{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":75962,"song":"Paper In Fire","artist":"John Mellencamp","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11546658-paper-in-fire-chords-by-john-mellencamp/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/75962?type=chord","rating":4.70941,"votes":99,"content":"Paper in Fire - John Cougar Mellencamp (1987)\r\n\r\nB7      x242xx  (no 3rd)\r\n[ch]E/B[/ch]     x22100\r\n[ch]B5[/ch]      x244xx\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]B7[/ch]      [ch]E/B[/ch]       [ch]B5[/ch]  x4\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]          [ch]E/B[/ch]                  [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nShe had a dream and boy it was a good one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                       [ch]E/B[/ch]               [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nSo she chased after her dream with much desire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                    [ch]E/B[/ch]               [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nBut when she got too close to her expectations[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nWell the dream burned up, like paper in fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nPaper in fire, stinkin' up the ashtray[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPaper in fire, smokin' up the alley ways[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWho's to say the way a man should spend his days[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nDo you let them smolder,   like paper in fire?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]         [ch]E/B[/ch]               [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nHe wanted live with no involvement[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                [ch]E/B[/ch]                              [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nSo he chased the wind that's all his silly life required[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]              [ch]E/B[/ch]               [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nAnd the days of vanity went on forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nAnd he saw his days burn up, like paper in fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nPaper in fire, stinkin' up the ashtray[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPaper in fire, smokin' up the alley ways[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWho's to say the way a man should spend his days[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nDo you let them smolder,   like paper in fire?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]B5[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]B5[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]B5[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]B7[/ch]      [ch]E/B[/ch]       [ch]B5[/ch]  x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]E/B[/ch]                       [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nThere is a good life right across this green field[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]                   [ch]E/B[/ch]              [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nAnd each generation stares at it from afar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]               [ch]E/B[/ch]             [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nBut we keep no check on our appetites[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nSo the green fields turn to brown, like paper in fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nPaper in fire, stinkin' up the ashtray[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPaper in fire, smokin' up the alley ways[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWho's to say the way a man should spend his days[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nDo you let them smolder,   like paper in fire?      x2[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]B7[/ch]      [ch]E/B[/ch]       [ch]B5[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]      [ch]E/B[/ch]          [ch]B5[/ch]\r\n           Paper in fire[/tab]\r\n[ch]B7[/ch]      [ch]E/B[/ch]       [ch]B5[/ch]","plain_text":"Paper in Fire - John Cougar Mellencamp (1987)\n\nB7      x242xx  (no 3rd)\nE/B     x22100\nB5      x244xx\n\n\n[Intro]\nB7      E/B       B5  x4\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nD    B5    D    E    D    B5    E    A    D    B5\n\nB7      E/B       B5  x2\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nB7      E/B       B5\n\nB7      E/B       B5","chords":["B7","E/B","B5","A","E","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}