McFly – Ballad Of Paul K (Guitar)

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McFLY - The Ballad Of Paul K 'The Ballad of Paul K' is the best McFly song ever! Im a guitarist with no more than 2 and a half years experience so any feedback is good. Hope you like! Intro: This is how it sounds to me anyways although i know other chords are played over it. First chord i think is this xx7057 but i dont know the rest.
 e --7--7--7--5--5--5--3--3--3--2--0---------------|
 B --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-2-3s5------|
 G --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------|
 D ------------------------------------------------|
 A ------------------------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------------------------|

 e -2--0--3--0--2------------------|
 B -3--2--2--3--3------------------|
 G -2--0--0--2--2------------------|
 D -0--2--2--0--0------------------|   (x2)
 A ----0--0------------------------|
 E --------------------------------|

D                       Dsus2  D
He's drinking cold Corona

Bm          Bsus2 Bm  Bsus2 Bm (hammer on these chords)
Feels like is getting older

Em               A7
Now and noticing how he's finding

D                         Dsus2  D
Grey hairs left in the shower

Bm
Tattoos fade by the hour

Em                  A7
And he can't understand these feelings
Bridge
G                       A7
Why life is getting him down

	                D
He used to smile now he frowns

    F#7   Bm    (then this:x04420)
And cries inside

	Em
Its been this way for a while

    E7                           A7
And he can't seem to put things right

 e --5--5--7--9--------|
 B --0--0--0--0--------|
 G --0--0--0--0--------|
 D---------------------|
 A --------------------|
 E --------------------|

D             D7     G    G/F#     Em
When life has been unkind

	     E7         A7      (then: XX2000)
And you're losing your mind

F#7                    Bm     	      D        Em
Look in the mirror afraid of what you'll find

              Gm
It feels like time's not on your side

 e -2--0--3--0--2------------------|
 B -3--2--2--3--3------------------|
 G -2--0--0--2--2------------------|
 D -0--2--2--0--0------------------|   (x2)
 A ----0--0------------------------|
 E --------------------------------|

D                         Dsus2  D
He doesn't like to mention

Bm          Bsus2 Bm  Bsus2 Bm (hammer on these chords)
Applying for his pension

Em               A7
So his children don't know he's heading

D                    Dsus2  D
Into a mid-life crisis

Bm
He cant afford the prices for

Em                  A7
The new kitchen floor he's buying

G                       A7
He's been a drunk all his life

	                D
Two kids, a dog and a wife

    F#7   Bm    (then this:x04420)
He doesn't know

	Em
And in the daytime he just sits

    E7                           A7
and watches television shows

D             D7     G    G/F#     Em
When life has been unkind

	     E7         A7      (then: XX2000)
And you're losing your mind

F#7                    Bm     	      D        Em
Look in the mirror afraid of what you'll find

              Gm
It feels like time's not on your side
Middle:
Emaj7  (x79897)             ? (X798107
Dont know why but somehow

	                Emaj7
The ones you love you hate now,

        Bm         E
You feel down and blue

           C#m
Look at what you've thrown away

           E
They stood beside you all the way

            A            A7     X02022   X02023
But its too late, ITS TOO LATE FOR YOU

D             D7     G    G/F#     Em
When life has been unkind

	     E7         A7      (then: XX2000)
And you're losing your mind

F#7                    Bm     	      D        Em
Look in the mirror afraid of what you'll find

              Gm
It feels like time's not on your side

 e --7--7--7--5--5--5--3--3--3--2--0---------------------------|
 B --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-3-2-3s5-5s7s8-8-7-5h7p5-3-|
 G --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------|
 D-------------------------------------------------------------|
 A ------------------------------------------------------------|
 E ------------------------------------------------------------|
any queries just drop me an email at [email protected] Thanks for taking a look! Steve