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[Verse 1]
DI don't know how to buiDld Bmno
Paper houses withoBmut themBb, falling down
Without thBbem, Afalling down
DSome days, I feel Dlike aBm  
Hero, but heroes Bmneed a Bbvillain
And I have Bbonly Afriends
And GI don't have a Astamp left to my Gname
So how will Athey hear what I Gsay
When everyAthing's returned I Gguess
That they'll just Ahave to burn
But I'm, Dscared of fire
DYeah I'm, Bmscared of fire
BmAnd this, Gall requires some, Bmkind Aof Glighter
And I'm Dscared, of dreaming Dso IBm  
Keep receding, Bmwhy can't, GI stay breathing in the daArk
[Chorus]
DDah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-daaaaaa
BmDah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-daaaaaa
GDah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-Adaaadaaaa
[Verse 2]
DWe'll build a sunroof for DoBmur planes
So we can seeBm, for Bbmiles away
OBbver the Awings, Dbut you don't care abouDt tBmhat at all
Because with wings you don't Bmneed tBbo fall
How Ado you fall
When GI don't have a Astamp left to my Gname
And I don't Ahave much left to Gsay
When everyAthing's a mess I Gguess
That they'll just Ahave to bet, that I'm
DScared of fire, Dyeah I'm Bmscared of fire
BmAnd this, Gall requires some, BmkinAd of Glighter
And I'm, Dscared of dreaming Dso IBm  
Keep receding, Bmwhy can'tG, I stay breathing in the dAark
[Chorus]
DDah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-daaaaaa
BmDah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-daaaaaa
GDah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-Adaaadaaaa
DDah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-daaaaaa
BmDah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-daaaaaa
GDah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-Adaaadaaaa
[Verse 3]
I'm Dscared of fire, so Bmscared of fire
And this, Gall requires some, BmkinAd of Glighter
And I'm, Dscared of dreaming, so IBm  
Keep receding, why can't, GI stay breathing in the daArk
I'm Dscared of fire, so Bmscared of fire
And this, Gall requires some, BmkinAd of Glighter
And I'm, Dscared of dreaming, so IBm  
Keep receding, why can't, GI stay breathing in the daArkD  

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Paper Houses

by Sidney Amos

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[Verse 1]

D D Bm

I don't know how to build no

Bm Bb

Paper houses without them, falling down

Bb A

Without them, falling down

D D Bm

Some days, I feel like a

Bm Bb

Hero, but heroes need a villain

Bb A

And I have only friends

G A G

And I don't have a stamp left to my name

A G

So how will they hear what I say

A G

When everything's returned I guess

That they'll just have to burn

But I'm, scared of fire

D Bm

Yeah I'm, scared of fire

Bm G Bm A G

And this, all requires some, kind of lighter

D D Bm

And I'm scared, of dreaming so I

Bm G A

Keep receding, why can't, I stay breathing in the dark

[Chorus]

Dah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-daaaaaa

G A

Dah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-daaadaaaa

[Verse 2]

D D Bm

We'll build a sunroof for our planes

Bm Bb

So we can see, for miles away

Bb A D D Bm

Over the wings, but you don't care about that at all

Bm Bb

Because with wings you don't need to fall

How do you fall

G A G

When I don't have a stamp left to my name

A G

And I don't have much left to say

A G

When everything's a mess I guess

That they'll just have to bet, that I'm

D D Bm

Scared of fire, yeah I'm scared of fire

Bm G Bm A G

And this, all requires some, kind of lighter

D D Bm

And I'm, scared of dreaming so I

Bm G A

Keep receding, why can't, I stay breathing in the dark

[Chorus]

Dah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-daaaaaa

G A

Dah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-daaadaaaa

Dah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-daaaaaa

G A

Dah-dah dah-dah dah-dah dah-daaadaaaa

[Verse 3]

D Bm

I'm scared of fire, so scared of fire

G Bm A G

And this, all requires some, kind of lighter

D Bm

And I'm, scared of dreaming, so I

G A

Keep receding, why can't, I stay breathing in the dark

D Bm

I'm scared of fire, so scared of fire

G Bm A G

And this, all requires some, kind of lighter

D Bm

And I'm, scared of dreaming, so I

G A D

Keep receding, why can't, I stay breathing in the dark

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