John Mellencamp – Paper In Fire (Guitar)

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Paper in Fire - John Cougar Mellencamp (1987) B7 x242xx (no 3rd) E/B x22100 B5 x244xx [Intro] B7 E/B B5 x4 [Verse 1]
B7          E/B                  B5
She had a dream and boy it was a good one

B7                       E/B               B5
So she chased after her dream with much desire

B7                    E/B               B5
But when she got too close to her expectations

           A          E                  B5
Well the dream burned up, like paper in fire
[Chorus]
          D                    B5
Paper in fire, stinkin' up the ashtray

          A                   E
Paper in fire, smokin' up the alley ways

          A                         E
Who's to say the way a man should spend his days

                  A      E                B5
Do you let them smolder,   like paper in fire?
[Verse 2]
B7         E/B               B5
He wanted live with no involvement

B7                E/B                              B5
So he chased the wind that's all his silly life required

B7              E/B               B5
And the days of vanity went on forever

        A                E                  B5
And he saw his days burn up, like paper in fire
[Chorus]
          D                    B5
Paper in fire, stinkin' up the ashtray

          A                   E
Paper in fire, smokin' up the alley ways

          A                         E
Who's to say the way a man should spend his days

                  A      E                B5
Do you let them smolder,   like paper in fire?
[Interlude] D B5 D E D B5 E A D B5 B7 E/B B5 x2 [Verse 3]
B7                  E/B                       B5
There is a good life right across this green field

B7                   E/B              B5
And each generation stares at it from afar

B7               E/B             B5
But we keep no check on our appetites

         A                    E                   B5
So the green fields turn to brown, like paper in fire
[Chorus]
          D                    B5
Paper in fire, stinkin' up the ashtray

          A                   E
Paper in fire, smokin' up the alley ways

          A                         E
Who's to say the way a man should spend his days

                  A      E                B5
Do you let them smolder,   like paper in fire?      x2
[Outro] B7 E/B B5
B7      E/B          B5
           Paper in fire
B7 E/B B5