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Papercut

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Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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For the intro I added strumming- down(d) up(u) to
STANDARD TUNING w/
CAPO ON 2
(*= one strum)
Intro-
C(duddu) F(dd) C(d)
C(duddu) F(dd) C(d)
C(duddu) F(dd) C(d)
C(duddu) F(dd) C(d) C(dud-quick)
CHow can you tell me that your Fminds made Gup
When I Csee you throwing pennies in a Fwell for Gluck
And for Amwhat, we're not stuck Ghere
Just keep Fmessing aGround and get in Amtrouble
Like we Gused toF, like we used to
CHow can you tell me that your Fminds made upG  
When we're Amjust eighGteen, we're Fmuch too youGng
To make Amdecisions 'bout the Gfuture
FWhere we wanna Gbe for nowAm  
Nothing's changing now, Gnothing's changing Fmy
Papercut doesn't Ghurt that much
You sneak Amunder my Gskin like, the Amfirst time we Gtouched
You're not Fout of luck, you justG, think too much
Am   G   Am   G  Am*
Are you over your head or just holding your brea-eth
F* C* C   F  C, C   F  C, C(dud-quick)
Why do you think you're such a mess? (same as intro)
CHow can you tell me that you're Fscared to Gjump
When you Cdove head first down the Fwell for Gluck
And I Amsaved you when Cyou got FstuckG  
You're not as Amscared with the Gpeople you Flove
OhC, how can you tell me that I Fdrink too Gmuch
What's the Amfun in Gnever Ff***ing Gup
Got no deAmcisions about the Gfuture
FRunning through my Ghead for noAmw
Nothing's changing noG, I'm not changing, thisF  
Papercut doesn't Ghurt that much
You sneak Amunder my Gskin like, the Amfirst time we Gtouched
You're not Fout of luck, you justG, think too much
Am   G   Am   G  Am*
Are you over your head or just holding your brea-eth
F* C* C   F   Am  G, C   F   Am   G  
Why do you think you're such a mess?
You're Cnot aFlone, I found a Amfriend in your demon
So you Gdon't have to see them
C   F  Am* G*
You're not alone, no you just don't know who you are...
My, Fpapercut doesn't Ghurt that much
You sneak Amunder my Gskin like, the Amfirst time we Gtouched
You're not Fout of luck, you justG, think too much
Are you Amover your Ghead or just Amholding your Gbreath, my
FPapercut doesn't Ghurt that much
You sneak Amunder my Gskin like, the Amfirst time we Gtouched
You're not Fout of luck, you justG, think too much
Am   G   Am   G  Am*
Are you over your head or just holding your brea-eth
F* C*
Why do you think you're such a mess?
CHow can you tell me that your Fminds made Gup
When I Csee you throwing pennies in a Fwell for Gluck
And for Amwhat, we're not stuck Ghere
Just keep Fmessing aGround and get in Amtrouble
G   F  F*
Like we used to, like we used to
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