Paperlate Chords

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Paperlate by Genesis is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, Bm, Em7, Am, C, Am7 and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Paperlate paperlate 
D 
Paperlate 

paperlate 

G 
Paperlate 
D 
Ooh I'm sorry but there is no one on the line 
Paperlate 

Ooh 
Bm 
I'm sorry but rest 
D 
easy no news 
G 
is good 
D 
news 

Ooh it's too easy to live like 
G 
clockwork 

Tick 
D 
tock watchin' the world go by 

Ooh any change would take 
G 
too 

long 
D 
So dry your 
Em7 
eyes 

Ooh 
D 
it's too easy to 
Am 
live in a cold sweat 

Just sittin' 
D 
drippin' in pools below 
You can wipe your face, kill the pain 

But the fever won't go, no 
Am 
no 

Paperlate 

Pull 
G 
it 

D 
together now put your feet back on the ground 
Paperlate 
G 
Ooh 

D 
don't worry now 
G 
you're not alone 
D 
look around you 

G 
Paperlate 
D 
Ooh I'm sorry but there's no one on the 
G 
line 

Ah 
D 
paperlate 
Ooh I'm sorry but rest easy no news is good news 

Ooh it's too easy to compute our future 

Takin' no risks 
Am 
and playin' too safe 

Any 
D 
change would take too long 
So dry your eyes 

Ooh it's too easy to talk 
Am 
'bout rockin' 
C 
the 

boat 
Makin' changes and changin' track 

Oh but you'd better not lock that 
Am7 
door 
Am 
'Cos you'll 
F 
be comin' back 

Ah you're 
D 
breathin' 

faster 
G 
Silence the 
D 
only 

sound 

There's no 
G 
need 

D 
to be nice on the way up 
Bm 
'Cos you're not 
Am 
coming 

down 
D 
Paperlate paperlate 
G 
Ah 

D 
paperlate 

paperlate 
Paperlate paperlate 
Ah paperlate paperlate 

Ah paperlate 
G 
Ooh 

D 
I'm sorry but there's no one on the line 
G 
Ah 

D 
paperlate 
Oh I'm sorry but rest easy no news is good news 
Ah paperlate 
Ooh I'm sorry but 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

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