Paper Thin Chords by John Hiatt
Tempo:
118.75 bpm
Chords used:
B
D
E
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
I was gonna get up off that bar stool, [A] [G] just [A] as soon as I could figure [B] it out.
[E] [B]
While I was overlooked at the carpool, [G] I stood [A] up at the dance floor to [B] a fine shot.
[G] [A] You're burning with your last [G] desire, [A] and every memory haunts [G] you.
[A] You're riding down an [G] alcohol [D] fire, cause that's the only [F#] thing that haunts you.
[B] When you're paper thin, [Gm] [E] fall and bleed all about [G] it.
[Bm] When you were out of luck, [D] when luck was doing alright.
[Bm] You're paper thin, y [E]'all make them see right through ya.
[D] You just got your little panda on [F#] the edge of the night.
[B]
Now do I really have to be responsible?
[G] For what [A] I did between those [B] time and loss?
I was just mixing up some chemicals.
[E] [G] You coulda [A] heard a pin drop, you coulda heard [B] time crawl.
[G] [A] And every once in [G] a while, [A] you'd hear your own [G] heart pound.
[A] Maybe some paper doll with a pasted [G] on smile, [D] would let [F#] you write a number down.
[Bm] When you were paper thin, [E] fall and bleed all [D] about it.
[B] When you were out [D] of luck, when luck was doing alright.
Now [B] you're paper [Bm] thin, y [E]'all make them see right through [D] ya.
You just got your little panda [F#] on the edge of the night.
[B] You're paper thin, [D] [E] fall and bleed all [G] about it.
[B] When you were out [G] of luck, [D] when luck was doing alright.
[Bm] Now you're paper thin, [E] y'all make them see right through ya.
[D] You just got your little panda [F#] on the edge of the night.
[B] [E] [D]
[B] You're [A] [E] [D]
[B] [E] [Dm]
[A] [B] [E] [D]
[B] paper thin, [E] [D]
[B] paper thin, [E] [D]
[B] paper thin, [D]
paper thin,
[B] paper thin, [E] [D]
[B] paper thin.
[E] [D] [B] [E] [D]
[B]
I was gonna get up off that bar stool, [A] [G] just [A] as soon as I could figure [B] it out.
[E] [B]
While I was overlooked at the carpool, [G] I stood [A] up at the dance floor to [B] a fine shot.
[G] [A] You're burning with your last [G] desire, [A] and every memory haunts [G] you.
[A] You're riding down an [G] alcohol [D] fire, cause that's the only [F#] thing that haunts you.
[B] When you're paper thin, [Gm] [E] fall and bleed all about [G] it.
[Bm] When you were out of luck, [D] when luck was doing alright.
[Bm] You're paper thin, y [E]'all make them see right through ya.
[D] You just got your little panda on [F#] the edge of the night.
[B]
Now do I really have to be responsible?
[G] For what [A] I did between those [B] time and loss?
I was just mixing up some chemicals.
[E] [G] You coulda [A] heard a pin drop, you coulda heard [B] time crawl.
[G] [A] And every once in [G] a while, [A] you'd hear your own [G] heart pound.
[A] Maybe some paper doll with a pasted [G] on smile, [D] would let [F#] you write a number down.
[Bm] When you were paper thin, [E] fall and bleed all [D] about it.
[B] When you were out [D] of luck, when luck was doing alright.
Now [B] you're paper [Bm] thin, y [E]'all make them see right through [D] ya.
You just got your little panda [F#] on the edge of the night.
[B] You're paper thin, [D] [E] fall and bleed all [G] about it.
[B] When you were out [G] of luck, [D] when luck was doing alright.
[Bm] Now you're paper thin, [E] y'all make them see right through ya.
[D] You just got your little panda [F#] on the edge of the night.
[B] [E] [D]
[B] You're [A] [E] [D]
[B] [E] [Dm]
[A] [B] [E] [D]
[B] paper thin, [E] [D]
[B] paper thin, [E] [D]
[B] paper thin, [D]
paper thin,
[B] paper thin, [E] [D]
[B] paper thin.
[E] [D] [B] [E] [D]
[B]
Key:
B
D
E
G
A
B
D
E
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ was gonna get up off that bar stool, [A] _ [G] _ _ just [A] as soon as I could figure [B] it out. _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ While I was overlooked at the carpool, [G] _ _ I stood [A] up at the dance floor to [B] a fine shot. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ You're burning with your last [G] desire, [A] _ and every memory haunts [G] you.
_ [A] _ You're riding down an [G] alcohol [D] fire, cause that's the only [F#] thing that haunts you.
[B] When you're paper thin, [Gm] [E] fall and bleed all about [G] it.
[Bm] When you were out of luck, [D] when luck was doing alright.
[Bm] You're paper thin, y [E]'all make them see right through ya.
[D] You just got your little panda on [F#] the edge of the night.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now do I really have to be responsible?
_ [G] _ _ For what [A] I did between those [B] time and loss? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was just mixing up some chemicals.
[E] _ [G] _ You coulda [A] heard a pin drop, you coulda heard [B] time crawl. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ And every once in [G] a while, [A] _ _ you'd hear your own [G] heart pound.
[A] _ Maybe some paper doll with a pasted [G] on smile, [D] _ would let [F#] you write a number down.
[Bm] When you were paper thin, [E] fall and bleed all [D] about it.
[B] When you were out [D] of luck, when luck was doing alright.
Now [B] you're paper [Bm] thin, y [E]'all make them see right through [D] ya.
You just got your little panda [F#] on the edge of the night.
[B] You're paper thin, [D] [E] fall and bleed all [G] about it.
[B] When you were out [G] of luck, [D] when luck was doing alright.
[Bm] Now you're paper thin, [E] y'all make them see right through ya.
[D] You just got your little panda [F#] on the edge of the night.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ [B] You're _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Dm] _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ [B] paper thin, _ [E] _ [D] _
_ [B] paper thin, [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] paper thin, _ [D] _ _
_ paper thin, _ _ _
_ [B] paper thin, [E] _ [D] _ _
_ [B] paper thin.
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ was gonna get up off that bar stool, [A] _ [G] _ _ just [A] as soon as I could figure [B] it out. _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ While I was overlooked at the carpool, [G] _ _ I stood [A] up at the dance floor to [B] a fine shot. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ You're burning with your last [G] desire, [A] _ and every memory haunts [G] you.
_ [A] _ You're riding down an [G] alcohol [D] fire, cause that's the only [F#] thing that haunts you.
[B] When you're paper thin, [Gm] [E] fall and bleed all about [G] it.
[Bm] When you were out of luck, [D] when luck was doing alright.
[Bm] You're paper thin, y [E]'all make them see right through ya.
[D] You just got your little panda on [F#] the edge of the night.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now do I really have to be responsible?
_ [G] _ _ For what [A] I did between those [B] time and loss? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was just mixing up some chemicals.
[E] _ [G] _ You coulda [A] heard a pin drop, you coulda heard [B] time crawl. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ And every once in [G] a while, [A] _ _ you'd hear your own [G] heart pound.
[A] _ Maybe some paper doll with a pasted [G] on smile, [D] _ would let [F#] you write a number down.
[Bm] When you were paper thin, [E] fall and bleed all [D] about it.
[B] When you were out [D] of luck, when luck was doing alright.
Now [B] you're paper [Bm] thin, y [E]'all make them see right through [D] ya.
You just got your little panda [F#] on the edge of the night.
[B] You're paper thin, [D] [E] fall and bleed all [G] about it.
[B] When you were out [G] of luck, [D] when luck was doing alright.
[Bm] Now you're paper thin, [E] y'all make them see right through ya.
[D] You just got your little panda [F#] on the edge of the night.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ [B] You're _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Dm] _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ [B] paper thin, _ [E] _ [D] _
_ [B] paper thin, [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] paper thin, _ [D] _ _
_ paper thin, _ _ _
_ [B] paper thin, [E] _ [D] _ _
_ [B] paper thin.
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Facts about this song