PAPERCUT (Tift Merritt)
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* Actually in Bbm; capo 6.
* Each chord is one measure.
* In the intro, play: B-D-E, F#, F#-E, D-B, B-A-B-D, E, F#, F#-E, D-B, B-A-B-D
Em Bm Em Bm
[intro]
Em Bm Em Bm
Under the skin, but no further in
Am Am C C
I've seen it before, I was hoping for more
Em Bm Em Bm
If I could choose, I'd rather a bruise
Am Am C C
I'd just rather lose than hear another excuse
Em G Am Em
You're just a papercut, I don't know why it would hurt
Dm C Em Em
I can't see why it would hurt, but it does
Em Bm
I live in the air (I'm split in two)
Em Bm
It's open and bare (don't know what to do)
Am Am C C
I've never been scared of a little red
Em G Am Em
You're just a papercut, I don't know why it would hurt
Dm C Em Em
I can't see why it would hurt, but it does
C Em C Em
So I make my escape, from all of this plastic tape
C Em G D
Where you play it so safe, so straight, so straight
C Em C Em
My heart will open again, reach way down and deep in
C Em G D
It won't take very long, this mark will be gone
Em G Am Em
You're just a papercut, I don't know why it would hurt
Dm C Em Em
I can't see why it would hurt, but it does
Em G Am Em
You're just a papercut, I don't know why it would hurt
Dm C Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em.
I can't see why it would hurt, but it does [ending, similar to intro]
- transcribed by Adam Schneider, http://adamschneider.net/
