Paper Doll Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays553

Paper Doll by Rachael Yamagata is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords Dm, G, Em, Bm, D, Am and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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  			(Intro) Dm G Em Bm Dm G 

G 
Only daughter 
                       D 
You got your ticket too soon 
G 
Holy water 
                            D 
'Cause everybody's getting ruined 
Am                G               D 
They are waiting to see what you do 
Am              G 
Too long, waiting 

                       D 
Everybody's cleared the room 
         G 
And they'll dress you up 
Em                         D 
Stand you in all the right places 
G 
Words like honey 
                              D 
They smile as they change your faces 
Am             G          D 
With no regard to you at all 
Am           G                              D 
And you find they treat you like a paper doll 

              Em                        A 
And they'll dress you up for the flight 
        Em                    A 
Like Ophelia, you wave goodnight 
      Em 
With the earth and sky you cheer and sigh 
A                             Em 
Writhe as all your days go by 
                  A   D   G 
And laugh as you die 

G                            D 
Sweet softer shoulder, oh sweet sugar safe 
G                            D 
Sweet softer shoulder, oh sweet sugar safe 

G                              D 
Everybody's got their own philosophy 
G 
And I can't wait 'til I 
              D 
Find one coming to me 
    Am                  G 
Oh, the bridge is narrow 
                   D 
You better not look down 

Am                        G 
'Cause as soon as you jump over 
                     D 
You won't find nobody around 
Am 
Oh, the bridge is narrow 
G                          D 
And you've got so far to fall 
        G 
And you know down in dirty water's 
                          D 
No place for a paper doll 
    	

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

100 BPM Andante