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Paper Tigers

Thrice
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Song

PAPER TIGERS

As Recorded by Thrice

(From the 2003 Album THE ARTIST IN THE AMBULANCE)

(c)2003 Island Records.

Gtr I (C G C F A D) - 'Dustin Kensrue'

Gtr II (C G C F A D) - 'Teppei Teranishi'

Intro

Gtr I

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

|-8p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-|

|-----------------|

|

|Gtr II

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

|-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-|

|-----------------|
|-----------------|

Verse

Gtrs I, II

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------5h6p5-----|
|---------------------------------|-------------------7---------7---|
|-------------------7p0-----------|-----------------7---7---------7-|
|-------------------------3---5h6-|---------------------------------|
|-00-0000-00-0000-0-----0---0-----|-00-0000-00-0000-----------------|
|PM- ---- -- ---- -     -   -       -- ---- -- ---- - - -

|

|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------7p0-----------|---------------------|
|-------------------------3---5h6-|------0-0------0-0-0-|
|-00-0000-00-0000-0-----0---0-----|-0000-0-0-0000-0-0-0-|
|PM- ---- -- ---- -     -   -       ---- - - ---- - - -

|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------5h6p5-8---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------7-----------6-|
|-------------------7p0-----------|-----------------7---7-----------|
|-------------------------3---5h6-|---------------------------------|
|-00-0000-00-0000-0-----0---0-----|-00-0000-00-0000-----------------|
|PM- ---- -- ---- -     -   -       -- ---- -- ---- - - -

|

|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------7p0-----------|---------------------|
|-------------------------3---5h6-|------0-0------0-0-0-|
|-00-0000-00-0000-0-----0---0-----|-0000-0-0-0000-0-0-0-|
|PM- ---- -- ---- -     -   -       ---- - - ---- - - -

Chorus - Repeat 4 Times

Gtr I

|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|

|

|Gtr II

|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|

Pre-Verse

Gtr I

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

|-8p0-8p0-8p0-10p0-10p0-12-|

|--------------------------|

|

|Gtr II

|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|

|-7p0-7p0-7p0-8p0-8p0-10-|

|------------------------|
|------------------------|

Verse

Gtr I

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------5h6p5-----|
|---------------------------------|-------------------7---------7---|
|-------------------7p0-----------|-----------------7---7---------7-|
|-------------------------3---5h6-|---------------------------------|
|-00-0000-00-0000-0-----0---0-----|-00-0000-00-0000-----------------|
|PM- ---- -- ---- -     -   -       -- ---- -- ---- - - -

|

|Gtr II

|---------------------------------|-----------------------3h5p3-----|
|---------------------------------|-------------------6---------6---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------5---5---------5-|
|-------------------7p0-----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3---5h6-|---------------------------------|
|-00-0000-00-0000-0-----0---0-----|-00-0000-00-0000-----------------|
|PM- ---- -- ---- -     -   -       -- ---- -- ---- - - -

|

|Gtrs I, II

|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------7p0-----------|---------------------|
|-------------------------3---5h6-|------0-0------0-0-0-|
|-00-0000-00-0000-0-----0---0-----|-0000-0-0-0000-0-0-0-|
|PM- ---- -- ---- -     -   -       ---- - - ---- - - -

|

|Gtr I

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------5h6p5-8---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------7-----------6-|
|-------------------7p0-----------|-----------------7---7-----------|
|-------------------------3---5h6-|---------------------------------|
|-00-0000-00-0000-0-----0---0-----|-00-0000-00-0000-----------------|
|PM- ---- -- ---- -     -   -       -- ---- -- ---- - - -

|

|Gtr II

|---------------------------------|-----------------------3h5p3-6p0-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------6-------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------5---5-----------|
|-------------------7p0-----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3---5h6-|---------------------------------|
|-00-0000-00-0000-0-----0---0-----|-00-0000-00-0000-----------------|
|PM- ---- -- ---- -     -   -       -- ---- -- ---- - - -

|

|Gtrs I, II

|---------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------7p0-----------|-----------0-|
|-------------------------3---5h6-|------0-0--0-|
|-00-0000-00-0000-0-----0---0-----|-0000-0-0--0-|
|PM- ---- -- ---- -     -   -       ---- - -

Bridge

Gtrs I, II

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|3---2---3---5----------------3---2---3-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------5-------3h5p3-------|
|--0---0---0---0-00-000-000-0---0---0---0---0-3-5-------3h5p3-|
|PM-   -   -   - -- --- --- -   -   -   -

|

|Gtr I

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------5h6h5-8---|
|------------------------------------------------7-----------6-|
|-3---2---3---5----------------3---2---3-------7---7-----------|
|-------------------------------------------5------------------|
|---0---0---0---0-00-000-000-0---0---0---0---------------------|
|PM -   -   -   - -- --- --- -   -   -   -     - - -

|

|Gtr II

|----------------------------------------------------3h5p3-6p0--|
|------------------------------------------------6--------------|
|----------------------------------------------5---5------------|
|-3---2---3---5----------------3---2---3------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------5-------------------|
|---0---0---0---0-00-000-000-0---0---0---0----------------------|
|PM -   -   -   - -- --- --- -   -   -   -     - - -

|

|Gtr I

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|3---2---3---5----------------3---2---3-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------5-------3h5p3-------|
|--0---0---0---0-00-000-000-0---0---0---0---0-3-5-------3h5p3-|
|PM-   -   -   - -- --- --- -   -   -   -

|

|Gtr II

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|7---5---7---8----------------7---5---7---3-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------3h5p3-------|
|--0---0---0---0-00-000-000-0---0---0---0---0-3-5-------3h5p3-|
|PM-   -   -   - -- --- --- -   -   -   -

|

|Gtr I

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-3---2---3---5------------------------------------0-|
|----------------------------------0-0------0-0-0--0-|
|---0---0---0---0-00-000-000--0000-0-0-0000-0-0-0--0-|
|PM -   -   -   - -- --- ---  ---- - - ---- - - -

|

|Gtr II

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-7---5---7---8------------------------------------0-|
|----------------------------------0-0------0-0-0--0-|
|---0---0---0---0-00-000-000--0000-0-0-0000-0-0-0--0-|
|PM -   -   -   - -- --- ---  ---- - - ---- - - -

Chorus - Repeat 6 Times

Gtr I

|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|

|

|Gtr II

|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|

Outro

Gtr I

|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-|

|

|Gtr II - Repeat 4 Times

|-----------------------|
|-------6p5-------5h6-8-|
|-----------------------|
|-----7-----7-----------|
|-5h8---------5h8-------|
|-----------------------|

|

|Gtr I - Repeat 8 Times

|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|

|-00000-|

|-00000-|

|PM----

|

|Gtr II - Repeat 8 Times

|-----------------------|
|-------6p5-------5h6-8-|
|-----------------------|
|-----7-----7-----------|
|-5h8---------5h8-------|
|-----------------------|

|

|Gtr I - Repeat 4 Times

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-------0------1~-|
|-00000-0--000-1~-|
|-00000-0--000-1~-|
|PM----    ---

|

|Gtr II - Repeat 8 Times

|-----------------------|
|-------6p5-------5h6-8-|
|-----------------------|
|-----7-----7-----------|
|-5h8---------5h8-------|
|-----------------------|

|

|Gtrs I, II

|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|------1~---------------|

|-0000-1~--00000--00000-|

|-0000-1~--00000--00000-|

PM---- ----- -----

END.

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