St. Vincent – Paris Is Burning (Guitar)

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[Intro] A5 A Am A5 E5 E E G Am E E7 G E Am E E7 C7 F [Verse 1]
F          Em Am      E                 E7
I write to       give word the war is over

                               D7
Send my cinders home to mother

     G7       C   E               E7
They gave me    a medal for my valor

   E            G                E
Leaden trumpets spit the soot of power
[Pre-Chorus]
     Am    Fm          F           G#       F  G                 Am
They say, "I'm on your side when nobody is,   'cause nobody is

                    G#                     G
Come sit right here and sleep while I slip    poison in your ear."
[Chorus]
Am                       F      E                      Am
   We are waiting on a telegram to give us news of the fall

                              F   E                  Am
I am sorry to report, dear Paris    is burning after all

                                Fm   E        Am
We have taken to the streets in open rejoice, revolting

                       E                                  G7
We are dancing a black waltz, fair Paris is burning after all
[Post-Chorus]
G7     D7
Oh no

      E7
Oh my god
C7 G7 B7 [Verse 2]
C7       B7  A7          E7
Enclosed in     this letter, there's a picture

E               G               Dm     E
Black and white for your refrigerator

           Am             E           E7
Sticks and    stones have made us smarter

                G                 Am
It's words that cuts us under our armor
[Pre-Chorus]
                       G#                    G                Am
They say, "I'm on your side when nobody is, 'cause nobody is

                    G#                        G
Come sit right here    and sleep while I slip   poison in your ear."
[Chorus]
Em                         F    E                      Am
   We are waiting on a telegram to give us news of the fall

           Em              F     E      F
I am sorry to report, dear Paris is burning after all

                                     E               Am
We have taken to the streets in open   rejoice, revolting

                       Em          E                Am       G A E
We are dancing a black waltz, fair Paris is burning after allllllll
[Post-Chorus]
   Em  A    E
Oh no,   oh no
[Outro]
A           G       A         E7
Dance, poor people, dance and drown

A       G7         B7     E7
  Dance fair Paris to the ground

A        E        E7
  Dance, poor people, dance and drown

Am      A7          A7    E
  Dance fair Paris, ashes now

A7                        E7
Dance, poor people, dance and drown

Am7       A7         E7
Dance fair Paris to the ground

A7        E        E7
   Dance, poor people, dance and drown

G7                B7 E7
Dance fair Paris, ashes now
[outro riffing continues]