Paper Tiger chords by Beck

SimplifiedE · Bm · D · Em · A …

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E
Bm
D
Em
A
C
G
Fdim
F
Esus4
Am
Asus4

Verse 1
E 
Bm 
D 
Bm 
D 
E 
 (E major) Just like  (B minor) a   paper tiger  (D major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (E major) 
Bm 
D 
E 
Torn apart  (B minor) by idle  (D major)  (E major) hands
Em 
D 
Through the  (E minor) helter skelter  (D major) morning
Bm 
Em 
E 
Em 
Bm 
 (B minor)  (E minor)  (E major) Fix yourself  (E minor)  (B minor) while
D 
Em 
E 
you still can  (D major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
Em 
A 
Bm 
No more ashes  (E minor)  (A major) to  (B minor) ashes
D 
Bm 
D 
Bm 
Em 
E 
 (D major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (E major) 
Em 
Bm 
D 
Bm 
D 
No more cinders  (E minor)  (B minor) from  (D major) the  (B minor) sky  (D major) 
E 
C 
Bm 
D 
E 
Let  (E major) all the laws  (C major) of  (B minor) cre ation  (D major)  (E major) 
Em 
Bm 
Tell a dead man  (E minor) how to die  (B minor) 

Verse 2
Bm 
D 
Em 
E 
C 
Oh,  (B minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (E major) deserts  (C major) down
Em 
A 
E 
 (E minor) below  (A major)  (E major) us
C 
G 
A 
D 
Em 
And storm (C major) s up  (G major) above  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor) 
C 
A 
Like a stray  (C major) dog gone de (A major) fective
D 
Em 
E 
A 
G 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (E major) Like a pa (A major) per  (G major) tiger
D 
Bm 
E 
 (D major) in the sun (B minor)  (E major) 
Em 
Looking  (E minor) 

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Verse 3

through a

broken diamond

To make the past what

it should be

Through the ruins and the

weather

Capsized boats in the sea

Verse 4
E 
 (E major) 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (E minor) Oh,  (C major) deserts down  (E minor) below us
D 
E 
C 
A 
Em 
E 
And  (D major)  (E major) storm (C major) s up above  (A major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
Em 
Bm 
D 
A 
Em 
Like a  (E minor) stray dog  (B minor)  (D major) gone de (A major) fective  (E minor) 
D 
A 
G 
C 
D 
E 
Like a  (D major) pa per  (A major)  (G major) tiger  (C major)  (D major) in the sun (E major) 

Interlude 1

Verse 5

We're just holding on to nothing

To see how long nothing lasts

Oh,

Verse 6
Esus4 
C 
Em 
 (Esus4)  (C major) deserts down  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
A 
E 
Em 
 (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E major)  (E minor) be  low us
C 
Am 
A 
E 
And storm (C major) s up above  (A minor)  (A major)  (E major) 
Em 
C 
A 
Like  (E minor) a stray  (C major) dog gone de (A major) fective
E 
A 
Asus4 
A 
G 
D 
Em 
Like a  (E major)  (A major)  (Asus4) paper  (A major)  (G major) ti ger  (D major) in the sun (E minor) 

Interlude 2

Verse 7
Bm 
There's  (B minor) one road to
D 
Bm 
E 
the morning  (D major)  (B minor)  (E major) 
Bm 
E 
There's one road to the  (B minor) truth  (E major) 
Em 
D 
Em 
There's one road  (E minor) back  (D major) to civilization  (E minor) 
E 
Bm 
But there's no road back  (E major)  (B minor) to you