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Paper Thin Walls

Modest Mouse
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

PAPER THIN WALLS

Use the pinky to alternate the 7th fret on the strings B & G

e|--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x----------------------------------|
B|--5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-5-5----------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-7-6---repeat this once more----------|
D|--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

THEN

e|--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x--xx------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--77------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--77-------that is about it-------|
D|--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--77--just mess around and listen-|
A|--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--55------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

The song:

A D

A D

A D

These walls are paper thin and everyone hears every little sound.

A D

Everyone's a voyeur as they're watching me watch them watch me right now.

They're shaking hands, they're shaking in their shoes, oh Lord, don't shake me down.

Everyone wants two of them and half of everyone else is around.

It's been agreed the whole world stinks so no one's taking showers anymore.

Switch to simply strumming the A chord:

A D

Laugh hard - it's a long ways to the bank

A D

I can't be blamed for nothing anymore.

A D

It's been a long time since you've been around.

A D

Laugh hard - it's a long ways to the bank

A D Bm Cm

A D Bm Cm

Toe the line to tax the time you know that you don't owe.

A D Bm Cm

I can't be a fool for everyone that I don't know.

And repeat the whole damn thing.

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| x Dead note

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