Books Chords

KeyF Capo5st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays525

Books by Paper Aeroplanes is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords F, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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F
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verse 1 

         F       Am      G 
You know time is on your side 
Am               F                        Am     G 
Ooh you've got a young heart honey of the purest kind 
Am         F       Am        G 
And I know you'll, you'll be fine 
Am               F                   Am          G 
Ooh yeah you can catch them up don't wait in line 

 

    Am               F                          Am 
Ooh 'cause all these books are heavy you'll get strong 
            G     
Keep moving on and on long gone 
Am           F                     Am 
On until the story's ready keep it steady 
        G                         Am 
And the beat will come on and on 
   F      Am      G         Am 
Woohooooo      Woohoohoo 


verse 2 

         F         Am       G 
We found love at a hopeless time 
Am           F                     Am      G 
Ooh he was a sweetheart yes but he was not mine 
Am     F                        Am       G 
We hit quicksand and everything else got out of hand 
Am                F                   Am    G 
You should always build your house on solid ground 



    Am               F                          Am 
Ooh 'cause all these books are heavy you'll get strong 
            G 
Keep moving on and on long gone 
Am           F                     Am 
On until the story's ready keep it steady 
        G                         Am 
And the beat will come on and on 
  F        Am    G        Am 
Woohooooo      Woohoohoo 
  F        Am    G        Am 
Woohooooo      Woohoohoo 


Bridge 

        F            Am      G 
It goes on and on 
        F          Am                        G 
It goes on and on (take it all back, take it all back) 
        F          Am                        G 
It goes on and on (take it all back, take it all back) 
        F          G 
It goes on and on 



                 F                          Am 
'Cause all these books are heavy you'll get strong 
            G                               
Keep moving on and on you know long gone 
Am           F                     Am 
On until the story's ready keep it steady 
        G                         Am 
And the beat will come on and on 
  F        Am    G        Am 
Woohooooo      Woohoohoo 
  F        Am    G            Am 
Woohooooo      Woohoohoo on and on 


              F                          Am 
And all these books are heavy you'll get strong 
            G 
Keep moving on and on long gone 
Am           F                     Am 
On until the story's ready keep it steady 
        G           
And the beat will come on and on  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante