Chords for Fiona Apple - PaperBag
Tempo:
94.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [Em] [N]
[E]
I was staring at the [C] sky, [G] just looking for [Bm] a star to [E] pray on [C] or wish [G] on or something [B] like that.
[E] I was having a [C] sweet dream [G] of a [Bm] boy [F] whose reality [Em] I knew [A] was hopeless to be had.
But [E] then the dove [C] of hope began [G] its downward [Bm] slope.
And [E] I believed for a [C] moment that my chances [G] were approaching [B] to be ground.
But [E] as it came down, [C] dear, so [G] did a weary [F] tear.
I [Em] thought it [A] was a bird, but it was just a paper bag.
[G] Hunger hurts, [C] and I want it [F] so bad.
[G] Oh, it kills, because I know I'm [C] a mess.
You [F] don't want to clean up.
I [G] got to fold, because [C] these hands are [F] too shaky [G] to hold.
[Em] Hunger hurts, but [A] starving works when it costs too much to [G] love.
[Bm] [E] And I went [C]
crazy [G] again today, [Bm] looking for a [E] strand of cloud, [C] looking for [G] a little hope.
[B] [E] [C]
Baby said [G] he couldn't say, [Bm] wouldn't [F] put his lips to mine, [Em] it'll fail to kiss, [A] it'll fail to cope.
I [E] said, honey, I [C] don't feel so [G] good, don't feel [Bm] justified.
[E] Come on, put [C] a little [G] love in my [B] void.
He [E] said, it's all in your [C] head.
And I said, [G] so's everything, but he [F] didn't get it.
[C] I thought [Em] he [A] was a man, but he was just a little boy.
[G] Hunger hurts, and [C] I want it [F] so bad.
Oh, [G] it kills, because I know I'm a mess.
You [F] don't want to clean up.
I got [G] to fold, because [C] these hands are [F] too shaky [G] to hold.
[Em] Hunger hurts, but starving [A]
works when it costs too much to [G] love.
Hunger [C] hurts, but I want it [F] so bad.
Oh, [G] it kills, because I know I'm [Em] a mess.
That he [F] don't want to clean up.
I got [G] to fold, because [C] these hands are too [F] shaky [G] to hold.
Hunger [Em] hurts, but starving [A] works when it costs
[F] too [D] much [G] to love.
Hunger [C] hurts, but I want it [F] so bad.
Oh, [G] it kills, because I know that I'm [Em] a mess.
That he [F] don't want to clean up.
I got [G] to fold, because [C] these hands are just [F] too shaky [G] to hold.
[Em] Hunger hurts, but [A] starving [F] works when it costs too much to [G] love.
[F] [G] [Em] [Am] [F]
[G] [C] [F] [G]
[A] [F]
[G]
[E]
I was staring at the [C] sky, [G] just looking for [Bm] a star to [E] pray on [C] or wish [G] on or something [B] like that.
[E] I was having a [C] sweet dream [G] of a [Bm] boy [F] whose reality [Em] I knew [A] was hopeless to be had.
But [E] then the dove [C] of hope began [G] its downward [Bm] slope.
And [E] I believed for a [C] moment that my chances [G] were approaching [B] to be ground.
But [E] as it came down, [C] dear, so [G] did a weary [F] tear.
I [Em] thought it [A] was a bird, but it was just a paper bag.
[G] Hunger hurts, [C] and I want it [F] so bad.
[G] Oh, it kills, because I know I'm [C] a mess.
You [F] don't want to clean up.
I [G] got to fold, because [C] these hands are [F] too shaky [G] to hold.
[Em] Hunger hurts, but [A] starving works when it costs too much to [G] love.
[Bm] [E] And I went [C]
crazy [G] again today, [Bm] looking for a [E] strand of cloud, [C] looking for [G] a little hope.
[B] [E] [C]
Baby said [G] he couldn't say, [Bm] wouldn't [F] put his lips to mine, [Em] it'll fail to kiss, [A] it'll fail to cope.
I [E] said, honey, I [C] don't feel so [G] good, don't feel [Bm] justified.
[E] Come on, put [C] a little [G] love in my [B] void.
He [E] said, it's all in your [C] head.
And I said, [G] so's everything, but he [F] didn't get it.
[C] I thought [Em] he [A] was a man, but he was just a little boy.
[G] Hunger hurts, and [C] I want it [F] so bad.
Oh, [G] it kills, because I know I'm a mess.
You [F] don't want to clean up.
I got [G] to fold, because [C] these hands are [F] too shaky [G] to hold.
[Em] Hunger hurts, but starving [A]
works when it costs too much to [G] love.
Hunger [C] hurts, but I want it [F] so bad.
Oh, [G] it kills, because I know I'm [Em] a mess.
That he [F] don't want to clean up.
I got [G] to fold, because [C] these hands are too [F] shaky [G] to hold.
Hunger [Em] hurts, but starving [A] works when it costs
[F] too [D] much [G] to love.
Hunger [C] hurts, but I want it [F] so bad.
Oh, [G] it kills, because I know that I'm [Em] a mess.
That he [F] don't want to clean up.
I got [G] to fold, because [C] these hands are just [F] too shaky [G] to hold.
[Em] Hunger hurts, but [A] starving [F] works when it costs too much to [G] love.
[F] [G] [Em] [Am] [F]
[G] [C] [F] [G]
[A] [F]
[G]
Key:
G
C
F
Em
E
G
C
F
[Ab] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
I was staring at the [C] sky, [G] just looking for [Bm] a star to [E] pray on [C] or wish [G] on or something [B] like that.
[E] I was having a [C] sweet dream [G] of a [Bm] boy [F] whose reality [Em] I knew [A] was hopeless to be had.
But [E] then the dove [C] of hope began [G] its downward [Bm] slope.
And [E] I believed for a [C] moment that my chances [G] were approaching [B] to be ground.
But [E] as it came down, [C] dear, so [G] did a weary [F] tear.
I [Em] thought it [A] was a bird, but it was just a paper bag.
[G] Hunger hurts, [C] and I want it [F] so bad.
[G] Oh, it kills, because I know I'm [C] a mess.
You [F] don't want to clean up.
I [G] got to fold, because [C] these hands are [F] too shaky [G] to hold.
[Em] Hunger hurts, but [A] starving works when it _ _ costs too much to [G] love. _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] And I went [C]
crazy [G] again today, [Bm] looking for a [E] strand of cloud, [C] looking for [G] a little hope.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [C]
Baby said [G] he couldn't say, [Bm] wouldn't [F] put his lips to mine, [Em] it'll fail to kiss, [A] it'll fail to cope.
I [E] said, honey, I [C] don't feel so [G] good, don't feel [Bm] justified.
[E] Come on, put [C] a little [G] love in my [B] void.
He [E] said, it's all in your [C] head.
And I said, [G] so's everything, but he [F] didn't get it.
[C] I thought [Em] he [A] was a man, but he was just a little boy.
[G] Hunger hurts, and [C] I want it [F] so bad.
Oh, [G] it kills, because I know I'm a mess.
You [F] don't want to clean up.
I got [G] to fold, because [C] these hands are [F] too shaky [G] to hold.
[Em] Hunger hurts, but starving [A]
works when it costs _ _ too much to [G] love.
Hunger [C] hurts, but I want it [F] so bad.
Oh, [G] it kills, because I know I'm [Em] a mess.
That he [F] don't want to clean up.
I got [G] to fold, because [C] these hands are too [F] shaky [G] to hold.
Hunger [Em] hurts, but starving [A] works when it costs _
_ [F] too [D] much [G] to love.
Hunger [C] hurts, but I want it [F] so bad.
Oh, [G] it kills, because I know that I'm [Em] a mess.
That he [F] don't want to clean up.
I got [G] to fold, because [C] these hands are just [F] too shaky [G] to hold.
[Em] Hunger hurts, but [A] starving [F] works when it _ _ costs too much to [G] love.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
I was staring at the [C] sky, [G] just looking for [Bm] a star to [E] pray on [C] or wish [G] on or something [B] like that.
[E] I was having a [C] sweet dream [G] of a [Bm] boy [F] whose reality [Em] I knew [A] was hopeless to be had.
But [E] then the dove [C] of hope began [G] its downward [Bm] slope.
And [E] I believed for a [C] moment that my chances [G] were approaching [B] to be ground.
But [E] as it came down, [C] dear, so [G] did a weary [F] tear.
I [Em] thought it [A] was a bird, but it was just a paper bag.
[G] Hunger hurts, [C] and I want it [F] so bad.
[G] Oh, it kills, because I know I'm [C] a mess.
You [F] don't want to clean up.
I [G] got to fold, because [C] these hands are [F] too shaky [G] to hold.
[Em] Hunger hurts, but [A] starving works when it _ _ costs too much to [G] love. _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] And I went [C]
crazy [G] again today, [Bm] looking for a [E] strand of cloud, [C] looking for [G] a little hope.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [C]
Baby said [G] he couldn't say, [Bm] wouldn't [F] put his lips to mine, [Em] it'll fail to kiss, [A] it'll fail to cope.
I [E] said, honey, I [C] don't feel so [G] good, don't feel [Bm] justified.
[E] Come on, put [C] a little [G] love in my [B] void.
He [E] said, it's all in your [C] head.
And I said, [G] so's everything, but he [F] didn't get it.
[C] I thought [Em] he [A] was a man, but he was just a little boy.
[G] Hunger hurts, and [C] I want it [F] so bad.
Oh, [G] it kills, because I know I'm a mess.
You [F] don't want to clean up.
I got [G] to fold, because [C] these hands are [F] too shaky [G] to hold.
[Em] Hunger hurts, but starving [A]
works when it costs _ _ too much to [G] love.
Hunger [C] hurts, but I want it [F] so bad.
Oh, [G] it kills, because I know I'm [Em] a mess.
That he [F] don't want to clean up.
I got [G] to fold, because [C] these hands are too [F] shaky [G] to hold.
Hunger [Em] hurts, but starving [A] works when it costs _
_ [F] too [D] much [G] to love.
Hunger [C] hurts, but I want it [F] so bad.
Oh, [G] it kills, because I know that I'm [Em] a mess.
That he [F] don't want to clean up.
I got [G] to fold, because [C] these hands are just [F] too shaky [G] to hold.
[Em] Hunger hurts, but [A] starving [F] works when it _ _ costs too much to [G] love.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _