed in me.
[C] [F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[N]
[C] [Ab] [Gm]
[Cm] Say [Dbm] it's only [Fm] a paper [Bb] moon, sailing over a cardboard sea.
[Eb] [Bb] But it [F] wouldn't be make [Ab] believe [Bb] if you believed [Eb] in [D] me.
[Eb] [Em] And it's only [Ab] a canvas sky, hanging over [Eb] a muslin [Ab] tree.
Oh [Eb] yeah.
[E] But it wouldn't [F] be make [Ab] believe [Bb] if you believed [Eb] in [Cm] me.
[Fm] Without [Gbm] [Bb] your [Gm] love, [Fm] it's a [Bb] honky [Eb] tonk parade.
[C]
[Ab] Without [A] [Gm] your [C] love, [Ab] it's a ballad he played [Bb] in a penny arcade.
[Eb] [Em] It's a [Fm] Barnum and Bailey [Ab] world, just as phony [Eb] as it [Bb] can [Eb] be.
[Em] But it wouldn't [F] be make [Ab] believe if you believed [Eb] in [Bb] me.
[Eb] [E] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [E] [Fm]
[Eb]
[E] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[E] [Fm] [C]
[Eb] [Fm] Without [Eb] [Bb] your [C] love, [Fm] it's a [Bb] honky [Cm] tonk parade.
[Db] [C] Without [A] [Bb] your [E] love, [Ab] it's a ballad he played [Bb] in a penny arcade.
[Eb]
[Em] It's a Barnum [Fm] and [Ab] Bailey world, just as phony [Eb] as it can [Bb] be. I [Eb] know.
[Em] But it wouldn't [F] be make [Ab] believe if you [Gm]
believed in me.
[C] [F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[N]
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Fm
C
Eb
Bb
Ab
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _
[Cm] Say _ [Dbm] it's only [Fm] a paper [Bb] moon, sailing over a cardboard sea.
[Eb] _ [Bb] But it [F] wouldn't be make [Ab] believe [Bb] if you believed [Eb] in [D] me. _
[Eb] _ [Em] And it's only [Ab] a canvas sky, _ hanging over [Eb] a muslin [Ab] tree.
Oh [Eb] yeah.
[E] But it wouldn't [F] be make [Ab] believe [Bb] if you believed [Eb] in [Cm] me. _
[Fm] Without [Gbm] _ [Bb] your [Gm] love, [Fm] it's a [Bb] honky [Eb] tonk parade.
[C] _ _
[Ab] Without [A] _ [Gm] your [C] love, [Ab] it's a ballad he played [Bb] in a penny arcade.
[Eb] _ [Em] It's a [Fm] Barnum and Bailey [Ab] world, just as phony [Eb] as it [Bb] can [Eb] be.
[Em] But it wouldn't [F] be make [Ab] believe if you believed [Eb] in [Bb] me. _
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Without [Eb] _ [Bb] your [C] love, [Fm] it's a [Bb] honky [Cm] tonk parade.
[Db] _ _ [C] Without [A] _ [Bb] your [E] love, [Ab] it's a ballad he played [Bb] in a penny arcade.
_ [Eb] _
[Em] It's a Barnum [Fm] and [Ab] Bailey world, just as phony [Eb] as it can [Bb] be. I [Eb] know.
[Em] But it wouldn't [F] be make [Ab] believe if you [Gm]
believed in me.
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _
[Cm] Say _ [Dbm] it's only [Fm] a paper [Bb] moon, sailing over a cardboard sea.
[Eb] _ [Bb] But it [F] wouldn't be make [Ab] believe [Bb] if you believed [Eb] in [D] me. _
[Eb] _ [Em] And it's only [Ab] a canvas sky, _ hanging over [Eb] a muslin [Ab] tree.
Oh [Eb] yeah.
[E] But it wouldn't [F] be make [Ab] believe [Bb] if you believed [Eb] in [Cm] me. _
[Fm] Without [Gbm] _ [Bb] your [Gm] love, [Fm] it's a [Bb] honky [Eb] tonk parade.
[C] _ _
[Ab] Without [A] _ [Gm] your [C] love, [Ab] it's a ballad he played [Bb] in a penny arcade.
[Eb] _ [Em] It's a [Fm] Barnum and Bailey [Ab] world, just as phony [Eb] as it [Bb] can [Eb] be.
[Em] But it wouldn't [F] be make [Ab] believe if you believed [Eb] in [Bb] me. _
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Without [Eb] _ [Bb] your [C] love, [Fm] it's a [Bb] honky [Cm] tonk parade.
[Db] _ _ [C] Without [A] _ [Bb] your [E] love, [Ab] it's a ballad he played [Bb] in a penny arcade.
_ [Eb] _
[Em] It's a Barnum [Fm] and [Ab] Bailey world, just as phony [Eb] as it can [Bb] be. I [Eb] know.
[Em] But it wouldn't [F] be make [Ab] believe if you [Gm]
believed in me.
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _