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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Broadcast - Papercuts
[Intro]
     Gm9    Gm2x
     Ab6    Ab2x
   D/A    D/Gb2x
     Gm9    Gm2x
[Verse 1]
You Gm9can't preGmtend 'cause Gm9I can Gmsee, you're
Ab6Not the Abboy you Ab6used to Abbe
D/ATrust me D/Gbwith a D/Asecret D/Gbyou can't Gm9keepGm  
Gm9   Gm
[Verse 2]
I Gm9watch your Gmeyes, they Gm9shift with Gmdoubt, so
Ab6Every  Abnight when Ab6stars come About
I D/Atry to D/Gbread your D/ApersoD/GbnalityGm9  Gm  
Gm9   Gm
[Chorus]
The Cwriting for pleasure you Dbwouldn't let me Bread
The Cthings you miss out when you Dbtried to misBlead
CYou said you wrote a Dbpage aBbout me
Gm9In youGmr diaGm9ryGm  
[Verse 3]
Your Gm9heart a Gmplace that Gm9no one Gmsees
          Ab6          AbAbadd6  Ab  
You can't despise your own    ideas
D/ATrust me D/Gbwith a D/Asecret D/Gbyou can't Gm9keepGm  
Gm9    Gm
[Chorus]
The Cwriting for pleasure you Dbwouldn't let me Bread
The Cthings you miss out when you Dbtried to misBlead
CYou said you wrote a Dbpage aBbout me
Gm9In youGmr diaGm9ryGm  
[Bridge]
GmDon't be so afraid
EbThere's bound to be a place
AbNo matter who or where you are
Ebmaj7You've got to be willing
You've got to be willing
[Interlude]
     Gm9    Gm2x
     Ab6    Ab2x
   D/A    D/Gb2x
     Gm9    Gm2x
[Chorus]
The Cwriting for pleasure you Dbwouldn't let me Bread
The Cthings you miss out when you Dbtried to misBlead
CYou said you wrote a Dbpage aBbout me
Gm9In youGmr diaGm9ryGm  
[Bridge]
GmDon't be so afraid
EbYou're bound to make mistakes
AbNo matter who or where you are
Ebmaj7You've got to be willing
GmDon't be so afraid
EbThere's bound to be a place
AbNo matter who or where you are
Ebmaj7You've got to be willing
You've got to be willing
Chord fingerings:
e|-Gm9-3----Ab6-4----D/A----D/Gb-----Ebmaj7--7--|
B|--3-----4-----7---7-----9--|
G|--3-----5-----7---7-----8--|
D|--7-----6-----7---7-----9--|
A|--5-----8----(0)--9-----7--|
E|--3-----4------------------|

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Papercuts

by Broadcast

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm9

Ab6

D/A

D/Gb

Ebmaj7

Broadcast - Papercuts

[Intro]

Gm9 Gm

Ab6 Ab

D/A D/Gb

Gm9 Gm

[Verse 1]

Gm9 Gm Gm9 Gm

You can't pretend 'cause I can see, you're

Ab6 Ab Ab6 Ab

Not the boy you used to be

D/A D/Gb D/A D/Gb Gm9 Gm

Trust me with a secret you can't keep

Gm9 Gm

[Verse 2]

Gm9 Gm Gm9 Gm

I watch your eyes, they shift with doubt, so

Ab6 Ab Ab6 Ab

Every night when stars come out

D/A D/Gb D/A D/Gb Gm9 Gm

I try to read your personality

Gm9 Gm

[Chorus]

C Db B

The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read

C Db B

The things you miss out when you tried to mislead

C Db B

You said you wrote a page about me

Gm9 Gm Gm9 Gm

In your diary

[Verse 3]

Gm9 Gm Gm9 Gm

Your heart a place that no one sees

Ab6 Ab Ab

Abadd6

You can't despise your own ideas

D/A D/Gb D/A D/Gb Gm9 Gm

Trust me with a secret you can't keep

Gm9 Gm

[Chorus]

C Db B

The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read

C Db B

The things you miss out when you tried to mislead

C Db B

You said you wrote a page about me

Gm9 Gm Gm9 Gm

In your diary

[Bridge]

Don't be so afraid

There's bound to be a place

No matter who or where you are

Ebmaj7

You've got to be willing

[Interlude]

Gm9 Gm

Ab6 Ab

D/A D/Gb

Gm9 Gm

[Chorus]

C Db B

The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read

C Db B

The things you miss out when you tried to mislead

C Db B

You said you wrote a page about me

Gm9 Gm Gm9 Gm

In your diary

[Bridge]

Don't be so afraid

You're bound to make mistakes

No matter who or where you are

Ebmaj7

You've got to be willing

Don't be so afraid

There's bound to be a place

No matter who or where you are

Ebmaj7

You've got to be willing

Chord fingerings:

Gm9 Ab6 D/A D/Gb Ebmaj7

e|--3-----4---------------7--|

B|--3-----4-----7---7-----9--|

G|--3-----5-----7---7-----8--|

D|--7-----6-----7---7-----9--|

A|--5-----8----(0)--9-----7--|

E|--3-----4------------------|

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