Paper Cuts – Lucy Spraggan Capo – 7th Fret ============================== CHORDS ====== Bm F#m7 G A E7 Em |-2------| |-0---| |-3------| |-5------| |------| |-----| |-2--3---| |-2---| |-3------| |-5------| |------| |-----| |-2----4-| |-2---| |-3--4---| |-5--6---| |-1----| |-----| |-2----4-| |-2---| |-3----5-| |-5----7-| |------| |-2---| |-2------| |-0---| |-3----5-| |-5----7-| |---2--| |-2---| |-2------| |-2---| |-3------| |-5------| |------| |-----| ============================================================================== STRUMMING PATERN ================ Bm F#m7 G A | D D D U | D D D U | D D D U U D U D U D | ============================================================================== INTRO ===== | Bm /// | F#m7 /// | G /// | G // A / | | Bm /// | F#m7 /// | G /// | //// | Verse ===== Bm F#m7 G A Saving grace from her own father, he’s had six cigarettes and ten lagers Bm F#m7 G A Lies in the classroom are getting darker; belt buckles struggle every day is harder Bm F#m7 Shaking hands, broken heart now sirens G A Tinted glass, questions asked in the white room Bm F#m7 G E7 So many ways to feel and see love she said the love he gives me makes me feel numb Pre-Chorus ========== Em And on the days when you’ve had enough E7 I say these words Em F#m7 (one strum) For the people I love... Chorus ====== Bm F#m7 G A Mine, are the hands you can trust Bm F#m7 G A Scars, from a time you were lost Bm F#m7 G Slowly the blade turns to rust Em F#m7 G Remember these aren’t your fears, there just paper cuts Instrumental ============ | Bm /// | F#m7 /// | G /// | G // A / | | Bm /// | F#m7 /// | G /// | //// | Verse ===== Bm F#m7 She had monsters too big to be demons, G G A Prescribed medicine can’t describe feelings Bm F#m7 Memories replay and they stole her hope G G (one strum) She knew this day would come and that she’d be alone Bm F#m7 Kitchen floor on her own, no fight left G G A Heart beats slow, tears flow, last breath Bm F#m7 G Empty bottle on the floor as her eyes roll, back Pre-Chorus ========== E7 Then there’s a door slam, unknown footsteps Em She hears her name as her hand hits the light switch E7 There’s a voice here to help new faces, Em F#m7 (one strum) Hand on the chest as she hears them say this Chorus ====== Bm F#m7 G A Mine, are the hands you can trust Bm F#m7 G A Scars, from a time you were lost Bm F#m7 G A Slowly the blade turns to rust Em F#m7 G Remember these aren’t your fears, there just paper cuts Bridge ====== G A When the pain, goes away Bm F#m7 And you feel like there’s nothing behind you, G A The night, there’s a gun Bm F#m7 And there’s nothing to keep you awake and it’s all, over, now G A And it’s all, over, now... Chorus ====== Bm F#m7 G A Mine, are the hands you can trust Bm F#m7 G A Scars, from a time you were lost Bm F#m7 G A Slowly the blade turns to rust Em F#m7 G Remember these aren’t your fears, there just paper cuts