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This song has simple chords, but I've seen the lead singer use a B/D5 chord
which looks like this (from E to e): 7577--. Other than this, easy song.
If you don't like the B/D5 then use a Bm as that sounds great too.
Chord chart and different ways to play this are at the bottom.
Here is the riff that you hear repeated throughout the song:
e-------10h12--14-14-14-12-10-------10h12--14-14-14-12-10--14-14-14-12-10--|
B-10h12------------------------10h12---------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
NOTE: It's 16 strums per chord for the whole song.
INTRO
 D- B/ D5-  A- G  
Oh, the Dmoon
            B/D5  
Is watching over us
But Ain the dark, in the dark
I Gdare to tell you
Oh, the Dmoon
            B/D5  
Is watching over us
But Ain the dark, in the dark
I dGare to tell you
 D- B/ D5-  A- G  
I have Dtime
        B/D5  
All the time in the world
To make it Ahappen
To make this Ghappen
 D- B/ D5-  A- G  
And is it Dtrue what they say about us?
        B/D5  
Are the walls closing in?
And hard to push Aaway
Still too far to push away
GNo, no, no
 D- B/ D5-  A- G  
 D- B/D5  
AIn the dark, in the dark
I Gdare to tell you
 D-  D-  D-  A-  G(note that distortion comes in on the second D)
And is it Dtrue what they say about us?
        B/D5  
Are the walls closing in?
And hard to push Aaway
Still too far to push away
GNo, no, no
And have you ever tasted
                         D  B/D5  
Young blood, young blood, young blood?
And have you ever tasted
AYoung blood, young blood?
GOh, ohh
 D- B/ D5-  A- G  
 D- B/ D5-  A- G  
End on D
CHORDS USED:
This is how the lead singer plays it.
DE5	A- D5 G7 B7 E- -
A	5 7 7 6 - -
G	3 5 5 4 - -
You can also use barre chords
D	- 5 7 7 7 5
B/D	7 5 7 7 7 7
A	5 7 7 6 5 5
G	3 5 5 4 3 3
You can also use open chords
D	- - 0 2 3 2
B/D	- 2 0 2 3 2
A	- 0 2 2 2 0
G	3 2 0 0 3 3

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Paper Moon

by Shout Out Louds

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This song has simple chords, but I've seen the lead singer use a B/D5 chord

which looks like this (from E to e): 7577--. Other than this, easy song.

If you don't like the B/D5 then use a Bm as that sounds great too.

Chord chart and different ways to play this are at the bottom.

Here is the riff that you hear repeated throughout the song:

e-------10h12--14-14-14-12-10-------10h12--14-14-14-12-10--14-14-14-12-10--|

B-10h12------------------------10h12---------------------------------------|

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

NOTE: It's 16 strums per chord for the whole song.

INTRO

D B D5 A G

- / - -

Oh, the moon

B D5

Is watching over us

But in the dark, in the dark

I dare to tell you

Oh, the moon

B D5

Is watching over us

But in the dark, in the dark

I dare to tell you

D B D5 A G

- / - -

I have time

B D5

All the time in the world

To make it happen

To make this happen

D B D5 A G

- / - -

And is it true what they say about us?

B D5

Are the walls closing in?

And hard to push away

Still too far to push away

No, no, no

D B D5 A G

- / - -

D B D5

- /

In the dark, in the dark

I dare to tell you

D D D A G

- - - - (note that distortion comes in on the second D)

And is it true what they say about us?

B D5

Are the walls closing in?

And hard to push away

Still too far to push away

No, no, no

And have you ever tasted

D B D5

Young blood, young blood, young blood?

And have you ever tasted

Young blood, young blood?

Oh, ohh

D B D5 A G

- / - -

D B D5 A G

- / - -

End on D

CHORDS USED:

This is how the lead singer plays it.

E A D G B E

D5 - 5 7 7 - -

A 5 7 7 6 - -

G 3 5 5 4 - -

You can also use barre chords

D - 5 7 7 7 5

B/D 7 5 7 7 7 7

A 5 7 7 6 5 5

G 3 5 5 4 3 3

You can also use open chords

D - - 0 2 3 2

B/D - 2 0 2 3 2

A - 0 2 2 2 0

G 3 2 0 0 3 3

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