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Paper Tigers by Owl City
Paper Tigers
Key: A# | Capo: 3
Verse 1:
G/B C D
Well I’ve been huddled up alone
By the fire even though
G/B C G D
I’m not exactly feeling cold
G/B C D
And I’ve been bundled up for days
Too confused to be amazed
G/B C G D
At all the icy water in my veins
Pre-chorus:
C G/B D C Em D
Why do I feel so alone?
Verse 2:
G/B C D
Yeah I’ve been moving in and out
Of this old split-level house
G/B C G D
And I’d just as soon burn the whole place down
G/B C D
‘Cause I quit working lumberyards
To build a mansion out of cards
Am C G D
But I feel thin behind these paper walls
Pre-chorus:
C G/B D C Em D
Why do I feel so alone?
Chorus:
G D
Cause the angriest bark
Am C
Is always worse than the bite
G D
Like the ache in my chest
Em C
That my heart didn’t invite
G D
But if the prettiest romance
Am C
Isn’t perfectly right
Am G/B
That makes every love lost
C D
Just a holiday every night
Interlude (x2): G Am G/B C G Am C D
Verse 3:
G/B C D
Well I’ve been painting through the night
In the basement out of sight
G/B C G D
Brushing paper tigers black and white
G/B C D
‘Cause come tomorrow afternoon
I’ll fill a helium balloon
Am C G D
And set them free into the baby blue sky
Pre-chorus:
C G/B D C Em D
So they won’t have to be alone
Chorus:
G D
Cause the angriest bark
Am C
Is always worse than the bite
G D
Like the ache in my chest
F C
That my heart didn’t invite
G D
But if the prettiest romance
Am C
Isn’t perfectly right
Am G/B
That makes every love lost
C D
Just a holiday every night
Bridge:
F C G D
But when I close these heavy lids after dark
F C
Each sweet dream is a target
D Em C D
And all my shots are so consistently wide of the mark
Chorus:
G D
Cause the angriest bark
Am C
Is always worse than the bite
G D
Like the ache in my chest
F C
That my heart didn’t invite
G D
But if the prettiest romance
Am C
Isn’t perfectly right
Am G/B
That makes every love lost
C D
Just a holiday every night
Am G/B C D
Just a holiday every night
Am G/B C D
Just a holiday every night
Interlude (x2):
G Am G/B C G Am C D
Just a holiday every night
G Am G/B C G Am C D
Ending:
G/B C D
Well I’ve been huddled up alone
By the fire even though
G/B C G D
I’m not exactly feeling cold
G/B C D
But how my heartache hit the trail
When a paper tiger tail
Am C G D
Fluttered down, I guess I’ll never know
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version 2
Capo 3:
Intro:G/B C D/F# G/B C G D/F#
Verse:
G/B C D/F#
Well I’ve been huddled up alone,
G/B
By the fire even though,
C G D/F#
I’m not exactly feeling co---ld,
G/B C D/F#
And I’ve been bundled up for days,
G/B
Too confused to be amazed,
C G D/F# C G D/F#
At all the icy water in my veins,
Refrain:
C G D/F#
Why do I feel so alone?
Verse:
G/B C D/F#
Yeah I’ve been moving in and out,
G/B
Of this old split-level house,
C G/B D/F#
And I’d just as soon burn the whole place down,
G/B C D/F#
‘Cause I quit working lumberyards,
Am7
To build a mansion out of cards,
C G D/F# C G D/F#
But I feel thin behind these paper walls,
Refrain:
C G D/F#
Why do I feel so alone?
Chorus:
G D/F# Am7 C
‘Cause the angriest bark is always worse than the bite,
G D/F# Am7 C
Like the ache in my chest that my heart didn’t invite,
G D/F# Am7 C
But if the prettiest romance isn’t perfectly right,
Am7 G/B C D/F# G Am7 G/B C G Am7 C D/F# (twice)
That makes every love lost just a holiday every night,
Verse:
G C D/F#
Well I’ve been painting through the night,
G/B
In the basement out of sight,
C G D/f#
Brushing paper tigers black and white,
G/B C D/F#
‘Cause come tomorrow afternoon,
Am7
I’ll fill a helium balloon,
C G D/F# C G D/F#
And set them free into the baby blue sky,
Refrain:
C Em D/F#
So they won’t have to be alone,
Chorus:
G D/F# Am7 C
‘Cause the angriest bark is always worse than the bite,
G D/F# F C
Like the ache in my chest that my heart didn’t invite,
G D/F# Am7 C
But if the prettiest romance isn’t perfectly right,
Am7 G/B C D/F#
That makes every love lost just a holiday every night,
Bridge:
F C G D/F#
But when I close these heavy lids after dark,
F C
Each sweet dream is a target,
D/F# Em C D/F#
And all my shots are so consistently wide of the mark,
Coda:
G D/F# Am7 C
‘Cause the angriest bark is always worse than the bite,
G D/F# F C
Like the ache in my chest that my heart didn’t invite,
G D/F# Am7 C
But if the prettiest romance isn’t perfectly right,
Am7 G/B C D/F# Am7 G/B
That makes every love lost just a holiday every night,
C D/F#
Just a holiday every night,
C D/F#
Just a holiday every night,
C D/F# G Am7 G/B C G Am7 C D/F# (twice)
Just a holiday every night,
Outro:
G/B C D/F#
Well I’ve been huddled up alone,
G/B
By the fire even though,
C G D/F#
I’m not exactly feeling co--ld,
G/B C D/F#
But how my heartache hit the trail,
G/B
When a paper tiger tail,
C G D/F#
Fluttered down, I guess I’ll never know,
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