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