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Paper Plane - Status Quo (Rossi / Young)
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
ARiding on a big white butterfly
AI turned my back away towards the sky
DI closed my eyes to look for something
DSaw myself as really nothing
AThen I realised my butterfly
EWasn't really up there with me
  DN.C.
We all make mistakes, forgive me
AWould you like to ride my butterfly?
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[Verse 2]
ARiding on a long blue paper plane
AGetting seasick, sorry once again
DLanding strip is getting nearer
DHope the fog lifts, make it clearer
AThen I realised my paper plane
EWasn't really up there with me
  DN.C.
We all make mistakes, forgive me
AWould you like to ride my paper plane? 
[Instrumental]
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| D | % | % | % |    x2
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|  E|  D|  E|  D|    
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[Verse 3]
ARiding in a three grand Deutsche car
AA to B is often very far
DHome is near, but such a long way
DLegs and heads all feel the wrong way
AThen I realised my Deutsche car
EIs only there to get me somewhere
    DN.C.
Even so I really do care
AWould you like to ride my Deutsche car?
[Outro]
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| D | % | % | % |   (fade)

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Paper Plane

by Status Quo

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Paper Plane - Status Quo (Rossi / Young)

[Intro]

| A | % | % | % | x2

[Verse 1]

Riding on a big white butterfly

I turned my back away towards the sky

I closed my eyes to look for something

Saw myself as really nothing

Then I realised my butterfly

Wasn't really up there with me

N.C.

We all make mistakes, forgive me

Would you like to ride my butterfly?

| | % | % | % |

[Verse 2]

Riding on a long blue paper plane

Getting seasick, sorry once again

Landing strip is getting nearer

Hope the fog lifts, make it clearer

Then I realised my paper plane

Wasn't really up there with me

N.C.

We all make mistakes, forgive me

Would you like to ride my paper plane?

[Instrumental]

| A | % | % | % | x2

| D | % | % | % | x2

| | % | % | % |

E D E D

| | | | |

| | % | % | % |

[Verse 3]

Riding in a three grand Deutsche car

A to B is often very far

Home is near, but such a long way

Legs and heads all feel the wrong way

Then I realised my Deutsche car

Is only there to get me somewhere

N.C.

Even so I really do care

Would you like to ride my Deutsche car?

[Outro]

| A | % | % | % | x2

| D | % | % | % | (fade)

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