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[Verse 1]
DDon't build for me no Gpaper Aman-sions
That only stand until you've Dgone
You've paint the Cnicest GfuturAes Eof anyone I know
You Aalways leave me holding on Dto pretty Gwords that Aglow
You've Dbuilt a Cthousand B7mansions
Out of Edreams that seemed so strong
But they're Aalways made of paper not of Dstone
[Chorus]
Don't build for me no Gpaper Aman-sion
That I can never call my Down
For love can't live in Gpaper Aman-sions
That only stand until you've Dgone
[Bridge]
D    A      G  D
[Verse 2]
You've always Cbeen a B7dreamer dear and EI'm a dreamer too
But I Aguess I've had too many of the Dkind that Gdon't come Atrue
So Ddon't build Cme no B7mansion with Epaper walls so thin
That Aonly stand until you leave aDgain
[Chorus]
Don't build for me no Gpaper Aman-sion
That I can never call my Down
For love can't live in Gpaper Aman-sions
That only stand until you've Dgone

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Paper Mansions

by Dottie West

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[Verse 1]

D G A

Don't build for me no paper man-sions

That only stand until you've gone

C G A E

You've paint the nicest futures of anyone I know

A D G A

You always leave me holding on to pretty words that glow

D C B7

You've built a thousand mansions

Out of dreams that seemed so strong

A D

But they're always made of paper not of stone

[Chorus]

G A

Don't build for me no paper man-sion

That I can never call my own

G A

For love can't live in paper man-sions

That only stand until you've gone

[Bridge]

D A G D

[Verse 2]

C B7 E

You've always been a dreamer dear and I'm a dreamer too

A D G A

But I guess I've had too many of the kind that don't come true

D C B7 E

So don't build me no mansion with paper walls so thin

A D

That only stand until you leave again

[Chorus]

G A

Don't build for me no paper man-sion

That I can never call my own

G A

For love can't live in paper man-sions

That only stand until you've gone

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