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Purple Kangaroo - The Paper
(Lyrics and Music by Cristoffer Escoz)
Chords used in the song:
       Dxx0232
       Ax02220
     A/Dxx0220
       G320033
   Gsus2320035
   Asus4x02230
   Dsus2xx0230
   Dsus4xx0233
 D   A   A/D   A  A/ D  G  
DWe were just a paper who drifted on A  A/D  
Who liftAed off to tA/Dhe sky aGbove 
But we realDized later the wind was Astrong A/D  
WAay too stronA/Dg to leave Gus alone Gsus2  G  
DWe were just a paper in a stronger wAind
With a stroGnger will, with a crave foDr pills 
We drifGted off to an alien woDrld A  Asus4  
DAll these driftin' peoAple
GHolding on 'til they all aDre goneA  
DAll these driftin' peoAple
GSearchin' for a placDe to goG  
A place to call home D  Dsus2  D  Dsus4  
We are just a paper floatin' by 
Where no one try to learn to fly 
And the wind blows stronger for every day 
And I'm afraid it will blow us all away 
We are just a paper in a stronger wind 
With a stronger will, with a crave for pills 
We should've known how to change the world 
All these driftin' people 
Holding on 'til they all are gone 
All these driftin' people 
Searchin' for a place to go 
A place to call home 
We're movGin' around but no one can see us nowD  Dsus2  D  Dsus4  
We're leaGvin' the ground but no one will know we're goneD  Dsus2  D  Dsus4  
GDon't you know we've been driftin' on forever D  Dsus2  D  Dsus4  
Though we stillA  
GWant to find our home A  Asus4  
All these driftin' people 
Holding on 'til they all are gone 
All these driftin' people 
Searchin' for a place to go 
All these driftin' people 
Holding on 'til they all are gone 
All these driftin' people 
Searchin' for a place to go 
A place to call home 
D5We were just the paper 
Who drifA5ted on the wind so strong 
But noG5w it's gone

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Paper

by Purple Kangaroo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/D

Gsus2

Asus4

Dsus2

Dsus4

Purple Kangaroo - The Paper

(Lyrics and Music by Cristoffer Escoz)

Chords used in the song:

xx0232

x02220

A/D

xx0220

320033

Gsus2

320035

Asus4

x02230

Dsus2

xx0230

Dsus4

xx0233

D A A/D A A D G

D A A/D

We were just a paper who drifted on

A A/D G

Who lifted off to the sky above

D A A/D

But we realized later the wind was strong

A A/D G Gsus2 G

Way too strong to leave us alone

D A

We were just a paper in a stronger wind

G D

With a stronger will, with a crave for pills

G D A Asus4

We drifted off to an alien world

D A

All these driftin' people

G D A

Holding on 'til they all are gone

D A

All these driftin' people

G D G

Searchin' for a place to go

D Dsus2 D Dsus4

A place to call home

We are just a paper floatin' by

Where no one try to learn to fly

And the wind blows stronger for every day

And I'm afraid it will blow us all away

We are just a paper in a stronger wind

With a stronger will, with a crave for pills

We should've known how to change the world

All these driftin' people

Holding on 'til they all are gone

All these driftin' people

Searchin' for a place to go

A place to call home

G D Dsus2 D Dsus4

We're movin' around but no one can see us now

G D Dsus2 D Dsus4

We're leavin' the ground but no one will know we're gone

G D Dsus2 D Dsus4

Don't you know we've been driftin' on forever

Though we still

G A Asus4

Want to find our home

All these driftin' people

Holding on 'til they all are gone

All these driftin' people

Searchin' for a place to go

All these driftin' people

Holding on 'til they all are gone

All these driftin' people

Searchin' for a place to go

A place to call home

We were just the paper

Who drifted on the wind so strong

But now it's gone

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