Gillian Welch – Paper Wings (Guitar)

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Light shuffle [Intro] E E E A A [Verse 1] Paper

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wings, all torn and 

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bent. You 

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made me feel like they were heaven 

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sent.

Paper

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wings, not real at 

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all. They

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took me high enough to really 

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fall.

[Bridge 1] Your paper

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kisses faded too 

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soon, just like a

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paper rose 

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'Neath a paper moon.

[Chorus] Paper

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wings, paper 

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wings, Oh,

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how could I expect to fly with only paper 

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wings?

[solo] A E E A A E E A [Bridge 2] Angels were

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singing, didn't you 

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hear? If only I'd 

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listened close When they 

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whispered in my ear.

[Chorus] Paper

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wings, paper 

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wings, Oh, 

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how could I expect to fly with only paper 

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wings?

[Tag] I

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tried to fly but found that I had only paper 

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wings

[Outro] E E E A (C) Gillian Welch, David Rawlings