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I do most of my chord transcriptions using the Piano, so the root notes in chords like 
Intro:  Ab  Fm  
We lAbanded our heavy heFmarts
mAbotors with bFmroken parts
Bbmwe had a deck of caDbrds
it was a sAbtartFm  
We'd sit out in the sun
and wait for our skin to turn
you would ask for truth
and I'd look for something to burn
                    Gb  Db/                F  Fm  
  Oh, we walked in a hallowed place back then
on the edge of Dublin, Gbthe edge of May and June
                  Db/         F  Fm  
Oh, to live in a paper house again
                    Gb  Db/         F          Ab  Fm  
where we grew by the light of the moon, oh
Often we took the train
the sky pacing white to gray
when you or I would leave
and the other would stay
And we were all that we had
and breathed in each others words
I would ask for truth
and you'd look for something to burn
Oh, we walked in a hallowed place back then
on the edge of Dublin, the edge of May and June
Oh, to live in a paper house again
where we grew by the light of the moon
You were much younger then
younger than I am now
I still keep as much an eye as the wires allow
I still keep as much an eye as the wires allow
Oh, we walked in a hallowed place back then
on the edge of Dublin, the edge of May and June
Oh, to live in a paper house again
where we grew by the light of the moon
Oh, you know what you are to me
and you know you will always be
Lisa plays this with a Capo on the first Fret, so the chords, for quick reference would be:
 G   Em(verse)
 Am   C(last part of the verse)
 F   C   Em   F(Chorus)
 F   C(last part of the chorus)
 G   Em(verse again)

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Paper House

by Lisa Hannigan

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Bbm

I do most of my chord transcriptions using the Piano, so the root notes in chords like

Ab Fm

Intro:

Ab Fm

We landed our heavy hearts

Ab Fm

motors with broken parts

Bbm Db

we had a deck of cards

Ab Fm

it was a start

We'd sit out in the sun

and wait for our skin to turn

you would ask for truth

and I'd look for something to burn

Gb Db F Fm

Oh, we walked in a hallowed place back then

on the edge of Dublin, the edge of May and June

Db F Fm

Oh, to live in a paper house again

Gb Db F Ab Fm

where we grew by the light of the moon, oh

Often we took the train

the sky pacing white to gray

when you or I would leave

and the other would stay

And we were all that we had

and breathed in each others words

I would ask for truth

and you'd look for something to burn

Oh, we walked in a hallowed place back then

on the edge of Dublin, the edge of May and June

Oh, to live in a paper house again

where we grew by the light of the moon

You were much younger then

younger than I am now

I still keep as much an eye as the wires allow

Oh, we walked in a hallowed place back then

on the edge of Dublin, the edge of May and June

Oh, to live in a paper house again

where we grew by the light of the moon

Oh, you know what you are to me

and you know you will always be

Lisa plays this with a Capo on the first Fret, so the chords, for quick reference would be:

G Em

(verse)

Am C

(last part of the verse)

F C Em F

(Chorus)

F C

(last part of the chorus)

G Em

(verse again)

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