Chords for Owl City - Paper Tigers (Lyrics)
Tempo:
115.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
C
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] Well I've been huddled up [F] alone by the fire even [Bb] though I'm [Eb] not exactly [Bb] feeling [F] cold.
[Bb] I've been bundled up [F] for days, too confused to be [Bb] amazed at [Eb] all the icy [Bb] water in [F] my
[Bb] veins.
[Bb] so alone?
[Bb] Yeah, I've been moving in [F] and out of this old split [Bb]-level house and I [Eb] just as soon
[Bb] Cause I quit working [F] lumberyards, built a mansion out of cards, but [Cm] I feel [Bb] thin behind
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] Well I've been huddled up [F] alone by the fire even [Bb] though I'm [Eb] not exactly [Bb] feeling [F] cold.
[Bb] I've been bundled up [F] for days, too confused to be [Bb] amazed at [Eb] all the icy [Bb] water in [F] my
[Bb] veins.
[Bb] so alone?
[Bb] Yeah, I've been moving in [F] and out of this old split [Bb]-level house and I [Eb] just as soon
[Bb] Cause I quit working [F] lumberyards, built a mansion out of cards, but [Cm] I feel [Bb] thin behind
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Cm
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] Well I've been huddled up [F] alone by the fire even [Bb] though I'm [Eb] not exactly [Bb] feeling [F] cold. _
[Bb] _ I've been bundled up [F] for days, too confused to be [Bb] amazed at [Eb] all the icy [Bb] water in [F] my _
[Bb] veins.
_ _ _ [F] Why do I feel [Bb] so alone?
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] Yeah, I've been moving in [F] and out of this old split [Bb]-level house and I [Eb] just as soon
[Bb] burned the whole [F] place down.
[Bb] Cause I quit working [F] lumberyards, built a mansion out of cards, but [Cm] I feel [Bb] thin behind
these [F] paper [Eb] walls.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] Why do I feel [Bb] so alone?
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Cause the [F] angriest part is [Cm] always [Eb] worse than the fight.
[Bb] Like the ache in [F] my chest and [Eb] my heart didn't bite.
[Bb] But a [F] brief romance [Cm] isn't [Eb] perfectly right.
[C] That makes every [Bb] love lost just so all [F] it'd be [Bb] every night.
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] Well I've been painting through [F] the night in the basement out [Bb] of sight.
[Eb] Brushing paper [Bb] tigers black [F] and [Bb] white.
Cause come tomorrow [F] afternoon I'll [F] fill a helium balloon and [Eb] set me free [Bb] into the baby
[F] blue _ [Bb] sky.
_ _ So they won't have to [Eb] be alone.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Cause the [F] angriest part is [Cm] always [Eb] worse than the fight.
[Bb] Like the ache in [F] my chest and [Eb] my heart didn't bite.
[Bb] But a brief [F] romance [Cm] isn't [Eb] perfectly right.
[C] That makes every [Bb] love lost just so all [F] it'd be every [Ab] night.
But when [Eb] I close these [Bb] heavy lids _ [F] after dark. _ _
[Ab] Each sweet dream [Eb] is a target and all [F] my shots are [Gm] so [Eb] consistently right on [F] the mark.
[Bb] Cause the [F] angriest part is [Cm] always [Eb] worse than the fight.
[Bb] Like the ache in [F] my chest and [Eb] my heart didn't bite.
[Bb] But a brief [F] romance [C] isn't perfectly right.
That makes every [Bb] love lost just so all [F] it'd be every night.
[Bb] _ [Eb] Just so all [F] it'd be every night.
[Bb] _ [Eb] Just so all [F] it'd be every [Bb] night.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Eb] Just so all [F] it'd be every [Bb] night.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] Well I've been huddled [F] up alone by the fire [Bb] even though [Eb] I'm not exactly [Bb] feeling _
[F] gross.
[Bb] But how my heart ached [F] hit the trail when a paper tiger tail [Eb] fluttered down I guess [Bb] I'll never [F] _ know. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] Well I've been huddled up [F] alone by the fire even [Bb] though I'm [Eb] not exactly [Bb] feeling [F] cold. _
[Bb] _ I've been bundled up [F] for days, too confused to be [Bb] amazed at [Eb] all the icy [Bb] water in [F] my _
[Bb] veins.
_ _ _ [F] Why do I feel [Bb] so alone?
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] Yeah, I've been moving in [F] and out of this old split [Bb]-level house and I [Eb] just as soon
[Bb] burned the whole [F] place down.
[Bb] Cause I quit working [F] lumberyards, built a mansion out of cards, but [Cm] I feel [Bb] thin behind
these [F] paper [Eb] walls.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] Why do I feel [Bb] so alone?
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Cause the [F] angriest part is [Cm] always [Eb] worse than the fight.
[Bb] Like the ache in [F] my chest and [Eb] my heart didn't bite.
[Bb] But a [F] brief romance [Cm] isn't [Eb] perfectly right.
[C] That makes every [Bb] love lost just so all [F] it'd be [Bb] every night.
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] Well I've been painting through [F] the night in the basement out [Bb] of sight.
[Eb] Brushing paper [Bb] tigers black [F] and [Bb] white.
Cause come tomorrow [F] afternoon I'll [F] fill a helium balloon and [Eb] set me free [Bb] into the baby
[F] blue _ [Bb] sky.
_ _ So they won't have to [Eb] be alone.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Cause the [F] angriest part is [Cm] always [Eb] worse than the fight.
[Bb] Like the ache in [F] my chest and [Eb] my heart didn't bite.
[Bb] But a brief [F] romance [Cm] isn't [Eb] perfectly right.
[C] That makes every [Bb] love lost just so all [F] it'd be every [Ab] night.
But when [Eb] I close these [Bb] heavy lids _ [F] after dark. _ _
[Ab] Each sweet dream [Eb] is a target and all [F] my shots are [Gm] so [Eb] consistently right on [F] the mark.
[Bb] Cause the [F] angriest part is [Cm] always [Eb] worse than the fight.
[Bb] Like the ache in [F] my chest and [Eb] my heart didn't bite.
[Bb] But a brief [F] romance [C] isn't perfectly right.
That makes every [Bb] love lost just so all [F] it'd be every night.
[Bb] _ [Eb] Just so all [F] it'd be every night.
[Bb] _ [Eb] Just so all [F] it'd be every [Bb] night.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Eb] Just so all [F] it'd be every [Bb] night.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] Well I've been huddled [F] up alone by the fire [Bb] even though [Eb] I'm not exactly [Bb] feeling _
[F] gross.
[Bb] But how my heart ached [F] hit the trail when a paper tiger tail [Eb] fluttered down I guess [Bb] I'll never [F] _ know. _ _ _ _