Owl City - Paper Tigers

artist : owl city
album : / ( from adam young’s blog )
song : paper tigers

key : A# | capo : 3

verse 1 :
G/B C D
well ive been huddled up alone

by the fire even though
G/B C G D
im not exactly feeling cold
G/B C D
and ive been bundled up for days

too confused to be amazed
G/B C G D
at all the icy water in my veins

pre – chorus :
C G/B D C Em D
why do i feel so alone?

verse 2 :
G/B C D
yeah ive been moving in and out

of this old split – level house
G/B C G D
and id just as soon burn the whole place down
G/B C D
cause i quit working lumberyards

to build a mansion out of cards
Am C G D
but i feel thin behind these paper walls

pre – chorus :
C G/B D C Em D
why do i feel so alone?

chorus :
G D
cause the angriest bark
Am C
is always worse than the bite
G D
like the ache in my chest
F C
that my heart didnt invite
G D
but if the prettiest romance
Am C
isnt perfectly right
Am G/B
that makes every love lost
C D
just a holiday every night

interlude ( x2 ) : G Am G/B C G Am C D

verse 3 :
G/B C D
well ive been painting through the night

in the basement out of sight
G/B C G D
brushing paper tigers black and white
G/B C D
cause come tomorrow afternoon

ill fill a helium balloon
Am C G D
and set them free into the baby blue sky

pre – chorus :
C G/B D C Em D
so they wont have to be alone

chorus

bridge :
F C G D
but when i close these heavy lids after dark
F C
each sweet dream is a target
D Em C D
and all my shots are so consistently wide of the mark

chorus :
G D
cause the angriest bark
Am C
is always worse than the bite
G D
like the ache in my chest
F C
that my heart didnt invite
G D
but if the prettiest romance
Am C
isnt perfectly right
Am G/B
that makes every love lost
C D
just a holiday every night
Am G/B C D
just a holiday every night
Am G/B C D
just a holiday every night

interlude ( x2 ) :
G Am G/B C G Am C D
just a holiday every night

G Am G/B C G Am C D

ending :
G/B C D
well ive been huddled up alone

by the fire even though
G/B C G D
im not exactly feeling cold
G/B C D
but how my heartache hit the trail

when a paper tiger tail
Am C G D
fluttered down , i guess ill never know