Paper In Fire chords by
John Mellencamp

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Key: B major

Intro 1
G G 
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C C 
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Gm Gm 3
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Verse 1
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She had a dream
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And boy it was a good one
So she chased after her dream
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With much desire
But when she get too close
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To her expectations
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C C 
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Well the dream burned up
Like paper in fire
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Verse 2
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Paper in fire
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Stinking up the ashtrays
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Paper in  fire
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Smoking up the alleyways
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Who's to say the way
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A man should spend his days
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Do you let them smolder
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Like paper in fire
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He

Verse 3
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wanted love
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With no  involvement
So he chased the wind
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That's all his silly life required
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And the days of vanity
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Went on forever
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And he saw his days burn up
Like paper in fire
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Verse 4
Gm Gm 3
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Paper in fire
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Stinking up the ashtrays
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Paper in  fire
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Smoking up the alleyways
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Who's to say the way
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A man should spend his days
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Do you let them smolder

Interlude 1
Like paper in fire
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Verse 5
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There's a good life
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Right across the green fields
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And each generation
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Stares at it from afar
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But we keep no check
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On our appetites
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C C 
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So the green fields turn to brown
Like paper in fire
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Gm Gm 3
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Verse 6
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Paper in fire
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Stinking up the ashtrays
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Paper in  fire
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Smoking up the alleyways
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Who's to say the way
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A man should spend his
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Gm Gm 3
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days
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Do you let them
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smolder
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Like paper in
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Outro 1

fire

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