Chords for James Darren - It's Only A Paper Moon

Tempo:
136 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Ab

Fm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Darren - It's Only A Paper Moon chords
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[E] [Fm] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Cm] [F]
[Eb] [Fm] [Gb]
[Ab] [C] [Eb]
[Bb] It's only [F] a paper [Bb]
moon hanging over [F] a cardboard [Eb]
sea
-believe [Bb] if you believed [Eb] in me
100%  ➙  136BPM
Eb
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Bb
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Ab
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Fm
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F
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Eb
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Bb
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Ab
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To learn James Darren - (Album Version) Its Only A Paper Moon chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, E, B, E, Fm, Ab, Eb, Bb, Fm, Eb and Fm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 67 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 135 BPM. With Ab Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] It's only [F] a paper [Bb]
moon hanging over [F] a cardboard [Eb]
sea
But it wouldn't [Fm] be make [F]
-believe [Bb] if you believed [Eb] in me _
_ [Ebm] _ Now [E] it's only a [Bb] canvas sky _ hanging [Eb] over a muslin tree
_ But it [G] wouldn't be [Ab] make _ [Bbm]-believe if [F] you [Bb] believed [Eb] in me
_ Without _ [A] your [Cm] love _ [C] [F] it's a [Bb] honky-tonk [Eb] parade
_ _ Without [D] your [Cm] love _ [Gm] it's a melody [Bb] played [Fm] in a penny [D] arcade
_ [Em] It's a [Fm] Barnum and Bailey world _ just [B] as phony [Ab] as it can [Eb] be
_ But it wouldn't [Ab] be make [Gb]-believe [Gm] if you [D] believed [Eb] in [Ebm] me
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [D] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Fm] Without _ [A] your [Bb]
love [C] it's [Ab] a honky [D]-tonk [Eb]
parade
_ [Ab] Without _ [A] your [Cm]
love _ [Gm] it's a melody [Gb] played [Gbm] in a penny [B] arcade
[E] It's [F] a Barnum [Gbm] and Bailey [B] world just as phony [Abm] as it [E] can be
But it wouldn't be [Gbm]
make [Ab]-believe if you [B] believed [E] in me
_ _ No, it [Ab] wouldn't be [Gbm]
make [Db]-believe [Abm] if you [Ab] _ [A] believed _ in [Em] me
_ [Dbm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Yip Harburg, Billy Rose and Harold Arlen.

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