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[Intro]
  C    Am    G    Cx2
[Verse 1]
Wear your Cteeth, Fpretend you're eighGteen
CMaybe when you're tall you won't be Fscared of anytGhing
Like Fhell waiting Gdown below
EmOdd that you Amthought you'd go
Better Ftouch all the Gtable tops
And Emcount all of the Amgarden rocks
[Instrumental]
  C    F    G    Cx3
[Verse 2]
Out through the Cmouth, Fpretend you're eighGteen
CMaybe when you're grown this will Fall have been a Gdream
The Fbathroom mirror, the Gstucco walls
The dEmevil waiting Amin the hall
The Fpretty wind and Gquiet snow
EmPaperclips all Amin a row
[Chorus]
But Clife has Gtripped you Fup by your laces
They Cthought maybe Gyou would Fstop with these phases
You Ccame to Ga full Fstop in the races
Cause Clife it Gjust tripped you Amup by your laces (by your laces)
[Instrumental]
  C    F    Gx2
[Verse 3]
CTalk weather, Flike you're eighGteen
CBandaging your background Flike your bleach Gclean
The Fwaiting room, the Ghollow gaze
The Emacceptance of Amfleeting faith
The Fkids wearing their Gsummer glow
Your Empaperclips all Amin a row
[Chorus]
Cause Clife has Gtripped you Fup by your laces
They Cthought maybe Gyou would Fstop with these phases
You Ccame to Ga full Fstop in the races
Cause Clife it Gjust tripped you Amup by your laces
[Chorus]
Yeah, lCife has tGripped you uFp by your laces
They Cthought maybe Gyou would Fstop with these phases
You Ccame to Ga full Fstop in the races
Cause Clife it Gjust tripped you Fup by your laces, Fby your laces
[Outro]
  C    F    Gx2
Em  Am  F  G
Em  Am

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Paper Clips

by Holly Henry

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am G C

[Verse 1]

C F G

Wear your teeth, pretend you're eighteen

C F G

Maybe when you're tall you won't be scared of anything

F G

Like hell waiting down below

Em Am

Odd that you thought you'd go

F G

Better touch all the table tops

Em Am

And count all of the garden rocks

[Instrumental]

C F G C

[Verse 2]

C F G

Out through the mouth, pretend you're eighteen

C F G

Maybe when you're grown this will all have been a dream

F G

The bathroom mirror, the stucco walls

Em Am

The devil waiting in the hall

F G

The pretty wind and quiet snow

Em Am

Paperclips all in a row

[Chorus]

C G F

But life has tripped you up by your laces

C G F

They thought maybe you would stop with these phases

C G F

You came to a full stop in the races

C G Am

Cause life it just tripped you up by your laces (by your laces)

[Instrumental]

C F G

[Verse 3]

C F G

Talk weather, like you're eighteen

C F G

Bandaging your background like your bleach clean

F G

The waiting room, the hollow gaze

Em Am

The acceptance of fleeting faith

F G

The kids wearing their summer glow

Em Am

Your paperclips all in a row

[Chorus]

C G F

Cause life has tripped you up by your laces

C G F

They thought maybe you would stop with these phases

C G F

You came to a full stop in the races

C G Am

Cause life it just tripped you up by your laces

[Chorus]

C G F

Yeah, life has tripped you up by your laces

C G F

They thought maybe you would stop with these phases

C G F

You came to a full stop in the races

C G F F

Cause life it just tripped you up by your laces, by your laces

[Outro]

C F G

Em Am F G

Em Am

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