Editors - Papillon Acoustic

the editors papillon – correct version

listen to the exact rhythm on youtube or on cd

riff 1 ( version 1 – easy for the right hand )
Em G Bm
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – 5 – – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – – 5 – – – – 4 – – – – |
A – – 7 – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – 5 – 5 – – 5 – 4 – – – |
E – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – – – |

riff 1 ( version 2 – easy for the left hand )
except for Bm , placed the left in the default position for each chord :
Em G Bm
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
D – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 0 – 0 – – – 4 – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – 4 – – – |
E – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – – – |

riff 1 ( album version )

Em G Bm
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
D – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 4 – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – 4 – – – |
E – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – 3 – – 2 – – – – – – |

riff 2 ( chorus )
C G D/C ( place C – chord but 2 frets higher )
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – |
G – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – |
D – – – 2 – 2 – – 2 – 2 – – 2 – 2 – – 0 – 0 – – 4 – 4 – – 4 – 4 – – 4 – 4 – – 0 – 0 – – – |
A – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – 5 – – – – 5 – – – – 5 – – – – 2 – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

lyrics : ( chord positions as accurate as possible , may not be 100% good )

strophe 1 : riff 1 in the version of your choice
Em Em G Bm Em Em G Bm
make our escape , you’re my own papillon .
Em Em G Bm Em
world turns too fast , feel love before it’s gone .
Em G Bm
it kicks like a sleep twitch!
etc .
my papillon , feel love when it’s shone .
it kicks like a sleep twitch!

chorus : riff 2
C C C G C/D C/D
darling , just don’t put down your guns yet .
C/D G C C
if there really was a god here ,
C G C/D C/D C/D G
he would have raised a hand by now .
C etc .
now darling , you’re born , get old and die here .
well , that’s quite enough for me .
G C/D C/D
we’ll find our own way home somehow .
C/D Em ( riff 1 )
it kicks like a sleep twitch!

strophe 2 :
no sense of doubt or what you could achieve .
well , i’ve found you out , i’ve seen the life you wish to leave ,
but it kicks like a sleep twitch!
you will choke , choke on the air you try to breathe .
it kicks like a sleep twitch!

chorus :
darling , now just don’t put down your guns yet .
if there really was a god here ,
he’d have raised a hand by now .
darling , well , you’re born , get old and die here .
well that’s quite enough for me , dear .
we’ll find our own home somehow .

riff 1 ( repeat as much as you need to )
it kicks like a sleep twitch!
it kicks like a sleep twitch!

( play riff 1 a final time , with our without ’it kicks like a sleep twitch’ , and end on Em )