Talking Heads – Paper (Guitar Intro Tab)

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Paper
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[Intro]
     G             F
e||----------------5---||[x8]
B||--0h1p0--0h1p0--6---||
G||-------0--------5--:||
D||--------------------||
A||--------------------||
E||--------------------||

[Verse 1]
  D              C          D               C 
e|--------------|----------|--------------|----------|
B|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|
G|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|
D|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|
A|-5-x-5-x-5-x--|-3-3-3-3--|-5-x-5-x-5-x--|-3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------|----------|--------------|----------|
Hold the paper    up to the light,

Am                     F
  some rays pass right through
  D              C          D               C 
e|--------------|----------|--------------|----------|
B|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|
G|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|
D|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|
A|-5-x-5-x-5-x--|-3-3-3-3--|-5-x-5-x-5-x--|-3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------|----------|--------------|----------|
  Expose yourself         up there for a minute,
Am                     F
some rays pass right through
[Pre-Chorus]
    Bb C       Bb      C
e||-------------------------||[x8]
B||--3-5-x-5-5-3---3-3-5----||
G||--3-5-x-5-5-3---3-3-5--:-||
D||--3-5---------5----------||
A||-------------------------||
E||-------------------------||
Take a little rest when the rays pass through
Take a little time off...  when the rays pass through
Go ahead and mix it up...  Go ahead, tie it up
In a long distance... telephone call
[Chorus] G Hold on to that paper G Hold on to that paper D Hold on 'cause it's been taken care of G Hold on to that paper See if you can...
     G             F
e||----------------5---||[x8]
B||--0h1p0--0h1p0--6---||
G||-------0--------5--:||
D||--------------------||
A||--------------------||
E||--------------------||
fit it on the paper See if you can fit it on the paper See if you can get it on the paper See if you can fit it on the paper
[Verse 2]
  D              C          D               C 
e|--------------|----------|--------------|----------||
B|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--||
G|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--||
D|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--||
A|-5-x-5-x-5-x--|-3-3-3-3--|-5-x-5-x-5-x--|-3-3-3-3--||
E|--------------|----------|--------------|----------||
 Had a love affair         but it was only paper
Am F Some rays they pass right through
  D              C          D               C 
e|--------------|----------|--------------|----------|
B|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|
G|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|
D|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|-7-x-7-x-7-x--|-5-5-5-5--|
A|-5-x-5-x-5-x--|-3-3-3-3--|-5-x-5-x-5-x--|-3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------|----------|--------------|----------|
 Had a lot of fun,          could have been a lot better
Am F Some rays they pass right through
[Pre-Chorus]
    Bb C       Bb      C
e||-------------------------||[x8]
B||--3-5-x-5-5-3---3-3-5----||
G||--3-5-x-5-5-3---3-3-5--:-||
D||--3-5---------5----------||
A||-------------------------||
E||-------------------------|| 
Take a little consideration.... take every combination
Take a few weeks off...make it tighter, tighter
Even though it was never...was never written down
Still might be a chance that it...might work out if you
[Chorus] G Hold on to that paper G Hold on to that paper D Hold on 'cause it's been taken care of G Hold on to that paper
Outro:
  G              F     G           F [x4]  G 
e|---------------5--|----------------5--||---3-------|
B|--0h1p0--0h1p0-6--|--0h1p0--0h1p0--6--||---3-------|
G|-------0-------5--|-------0--------5--||---4-------|
D|------------------|-------------------||---5-------|
A|------------------|-------------------||---5-------|
E|------------------|-------------------||-----------|
Don't think I can fit it on the paper
Don't think I can get it on the paper
Go ahead and rip up, rip up the paper
Go ahead and tear up, tear up the paper
[Legend] h - hammer on p - pull off