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
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It's Only a Paper Moon - James Taylor chords
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[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]
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Eb
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Bb
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Ab
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Fm
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C
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Eb
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Bb
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Ab
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To start learning James Taylor - Its Only A Paper Moon chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Eb, Fm, Bb, Eb, Ab, Eb, Fm, Ab and Bb. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 53 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 107 BPM. With Eb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ [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] _

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Featured within the album A League Of Their Own Music From The Motion Picture is this song, written by Yip Harburg, Billy Rose and Harold Arlen.

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