Paper Houses Bert Jansch and John Renbourn Chords
Tempo:
90.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Bm
D
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] So beautiful [E] as surely [A] cannot be
[B] So [E] beautiful but not for [A] [D] humane
[A]
[Em] Each one a castle [D] built [A] of stone
[B] With [Bm] ivy clinging [E] to the walls
[Bm] House [E] Martins busy feeding [F#m] the young beneath [A] the years
[Bm] So [E] busy they don't know [A] that you are there
[Bm] So [Em] peaceful in the garden
[F#] Nothing to worry, [D] nothing to care
[B] So beautiful [E] as surely [A] cannot be
[Bm] But not for [E] the likes [A] of you and me
[Em] [D] [C#] Sweet summer [Em] sunshine is [A] welcome on my face
[D] [F#m] But when cold winter [C#] blows the only place [F#m] I know
[E] Is this paper [G#] house around [C#] my heart
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [Bm] [E]
[F#m] [A] [Bm] [E]
[A] [Bm] [Em] [F#]
[D] [Bm] [E]
[A] [Em] [D] [C#] Sweet summer [Bm] sunshine [E] is welcome [A] on my face
[D] But [C#m] when cold [E] winter blows the only [F#m] place I know
[E] Is this paper [G#] house around my [C#]
[D] heart
The [A] [E] [Bm] country lane, [A] the city street
[Em] No matter where you're bound to [E] meet
[Bm] The hardship [E] and the [F#m] struggle to keep your [A] soul alive
[Bm] To carry [E] on, keep [A] your head up high
[Bm] Sometimes [E] you will be wishing [F#] you were a [D] millionaire
[Bm] In this crazy [E] world you know it [A] isn't fair
[B] So [E] beautiful but not for [A] [Em] humane
[D] Sweet [C#] summer sunshine is [A] welcome on my face
[D] But [C#m] when cold [E] winter blows the only [F#m] place I know
[E] Is this paper [A] house around my [D] heart
[A]
[E] [A] Yeah, try [Am] it.
[A] It's a [D] possibility.
Let's try that.
Inhuman possibility, I [F#] like it.
[B] [A]
[D] [F#m] [E]
[F#m] [E] [G#] [A]
[Em] [A] Is this a [Bm] break now?
[E] Yeah, it could be.
[Bm] [E]
[A] [F#m] [A] [Bm]
[E] [A] [F#m] [C#m] First time [F#] [D] is [B] [E] Play ball.
Shadows dancing [F#] on the [A] ever restless wind
[Bm] [E] Whispers always teasing [A] like a child
[Bm] The [Em] quietness of the houses [F#m] that hide behind [D] the trees
[F#m] [B] So [E] beautiful it surely [A] cannot be
[Bm] So [E] beautiful but not for [A]
[D] humane
[A] [E] [Bm] Each one a [A] castle built of stone
[E] With ivy [A#] clinging to [E] the wall
[Bm] Us [A] mobs busy feeding [F#] the young [A] beneath the hay
[Bm] So busy they [E] don't [A] know that you are there
[F#] So [Em] peaceful in the garden, [F#m] none a worry, none [D] a care
[Bm] So beautiful [E] it surely [A] cannot be
[Bm] But not [E] for the likes of [A] you and [Em] me
[D] Yeah.
Sweet [C#m] summer [A] sunshine is welcome on my face
[D] [F#] But when cold winter [C#m] blows the [F#m] only place I know
[E] Is this paper house [G#] around [Bm] my heart
[A]
[E] [A]
One of those.
[Am] And [D] then
[A] OK.
[F] And then one of those.
[A]
Oh.
Right.
And the final one [F] is
[A] By the time [N] this album appeared, Bert had become wealthy beyond belief.
Had copious amounts of furniture.
Had got curtains, nice fishinette-y ones for the window,
and brown ones for the
And he had so much furniture he would invite people round.
See?
This John Rennburn's popped round to play a truly exotic game.
He'd obviously got intelligent when he got wealthy
and got these extraordinarily complex games.
None of us could work out what it was.
We thought maybe they're dope dealers sharing pills.
Or maybe he's taken to painting Smarties.
We didn't know.
But what we did know,
he'd moved on and become very jazzy with this fellow
[B] So [E] beautiful but not for [A] [D] humane
[A]
[Em] Each one a castle [D] built [A] of stone
[B] With [Bm] ivy clinging [E] to the walls
[Bm] House [E] Martins busy feeding [F#m] the young beneath [A] the years
[Bm] So [E] busy they don't know [A] that you are there
[Bm] So [Em] peaceful in the garden
[F#] Nothing to worry, [D] nothing to care
[B] So beautiful [E] as surely [A] cannot be
[Bm] But not for [E] the likes [A] of you and me
[Em] [D] [C#] Sweet summer [Em] sunshine is [A] welcome on my face
[D] [F#m] But when cold winter [C#] blows the only place [F#m] I know
[E] Is this paper [G#] house around [C#] my heart
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [Bm] [E]
[F#m] [A] [Bm] [E]
[A] [Bm] [Em] [F#]
[D] [Bm] [E]
[A] [Em] [D] [C#] Sweet summer [Bm] sunshine [E] is welcome [A] on my face
[D] But [C#m] when cold [E] winter blows the only [F#m] place I know
[E] Is this paper [G#] house around my [C#]
[D] heart
The [A] [E] [Bm] country lane, [A] the city street
[Em] No matter where you're bound to [E] meet
[Bm] The hardship [E] and the [F#m] struggle to keep your [A] soul alive
[Bm] To carry [E] on, keep [A] your head up high
[Bm] Sometimes [E] you will be wishing [F#] you were a [D] millionaire
[Bm] In this crazy [E] world you know it [A] isn't fair
[B] So [E] beautiful but not for [A] [Em] humane
[D] Sweet [C#] summer sunshine is [A] welcome on my face
[D] But [C#m] when cold [E] winter blows the only [F#m] place I know
[E] Is this paper [A] house around my [D] heart
[A]
[E] [A] Yeah, try [Am] it.
[A] It's a [D] possibility.
Let's try that.
Inhuman possibility, I [F#] like it.
[B] [A]
[D] [F#m] [E]
[F#m] [E] [G#] [A]
[Em] [A] Is this a [Bm] break now?
[E] Yeah, it could be.
[Bm] [E]
[A] [F#m] [A] [Bm]
[E] [A] [F#m] [C#m] First time [F#] [D] is [B] [E] Play ball.
Shadows dancing [F#] on the [A] ever restless wind
[Bm] [E] Whispers always teasing [A] like a child
[Bm] The [Em] quietness of the houses [F#m] that hide behind [D] the trees
[F#m] [B] So [E] beautiful it surely [A] cannot be
[Bm] So [E] beautiful but not for [A]
[D] humane
[A] [E] [Bm] Each one a [A] castle built of stone
[E] With ivy [A#] clinging to [E] the wall
[Bm] Us [A] mobs busy feeding [F#] the young [A] beneath the hay
[Bm] So busy they [E] don't [A] know that you are there
[F#] So [Em] peaceful in the garden, [F#m] none a worry, none [D] a care
[Bm] So beautiful [E] it surely [A] cannot be
[Bm] But not [E] for the likes of [A] you and [Em] me
[D] Yeah.
Sweet [C#m] summer [A] sunshine is welcome on my face
[D] [F#] But when cold winter [C#m] blows the [F#m] only place I know
[E] Is this paper house [G#] around [Bm] my heart
[A]
[E] [A]
One of those.
[Am] And [D] then
[A] OK.
[F] And then one of those.
[A]
Oh.
Right.
And the final one [F] is
[A] By the time [N] this album appeared, Bert had become wealthy beyond belief.
Had copious amounts of furniture.
Had got curtains, nice fishinette-y ones for the window,
and brown ones for the
And he had so much furniture he would invite people round.
See?
This John Rennburn's popped round to play a truly exotic game.
He'd obviously got intelligent when he got wealthy
and got these extraordinarily complex games.
None of us could work out what it was.
We thought maybe they're dope dealers sharing pills.
Or maybe he's taken to painting Smarties.
We didn't know.
But what we did know,
he'd moved on and become very jazzy with this fellow
Key:
A
E
Bm
D
F#m
A
E
Bm
[B] So beautiful [E] as surely [A] cannot be
[B] So [E] beautiful but not for [A] _ [D] humane
_ [A] _ _
_ [Em] Each one a castle [D] built [A] of stone
[B] With [Bm] ivy clinging [E] to the walls
[Bm] House [E] Martins busy feeding [F#m] the young beneath [A] the years
[Bm] So [E] busy they don't know [A] that you are there
[Bm] So [Em] peaceful in the garden
[F#] Nothing to worry, [D] nothing to care
[B] So beautiful [E] as surely [A] cannot be
[Bm] But not for [E] the likes [A] of you and me
[Em] _ [D] [C#] Sweet summer [Em] sunshine is [A] welcome on my face
[D] [F#m] But when cold winter [C#] blows the only place [F#m] I know
[E] Is this paper [G#] house around [C#] my heart
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ [F#] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ [D] [C#] Sweet summer [Bm] sunshine [E] is welcome [A] on my face
[D] But [C#m] when cold [E] winter blows the only [F#m] place I know
[E] Is this paper [G#] house around my [C#]
[D] heart
The [A] _ _ _ _ [E] [Bm] country lane, [A] the city street
_ [Em] No matter where you're bound to [E] meet
[Bm] The hardship [E] and the [F#m] struggle to keep your [A] soul alive
[Bm] To carry [E] on, keep [A] your head up high
[Bm] Sometimes [E] you will be wishing [F#] you were a [D] millionaire
[Bm] In this crazy [E] world you know it [A] isn't fair
[B] So [E] beautiful but not for [A] _ [Em] humane
[D] Sweet [C#] summer sunshine is [A] welcome on my face
[D] But [C#m] when cold [E] winter blows the only [F#m] place I know
[E] Is this paper [A] house around my [D] heart
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Yeah, try [Am] it.
[A] _ _ _ _ It's a [D] possibility. _
Let's try that.
Inhuman possibility, I [F#] like it.
[B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G#] _ [A] _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ Is this a [Bm] break now?
[E] Yeah, it could be.
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
[A] _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] [C#m] First time [F#] [D] is_ _ [B] _ [E] Play ball.
Shadows dancing [F#] on the [A] ever restless wind
_ [Bm] [E] Whispers always teasing [A] like a child
[Bm] The [Em] quietness of the houses [F#m] that hide behind [D] the trees
[F#m] [B] So [E] beautiful it surely [A] cannot be
[Bm] So [E] beautiful but not for [A] _
[D] humane
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] [Bm] Each one a [A] castle built of stone
[E] With ivy [A#] clinging to [E] the wall
[Bm] Us [A] mobs busy feeding [F#] the young [A] beneath the hay
[Bm] So busy they [E] don't [A] know that you are there
[F#] So [Em] peaceful in the garden, [F#m] none a worry, none [D] a care
[Bm] So beautiful [E] it surely [A] cannot be
[Bm] But not [E] for the likes of [A] you and [Em] me
[D] Yeah.
Sweet [C#m] summer [A] sunshine is welcome on my face _
[D] [F#] But when cold winter [C#m] blows the [F#m] only place I know
[E] Is this paper house [G#] around [Bm] my heart
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
One of those.
_ [Am] _ And [D] then_
_ [A] _ OK.
[F] And then one of those.
[A] _
Oh.
Right.
And the final one [F] is_
_ [A] By the time [N] this album appeared, Bert had become wealthy beyond belief.
Had copious amounts of furniture.
Had got curtains, nice fishinette-y ones for the window,
and brown ones for the_
And he had so much furniture he would invite people round.
See?
This John Rennburn's popped round to play a truly exotic game.
He'd obviously got intelligent when he got wealthy
and got these extraordinarily complex games.
None of us could work out what it was.
We thought maybe they're dope dealers sharing pills.
Or maybe he's taken to painting Smarties.
We didn't know.
But what we did know,
he'd moved on and become very jazzy with this fellow
[B] So [E] beautiful but not for [A] _ [D] humane
_ [A] _ _
_ [Em] Each one a castle [D] built [A] of stone
[B] With [Bm] ivy clinging [E] to the walls
[Bm] House [E] Martins busy feeding [F#m] the young beneath [A] the years
[Bm] So [E] busy they don't know [A] that you are there
[Bm] So [Em] peaceful in the garden
[F#] Nothing to worry, [D] nothing to care
[B] So beautiful [E] as surely [A] cannot be
[Bm] But not for [E] the likes [A] of you and me
[Em] _ [D] [C#] Sweet summer [Em] sunshine is [A] welcome on my face
[D] [F#m] But when cold winter [C#] blows the only place [F#m] I know
[E] Is this paper [G#] house around [C#] my heart
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ [F#] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ [D] [C#] Sweet summer [Bm] sunshine [E] is welcome [A] on my face
[D] But [C#m] when cold [E] winter blows the only [F#m] place I know
[E] Is this paper [G#] house around my [C#]
[D] heart
The [A] _ _ _ _ [E] [Bm] country lane, [A] the city street
_ [Em] No matter where you're bound to [E] meet
[Bm] The hardship [E] and the [F#m] struggle to keep your [A] soul alive
[Bm] To carry [E] on, keep [A] your head up high
[Bm] Sometimes [E] you will be wishing [F#] you were a [D] millionaire
[Bm] In this crazy [E] world you know it [A] isn't fair
[B] So [E] beautiful but not for [A] _ [Em] humane
[D] Sweet [C#] summer sunshine is [A] welcome on my face
[D] But [C#m] when cold [E] winter blows the only [F#m] place I know
[E] Is this paper [A] house around my [D] heart
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Yeah, try [Am] it.
[A] _ _ _ _ It's a [D] possibility. _
Let's try that.
Inhuman possibility, I [F#] like it.
[B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G#] _ [A] _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ Is this a [Bm] break now?
[E] Yeah, it could be.
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
[A] _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] [C#m] First time [F#] [D] is_ _ [B] _ [E] Play ball.
Shadows dancing [F#] on the [A] ever restless wind
_ [Bm] [E] Whispers always teasing [A] like a child
[Bm] The [Em] quietness of the houses [F#m] that hide behind [D] the trees
[F#m] [B] So [E] beautiful it surely [A] cannot be
[Bm] So [E] beautiful but not for [A] _
[D] humane
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] [Bm] Each one a [A] castle built of stone
[E] With ivy [A#] clinging to [E] the wall
[Bm] Us [A] mobs busy feeding [F#] the young [A] beneath the hay
[Bm] So busy they [E] don't [A] know that you are there
[F#] So [Em] peaceful in the garden, [F#m] none a worry, none [D] a care
[Bm] So beautiful [E] it surely [A] cannot be
[Bm] But not [E] for the likes of [A] you and [Em] me
[D] Yeah.
Sweet [C#m] summer [A] sunshine is welcome on my face _
[D] [F#] But when cold winter [C#m] blows the [F#m] only place I know
[E] Is this paper house [G#] around [Bm] my heart
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
One of those.
_ [Am] _ And [D] then_
_ [A] _ OK.
[F] And then one of those.
[A] _
Oh.
Right.
And the final one [F] is_
_ [A] By the time [N] this album appeared, Bert had become wealthy beyond belief.
Had copious amounts of furniture.
Had got curtains, nice fishinette-y ones for the window,
and brown ones for the_
And he had so much furniture he would invite people round.
See?
This John Rennburn's popped round to play a truly exotic game.
He'd obviously got intelligent when he got wealthy
and got these extraordinarily complex games.
None of us could work out what it was.
We thought maybe they're dope dealers sharing pills.
Or maybe he's taken to painting Smarties.
We didn't know.
But what we did know,
he'd moved on and become very jazzy with this fellow