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Key: E minor•
Verse 1
E
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Just like a paper tiger
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Torn apart by idle hands
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Through the helter skelter morning
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Bm
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Fix yourself while
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E
E

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you still can
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A

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Bm
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2

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No more ashes to ashes
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Bm
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Em
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Bm
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No more cinders from the sky
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Let all the laws of cre ation
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Tell a dead man how to die
Verse 2
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C
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Oh, deserts down
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A
A

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E

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below us
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Em
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And storms up above
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Like a stray dog gone defective
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E
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Like a pa per tiger
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Bm
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E
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in the sun
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Looking
Verse 3

through a
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D
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broken diamond
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Em
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To make the past what
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E
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it should be
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Through the ruins and the
D
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Bm
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E
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weather
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Bm
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Capsized boats in the sea
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Verse 4
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Em
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C
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Oh, deserts down below us
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A
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Em
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E
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And storms up above
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Bm
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D
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Em
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Like a stray dog gone defective
D
D

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Like a pa per tiger in the sun
Interlude 1
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Fdim
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3

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E
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Em
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Bm
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Verse 5
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Bm
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We're just holding on to nothing
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To see how long nothing last s
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Oh,
Verse 6
Esus4
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deserts down
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be low us
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And storms up above
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Like a stray dog gone defective
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Asus4
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Like a paper ti ger in the sun
Interlude 2
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Bm
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Esus4
Esus4

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Esus4
Esus4

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Esus4
Esus4

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Em
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Verse 7
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There's one road to
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E
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the morning
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There's one road to the truth
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There's one road back to civilization
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But there's no road back to you
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • E

  • Bm

    2

  • D

  • Em

  • A

  • C

  • G

  • Fdim

    3

  • F

  • Esus4

  • Am

  • Asus4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Paper Tiger by Beck is E minor.

The primary chords used in Paper Tiger are E, Bm, D, Em, A, C.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, Bm, D, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Paper Tiger is approximately 143 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Paper Tiger using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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