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Paper Plane

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Song

Paper Plane

( Rossi / Young )

Bb

Riding on a big white butterfly

I turned my back away towards the sky

Eb

I closed my eyes to look for something

Saw myself as really nothing

Bb

Then I realised my butterfly

F

Wasn?t really up there with me

Eb

We all make mistakes, forgive me

Bb

Would you like to ride my butterfly

Bb

Riding on a long blue paperplane

Getting seasick, sorry once again

Eb

Landing strip is getting nearer

Hope the fog lifts, make it clearer

Bb

Then I realised my paperplane

F

Wasn?t really up there with me

Eb

We all make mistakes, forgive me

Bb - F

Would you like to ride my paperplane

Solo:

Bb

E|-9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10-10--9-8--|

H|10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-11-10-9--|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-|
H|-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Bb

E|-9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10-10--9-8--|

H|10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-11-10-9--|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-|
H|-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Eb

E|14/15-15-15-14/15-15-15-14/15-15-15-14/15-15-15-15-14-13-|

H|15/16-16-16-15/16-16-16-15/16-16-16-15/16-16-16-16-15-14-|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-|

H|10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb

E|-9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10-10--9-8--|

H|10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-11-10-9--|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-|
H|-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

F Eb

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
H|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-15-15-15-15-15---------------------13-13-13-13-13--------------------|
A|-15-15-15-15-15--20-20-20-20-19-18--13-13-13-13-13--18-18-18-18-17-16-|
E|-13-13-13-13-13---------------------11-11-11-11-11--------------------|

Bb

E|-9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10--9/10-10-10-10--9-8--|

H|10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-10/11-11-11-11-10-9--|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

F

E|-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-----------------|
H|-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-----------------|
G|------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-|
D|------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-------------------------------------------8--8--8--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Bb

Riding in a three grand Deutche car

A to B is often very far

Eb

Home is near, but such a long way

Legs and heads all feel the wrong way

Bb

Then I realised my Deutche car

F

Is only there to get me somewhere

Eb

Even so I really do care

Bb

Would you like to ride my Deutche car

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