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[Intro]
E    E    E    A    A
[Verse 1]
Paper 
Awings, all torn and 
Ebent. You 
Emade me feel like they were heaven 
Asent.
Paper
Awings, not real at 
Eall. They
Etook me high enough to really 
Afall.A7  
[Bridge 1]
Your paper
Dkisses faded too 
Asoon, just like a
B7paper rose 
E9'Neath a paper moon.
[Chorus]
Paper 
Awings, paper 
Dwings, Oh,
Ehow could I expect to fly with only paper 
Awings?
[solo]
A    E    E    A
A    E    E    A
[Bridge 2]
Angels were 
Dsinging, didn't you 
Ahear? If only I'd 
B7listened close When they 
Ewhispered in my ear.
[Chorus]
Paper 
Awings, paper 
Dwings, Oh, 
Ehow could I expect to fly with only paper 
Awings?
[Tag]
I
Etried to fly but found that I had only paper 
Awings
[Outro]
E   E   E   A
(C) Gillian Welch, David Rawlings

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Paper Wings

by Gillian Welch

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[Intro]

E E E A A

[Verse 1]

Paper

wings, all torn and

bent. You

made me feel like they were heaven

sent.

Paper

wings, not real at

all. They

took me high enough to really

A A7

fall.

[Bridge 1]

Your paper

kisses faded too

soon, just like a

paper rose

'Neath a paper moon.

[Chorus]

Paper

wings, paper

wings, Oh,

how could I expect to fly with only paper

wings?

[solo]

A E E A

[Bridge 2]

Angels were

singing, didn't you

hear? If only I'd

listened close When they

whispered in my ear.

[Chorus]

Paper

wings, paper

wings, Oh,

how could I expect to fly with only paper

wings?

[Tag]

tried to fly but found that I had only paper

wings

[Outro]

E E E A

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