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Paper Tigers by Tom Cochrane
Tab by Landon Lefebvre
[Intro]
e|--0--0--0--0--0h2-0----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------3------0------------------------------------|
G|------------------------0h2----2/4-0-2-2-2-2-2h4-2-0-------------|
D|--2---------------------------------------------------2--0--2----|
A|--2--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
EmKeep your powder Gdry and warm
DThru the coming darkest Astorm
EmAll the fear that's Gsent your way
ThDru your eyes you might Awash away
When you Emcan
Still your Glantern's strong and bright
Even Dthru the darkest Anight
[Chorus]
CAll those paper Gtigers
DAll their lies they Amight have sold you
CMight be wasted Gon
DOne so young that you're old again
AShe walks out thru the wind and the rain Emuh-huh
[Verse 2]
EmThey can't give yGou all those things
DNo pot of gold no big brAass ring
EmStay on the road for Gthe night has come
PeDrhaps at dawn we will bAe like one again
[Chorus]
CAll those paper Gtigers
DAll their lies they Amight have sold you
CMight be wasted Gon
DOne so young that you're old again
ASylvia walks out thru the wind and the raEmin uh-huh
[Bridge]
    Em  GStill the Dshock rAips you thru every Emnerve
GIn the Dbell jar nAothing can be hEmeard
[Solo]
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------8--/12--10---/12\10--8--------------|
G|---9--/11--------------------------/9--7-7h9----|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
EmI would walk with you
I would Gtalk with you
I would Ddo anything that would Aget you thru
Draw Emthe line for you
Take the Gfifth for you
I would Dstand on a bridge and jAump off it too
[Chorus]
CAll those paper Gtigers
DAll their lies they Amight have sold you
CMight be wasted Gon
DOne so young that you're old again
CAll those paper Gtigers
DAll the lies your moAther told you
CMight be wasted Gon
DOne so young that you're old again
AShe walks out thru the wind and the rain uhEm-huh
************************************
| h    Hammer-on
| /    Slide up into note
| \    Slide down
************************************
...Dedicated to Slyvia Plath

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Paper Tigers

by Tom Cochrane

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Paper Tigers by Tom Cochrane

Tab by Landon Lefebvre

[Intro]

e|--0--0--0--0--0h2-0----------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------3------0------------------------------------|

G|------------------------0h2----2/4-0-2-2-2-2-2h4-2-0-------------|

D|--2---------------------------------------------------2--0--2----|

A|--2--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Em G

Keep your powder dry and warm

D A

Thru the coming darkest storm

Em G

All the fear that's sent your way

D A

Thru your eyes you might wash away

When you can

Still your lantern's strong and bright

D A

Even thru the darkest night

[Chorus]

C G

All those paper tigers

D A

All their lies they might have sold you

C G

Might be wasted on

One so young that you're old again

A Em

She walks out thru the wind and the rain uh-huh

[Verse 2]

Em G

They can't give you all those things

D A

No pot of gold no big brass ring

Em G

Stay on the road for the night has come

D A

Perhaps at dawn we will be like one again

[Chorus]

C G

All those paper tigers

D A

All their lies they might have sold you

C G

Might be wasted on

One so young that you're old again

A Em

Sylvia walks out thru the wind and the rain uh-huh

[Bridge]

Em G D A Em

Still the shock rips you thru every nerve

G D A Em

In the bell jar nothing can be heard

[Solo]

e|------------------------------------------------|

B|------------8--/12--10---/12\10--8--------------|

G|---9--/11--------------------------/9--7-7h9----|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

I would walk with you

I would talk with you

D A

I would do anything that would get you thru

Draw the line for you

Take the fifth for you

D A

I would stand on a bridge and jump off it too

[Chorus]

C G

All those paper tigers

D A

All their lies they might have sold you

C G

Might be wasted on

One so young that you're old again

C G

All those paper tigers

D A

All the lies your mother told you

C G

Might be wasted on

One so young that you're old again

A Em

She walks out thru the wind and the rain uh-huh

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up into note

| \ Slide down

************************************

...Dedicated to Slyvia Plath

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