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On Paper
From the album Hypercaffium Spazzinate
[Intro]
 C#5   B5   C#5   B5   F#5   E5(x2)
[Verse 1]
I'm nB5ot so easy on the eG#5ye
It's been sC#5aid my face can make an onion cF#5ry
I mE5ean no F#5harm, but I've Eb5got the chG#5arm
Of a mE5urdering serial rEb5aperC#5  C5  
[Pre-Chorus]
I nB5ever get none, and G#5I know why
But there's C#5more to me than mF#5eets the eye
The rE5eal live F#5me ain't Eb5certifG#5ied
[Chorus]
E5I look gF#5ood on C#5papeB5rC#5  B5  F#5  E5  
[Verse 2]
StatB5istically I'm far above the G#5rest
I C#5do my homework, never have to gF#5uess
My soE5cial lF#5ife's an eEb5mpty wG#5reck
RomancE5e is an alien laEb5borC#5  C5  
[Pre-Chorus]
There are thB5ings about me you'll nG#5ever know
Unless you scC#5ratch the surface and lF#5ook below
My E5resuF#5me is sEb5olid gG#5old
[Chorus]
E5I look gF#5ood on C#5papeB5r
[Bridge]
I F#5got straight A's on eB5very test
A F#5perfect credit scB5ore
My lG#5edger's never C#5in the red
[Chorus]
E5I look gF#5ood on C#5papeB5rC#5  B5  F#5  E5  
[Transition]
C#5 B5 C#5 B5 F#5 E5
[Verse 3]
I nB5ever get none, and G#5I know why
But there's C#5more to me than mF#5eets the eye
[Pre-Chorus]
If you E5got the F#5time I'm Eb5qualifG#5ied
[Outro]
E5I look gF#5ood on C#5papeB5r
E5I look gF#5ood on C#5papeB5r
E5I lF5ook gF#5ood... 
on C#5papeB5r      C#5     B5      F#5  E5on C#5papeB5rC#5  B5  F#5  E5  B5  

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On Paper

by Descendents

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#5

F#5

G#5

Eb5

On Paper

From the album Hypercaffium Spazzinate

[Intro]

C#5 B5 C#5 B5 F#5 E5

(x2)

[Verse 1]

B5 G#5

I'm not so easy on the eye

C#5 F#5

It's been said my face can make an onion cry

E5 F#5 Eb5 G#5

I mean no harm, but I've got the charm

E5 Eb5 C#5 C5

Of a murdering serial raper

[Pre-Chorus]

B5 G#5

I never get none, and I know why

C#5 F#5

But there's more to me than meets the eye

E5 F#5 Eb5 G#5

The real live me ain't certified

[Chorus]

E5 F#5 C#5 B5 C#5 B5 F#5 E5

I look good on paper

[Verse 2]

B5 G#5

Statistically I'm far above the rest

C#5 F#5

I do my homework, never have to guess

E5 F#5 Eb5 G#5

My social life's an empty wreck

E5 Eb5 C#5 C5

Romance is an alien labor

[Pre-Chorus]

B5 G#5

There are things about me you'll never know

C#5 F#5

Unless you scratch the surface and look below

E5 F#5 Eb5 G#5

My resume is solid gold

[Chorus]

E5 F#5 C#5 B5

I look good on paper

[Bridge]

F#5 B5

I got straight A's on every test

F#5 B5

A perfect credit score

G#5 C#5

My ledger's never in the red

[Chorus]

E5 F#5 C#5 B5 C#5 B5 F#5 E5

I look good on paper

[Transition]

C#5 B5 C#5 B5 F#5 E5

[Verse 3]

B5 G#5

I never get none, and I know why

C#5 F#5

But there's more to me than meets the eye

[Pre-Chorus]

E5 F#5 Eb5 G#5

If you got the time I'm qualified

[Outro]

E5 F#5 C#5 B5

I look good on paper

E5 F#5 C#5 B5

I look good on paper

E5 F5 F#5

I look good...

C#5 B5 C#5 B5 F#5 E5 C#5 B5 C#5 B5 F#5 E5 B5

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