Paper In Fire chords by 
John Mellencamp 
Key: B major•
Intro 1
B
E
B
Bm
E
B
A
B
E
B
Bm
B
E
B
Verse 1
Bm
E
She had a dream
B
Bm
B
And boy it was a good one
So she chased after her dream
Bm
B
With much desire
But when she get too close
Bm
To her expectations
A
E
Well the dream burned up
Like paper in fire
B
Verse 2
Bm
D
Paper in fire
B
Stinking up the ash trays
Bm
A
Paper in fire
E
Smoking up the al leyways
A
Who's to say the way
E
A man should spend his days
A
E
Do you let them smolder
B
Like paper in fire
Bm
He
Verse 3
E
wanted love
Bm
B
With no involvement
So he chased the wind
E
B
Bm
B
That's all his silly life required
E
And the days of van ity
B
Went on forever
A
E
And he saw his days burn up
Like paper in fire
B
Verse 4
Bm
D
Paper in fire
B
Stinking up the ash trays
Bm
A
Paper in fire
E
Smoking up the al leyways
A
Who's to say the way
E
A man should spend his days
A
E
Do you let them smolder
Interlude 1
Like paper in fire
Bm
D
B
D
E
D
B
E
A
D
Bm
E
B
E
Bm
B
Verse 5
E
There's a good life
Bm
B
Right across the green fields
Bm
And each generation
B
Bm
B
Stares at it from afar
Bm
E
B
But we keep no check
E
Bm
On our appetites
A
E
So the green fields turn to brown
Like paper in fire
B
Bm
Verse 6
D
Paper in fire
Bm
Stinking up the ash trays
B
Bm
A
Paper in fire
E
Smoking up the al leyways
A
Who's to say the way
E
A man should spend his
A
E
Bm
days
D
B
Bm
A
E
A
E
Do you let them
A
E
smolder
Bm
B
E
B
Like paper in
Bm
B
E
B
Outro 1
fire
B
Bm
B
E
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB E Bm A D
B
E
Bm
A
D
Capo: 4
Transpose: 0
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