Paper Tiger Chords by Beck
Tempo:
143.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
Bm
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Just [F#] like a paper [Dm] tiger,
[E] torn [B] apart by the wind,
[E] Through the hell to skeleton [Bm] morning,
[B] fix yourself [G#] once [F#] you're dead.
[E] No more ashes [D] to ashes,
[E] no more cinders [Bm] from the sky,
[F#m] [E] Let all the laws of [B] creation tell [E]
[F#m] the [E] dead [B] man how to die.
[D] [E]
[C] So [Em] deserts down [A] below [F#] us, [E]
[C] and storms up [A]
[C#m] above,
[E]
Like [C] a stray dog gone [A] [Em]
perfected, [E]
like [A] a paper [G]
tiger [D] in [B] the sun,
Looking through a broken [Bm]
diamond, [E] to make the [B] past what it should [Bm]
be,
[E]
Through the [B] ruins and the weather, [D] [Bm] [E]
capture volts in [Bm] me soul.
[E]
[C] So [E] deserts down below us, [C] and storms up [E]
above,
Like a stray dog gone [A]
perfected, [E]
like a [A] paper [Em]
[D] tiger in [E] the sun,
[F]
[C#]
[Bm] [F#m] [B]
[Bm] [E]
Or just a whole [Bm] lot of nothing,
Or just a whole lot [B] of nothing,
[Bm]
[E] So
[C] deserts [A] down below us, [E]
[C] and storms [A] up above,
[E]
Like [C] a stray dog gone [A]
[E] perfected, like [A] a paper [G]
tiger [D] in [E] the sun,
[Bm]
[E]
[B] [Bm]
[G] [E]
[Bm]
[B] [E]
[Bm]
[E]
[A] [Em] [B]
[E] [B]
[G]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[E]
[B] [Bm] [B]
[E] [B] There's one road [D] to the morning,
[E] there's one road to [B] the truth,
There's [Bm]
[E] one [D] road back to civilization,
[E] but there's [D] no road back [Bm] to you.
[C#]
[E]
[E] torn [B] apart by the wind,
[E] Through the hell to skeleton [Bm] morning,
[B] fix yourself [G#] once [F#] you're dead.
[E] No more ashes [D] to ashes,
[E] no more cinders [Bm] from the sky,
[F#m] [E] Let all the laws of [B] creation tell [E]
[F#m] the [E] dead [B] man how to die.
[D] [E]
[C] So [Em] deserts down [A] below [F#] us, [E]
[C] and storms up [A]
[C#m] above,
[E]
Like [C] a stray dog gone [A] [Em]
perfected, [E]
like [A] a paper [G]
tiger [D] in [B] the sun,
Looking through a broken [Bm]
diamond, [E] to make the [B] past what it should [Bm]
be,
[E]
Through the [B] ruins and the weather, [D] [Bm] [E]
capture volts in [Bm] me soul.
[E]
[C] So [E] deserts down below us, [C] and storms up [E]
above,
Like a stray dog gone [A]
perfected, [E]
like a [A] paper [Em]
[D] tiger in [E] the sun,
[F]
[C#]
[Bm] [F#m] [B]
[Bm] [E]
Or just a whole [Bm] lot of nothing,
Or just a whole lot [B] of nothing,
[Bm]
[E] So
[C] deserts [A] down below us, [E]
[C] and storms [A] up above,
[E]
Like [C] a stray dog gone [A]
[E] perfected, like [A] a paper [G]
tiger [D] in [E] the sun,
[Bm]
[E]
[B] [Bm]
[G] [E]
[Bm]
[B] [E]
[Bm]
[E]
[A] [Em] [B]
[E] [B]
[G]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [D]
[E]
[B] [Bm] [B]
[E] [B] There's one road [D] to the morning,
[E] there's one road to [B] the truth,
There's [Bm]
[E] one [D] road back to civilization,
[E] but there's [D] no road back [Bm] to you.
[C#]
[E]
Key:
E
B
Bm
A
D
E
B
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ Just [F#] like a paper _ _ [Dm] tiger, _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ torn [B] apart by the wind, _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Through the hell to skeleton [Bm] _ _ morning, _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ fix yourself [G#] once [F#] you're dead. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ No more _ ashes [D] to ashes, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] no more cinders [Bm] from the sky, _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] Let all the laws of [B] _ creation _ _ tell _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] the [E] dead [B] man how to _ _ die.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C] So _ [Em] deserts down [A] below _ _ _ _ [F#] us, _ [E] _ _
_ [C] and storms up [A] _ _
[C#m] above,
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Like [C] a stray dog gone [A] _ [Em] _
_ _ perfected, _ _ [E] _ _
like [A] a paper _ _ [G] _
tiger _ [D] _ in [B] the sun,
Looking through a broken [Bm] _
diamond, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] to make the [B] past what it should [Bm] _
_ be,
_ _ _ [E] _ _
Through the [B] ruins and the weather, _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ capture volts in [Bm] me soul.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [C] So [E] deserts down below _ _ _ _ us, _ _ _ [C] and storms up [E] _
above, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Like a stray dog gone [A] _
_ perfected, _ _ _ [E] _ _
like a [A] _ paper _ [Em] _
_ [D] tiger _ in [E] the sun,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
Or just a whole [Bm] lot of nothing, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Or just a whole lot [B] of nothing,
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] So _
_ _ [C] _ deserts [A] down below _ _ _ _ us, [E] _ _
_ [C] and storms [A] up above,
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Like [C] a stray dog gone [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] perfected, like [A] a paper _ [G] _
tiger _ [D] _ in [E] the sun,
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] There's one road [D] to the morning, _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ there's one road to [B] the truth,
There's [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ one [D] road back to _ civilization, _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ but there's [D] no road back [Bm] to you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ torn [B] apart by the wind, _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Through the hell to skeleton [Bm] _ _ morning, _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ fix yourself [G#] once [F#] you're dead. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ No more _ ashes [D] to ashes, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] no more cinders [Bm] from the sky, _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] Let all the laws of [B] _ creation _ _ tell _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] the [E] dead [B] man how to _ _ die.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C] So _ [Em] deserts down [A] below _ _ _ _ [F#] us, _ [E] _ _
_ [C] and storms up [A] _ _
[C#m] above,
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Like [C] a stray dog gone [A] _ [Em] _
_ _ perfected, _ _ [E] _ _
like [A] a paper _ _ [G] _
tiger _ [D] _ in [B] the sun,
Looking through a broken [Bm] _
diamond, _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] to make the [B] past what it should [Bm] _
_ be,
_ _ _ [E] _ _
Through the [B] ruins and the weather, _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ capture volts in [Bm] me soul.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [C] So [E] deserts down below _ _ _ _ us, _ _ _ [C] and storms up [E] _
above, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Like a stray dog gone [A] _
_ perfected, _ _ _ [E] _ _
like a [A] _ paper _ [Em] _
_ [D] tiger _ in [E] the sun,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
Or just a whole [Bm] lot of nothing, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Or just a whole lot [B] of nothing,
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] So _
_ _ [C] _ deserts [A] down below _ _ _ _ us, [E] _ _
_ [C] and storms [A] up above,
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Like [C] a stray dog gone [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] perfected, like [A] a paper _ [G] _
tiger _ [D] _ in [E] the sun,
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] There's one road [D] to the morning, _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ there's one road to [B] the truth,
There's [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ one [D] road back to _ civilization, _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ but there's [D] no road back [Bm] to you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _