Paper And Iron Chords by Xtc

Tempo:
145.05 bpm
Chords used:

A

C

G

D

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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XTC - Paper and Iron- chords
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[A] Bye bye world!
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[Am] [G] [A]
[G]
[A] [G] [A]
[D]
[E] [C]
[E] [C]
[E]
[C] [Gm] [E]
[C]
[G] I'm going everywhere
I [Bb] thought I was much more
But [F] the church has [Ab] turned me
On the cheap
[Bb]
On the cheap [A] I
[G]
[Bb] [A] [D]
[A] I
[E]
I'm [A] on
[D]
[A] Working for make
Burn for iron
Working for the right [D] to keep a dime
[A] Working for make, burn for iron
What was the [D] union for the die [E]-off?
[C] I know
That my [E] feet
[C]
Can't hold my feet
[Dbm]
[C] Or fight the [E] hand That pleads
[C] I take all my notes
And [G] go on a jive every week
I [Bb] live here
In the earth I'm told
But [F] the church says [Ab] you May invest Please
[Bb] Remain invested
[A]
I
[Gb] [Em] I
I'm still a [G] brown man Won't show
[C] Anybody [Gb] else my worth
I'm playing [Em] at the ground [G] man [C] Confess
[G] Anybody's golden age [C] Confess
[G] Anybody's golden age Confess
[C]
Anybody's [G] golden age
[C] Forever dreaming of a [Bb] golden age
[Em] Forever [D]
[C]
[G]
[C] dreaming of
[D]
[C]
a golden age
Forever dreaming of a golden age
Working for make, burn [G] for [A] iron
Working for the right to [D] keep a dime
[A] Working for make, burn [Gm] for [A] iron
Working for make, burn for iron
What was the union [D] for the die [E]-off?
[C] I'm breathing inside [E] the sky
[C]
I'm smothering the [E] sky
[Db] [C] I'm sleeping in my [E] car
[C] I take all my notes
And [A] go on a jive every week
[Bb]
[A] [D]
[A] [G]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [G]
[A]
[G]
[A] I
I
I
[D]
[A] [G] I I I I I I
[C] [F] [Gm]
[Abm] [E]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn Xtc - (Notes And Coins, 2001 Remaster) Paper And Iron chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, D, A, G, A, C, E and C. For best results, commence at 72 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 145. Considering the song's key of D Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[A] Bye bye world!
[G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] I'm going everywhere _ _ _ _
I [Bb] _ thought I was much more
But [F] the church has [Ab] turned me
On the cheap
_ [Bb] _
On the cheap _ [A] I
_ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] I
_ _ _ [E] _
I'm [A] on
_ _ [D] _ _
[A] Working for make
Burn for iron
Working for the right [D] to keep a dime
[A] Working for make, burn for iron
What was the [D] union for the die [E]-off?
_ _ [C] _ I know
That my [E] feet
_ [C] _
Can't hold my feet
[Dbm] _ _
_ [C] Or fight the [E] hand That pleads
_ [C] I take all my notes
And [G] go on a jive every week _
I _ [Bb] _ live here
In the earth I'm told
But [F] the church says [Ab] you May invest _ Please
[Bb] _ Remain _ invested _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Em] I
I'm still a _ [G] brown man Won't show
[C] _ Anybody [Gb] else my worth
I'm playing [Em] at the _ ground [G] man _ [C] Confess
_ [G] Anybody's golden age _ [C] Confess
_ [G] Anybody's golden age Confess
[C] _
Anybody's [G] golden age _
[C] Forever dreaming of a [Bb] golden _ age _ _ _ _
[Em] _ Forever [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ dreaming of _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ a golden age
Forever dreaming of a golden age
Working for make, burn [G] for [A] iron
Working for the right to [D] keep a dime
[A] Working for make, burn [Gm] for [A] iron
Working for make, burn for iron
What was the union [D] for the die [E]-off?
_ _ [C] _ I'm breathing inside [E] the sky
_ [C] _
I'm smothering the [E] sky _
[Db] _ [C] I'm sleeping in my [E] car
_ [C] _ I take all my notes
And [A] go on a jive every week
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] I
I
I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] I I I I I I
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was authored by Andy Partridge.

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