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Tift Merritt
Stray Paper
  Em022000
   G320003
   Ax0222x
   Dxx0232
  Bmx2443x
Capo on 3
[Verse 1]
N.C.         Em  
  I've got a postcard
with an Dold adAdress
A picture of EmHouston
in a Dcreased up Amess
Just to Emremind me
That it Aall went Dwrong
GJust to beat me up – just to turAn me on
[Chorus]
  DStray pBmaper
  DStray pBmaper
  DStray pBmaper
  GBurning my Ahands
[Verse 2]
N.C.               Em  
Cigarettes in the glove box
with Dthe claAssified ads
ashes and Emsilver
worn intDo your handAs
“I gotta Emsee you”
on a Abar napDkin
gas station Gquarters, I gotta Asee you again
[Chorus]
  DStray pBmaper
  DStray pBmaper
  DStray pBmaper
  GBurning in my Ahands
[Verse 3]
N.C.                Em  
Somewhere there's a letter
that I Dnever Asent
it used to read Empretty
now it's Dempty Aas
that night in the Emheadlights
with the Ablankets Dpressed, Was it something to
Gyou, babe? Was it aAlways just
[Chorus]
  DStray pBmaper
  DStray pBmaper
  DStray pBmaper
  GBurning in my Ahands
  DStray pBmaper
  DStray pBmaper
  DStray pBmaper
  GBurning in my Ahands
  GBurning in my Ahands
  GBurning in my Ahands
(Solo over verse chords, end on Em)

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Stray Paper

by Tift Merritt

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tift Merritt

Stray Paper

022000

320003

x0222x

xx0232

x2443x

Capo on 3

[Verse 1]

N.C.

I've got a postcard

D A

with an old address

A picture of Houston

D A

in a creased up mess

Just to remind me

A D

That it all went wrong

G A

Just to beat me up – just to turn me on

[Chorus]

D Bm

Stray paper

D Bm

Stray paper

D Bm

Stray paper

G A

Burning my hands

[Verse 2]

N.C.

Cigarettes in the glove box

D A

with the classified ads

ashes and silver

D A

worn into your hands

“I gotta see you”

A D

on a bar napkin

G A

gas station quarters, I gotta see you again

[Chorus]

D Bm

Stray paper

D Bm

Stray paper

D Bm

Stray paper

G A

Burning in my hands

[Verse 3]

N.C.

Somewhere there's a letter

D A

that I never sent

it used to read pretty

D A

now it's empty as

that night in the headlights

A D

with the blankets pressed, Was it something to

G A

you, babe? Was it always just

[Chorus]

D Bm

Stray paper

D Bm

Stray paper

D Bm

Stray paper

G A

Burning in my hands

D Bm

Stray paper

D Bm

Stray paper

D Bm

Stray paper

G A

Burning in my hands

G A

Burning in my hands

G A

Burning in my hands

(Solo over verse chords, end on Em)

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