John Hiatt – Paper Thin (Guitar)

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[Intro/Riff 1] A B B A B B A B A B B A N.C. x4 [Verse 1]
      A B B A B B A B A B B A         G          A
I was gonna get up offa that barstool   just as soon as I could figure it out.
A B B A B B A B A B B A N.C. x2
      A B B A B B A B A B B A         G                   A
While I was overlooked at the carpool   I stood up at the dance and sang

        A B B A B B A B A B B A N.C.
Twist and Shout.
[Pre-chorus 1]
G G  A                                   G G
       You're burning with your last desire

A
  and every memory haunts you.

G G  A                              G D
       You write it down in alcohol fire

                                 F#
cause that's the only thing that wants you.
[Chorus]
B     A         B          E                         D
When you're paper thin, go on read all about it when you were out of luck

           A                B      A       B                  E
and luck was doing alright. You're paper thin, yeah you can see right through

              D                             F#
you, you just cut your little finger on the edge of a knife.
[Riff 1] A B B A B B A B A B B A N.C. x2 [Verse 2]
       A B B A B B A B A B B A         G              A
Now do I really have to be responsible   for what I did between those tavern walls.
A B B A B B A B A B B A N.C. x2
      A B B A B B A B A B B A       G                    A
I was just mixing up some chemicals   you coulda heard a pin drop,

                      A B B A B B A B A B B A N.C.
you coulda heard a town crawl.
[Pre-chorus 2] And every once in a while you could hear your own heart pound and even some paper doll with a painted on smile will let you write her number down. (Chorus x2) [Riff 2] A B B A B B A B A E E D x4 [Outro] A B B A B B A B A E E D x7 (Repeat Riff 2 with lead guitar and "Paper thin!", fade out)