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Paper In Fire

John Cougar Mellencamp

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Paper in Fire - John Cougar Mellencamp (1987) B7(no 3rd) E/B B5 She had a dream and boy it was a good one B7(no 3rd) E/B B5 So she chased after her dream with much desire B7(no 3rd) E/B B5 But when she got too close to her expectations A E B5 Well the dream burned up like paper in fire Chorus: D B5 Paper in fire, stinkin' up the ashtray A E Paper in fire, smokin' up the alley ways A E Who's to say the way a man should spend his days A E B5 Do you let them smolder like paper in fire? He wanted live with no involvement So he chased the wind that's all his silly life required And the days of vanity went on forever And he saw his days burn up like paper in fire Chorus Interlude D B5 D E D B5 E A D B5 There is a good life right across this green field And each generation stares at it from afar But we keep no check on our appetites So the green fields turn to brown like paper in fire Chorus Chords: B7(no 3rd) x242xx E/B x22100 B5 x244xx Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 08:34:22 -0800 From: Blackbeard Subject: Paper in Fire - John Cougar Mellencamp (CRD) Paper in Fire - John Cougar Mellencamp (1987) B7(no 3rd) E/B B5 She had a dream and boy it was a good one B7(no 3rd) E/B B5 So she chased after her dream with much desire B7(no 3rd) E/B B5 But when she got too close to her expectations A E B5 Well the dream burned up like paper in fire Chorus: D B5 Paper in fire, stinkin' up the ashtray A E Paper in fire, smokin' up the alley ways A E Who's to say the way a man should spend his days A E B5 Do you let them smolder like paper in fire? He wanted live with no involvement So he chased the wind that's all his silly life required And the days of vanity went on forever And he saw his days burn up like paper in fire Chorus Interlude D B5 D E D B5 E A D B5 There is a good life right across this green field And each generation stares at it from afar But we keep no check on our appetites So the green fields turn to brown like paper in fire Chorus Chords: B7(no 3rd) x242xx E/B x22100 B5 x244xx -- _____ ///// oo \\\\\ C ) ///// __ \\\\\\___\\\ ///// XXXX \\\ \\\\ XXXXXXX \\ //// XXXXXXXXX \\ \ -=-blackbeard-=-
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