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Paper Airplane

Alison Krauss

FolkAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

BDiagram coming soon
G
D××
A×
C#mDiagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
E
Ab7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|------0---------------------------------------| 
G|-----0----------------------------------------| 
D|----2-----2-4--4-2-0-4-2--2-------------------| 
A|---------------------0------------------------| 
D|--2------0----0-------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 
 
C#m               B                             A 
I ve put it all behind me, nothing left to do or doubt 
F#m  C#m  B   
Some may say 
C#m              B                            A 
But every silver lining always seems to have a cloud 
F#m   C#m     B   
That comes my way 
C#m         B                    A 
Anticipated pleasure or unexpected pain 
F#m C#m      B   
No  choice I feel 
C#m             B                    A 
Love is hard to measure, hidden in the rain 
F#m    C#m      B  
That s why you ll find me 
 
E        C#m             F#m 
Here all alone and still wondering why 
A                     B  
Waitin inside for the cold to get colder 
E                   C#m             F#m 
And here where it s clear that I ve wasted my time 
A                  B           Ab7  C#m 
Hopin to fly cause it s almost over now 
 
C#m         B                            A 
People come together, people go their own way 
F#m  C#m      B  
Love conquers few 
C#m         B                               A 
And I ll do whatever I ll say what I need to say 
F#m  C#m     B  
Just not for you 
 
E        C#m           F#m 
How many days should I smile with a frown? 
     A                          B  
 Cos you re not around with the sun on your shoulders 
E            C#m           F#m 
And how many nights must I wake up alone 
    A                    B           Ab7  C#m 
And know in my soul that it s almost over now? 
 
C#m                  B  
Love is like a paper airplane 
B                   A 
Flyin in the folded dent pause 
F#m   C#m         B   
Ridin high dippin low 
C#m              B  
But innocence is fair game 
B               Ab7     C#m 
I m hopin I can hold it in 
F#m           C#m   B    E 
Our love will die I know 
          
 

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Chord set

B · G · D · A · C#m · F#m · E · Ab7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.