On Paper Acoustic chords by Arkells

Chords with lyrics

ON PAPER - THE ARKELLS - ACOUSTIC

From the live acoustic performance in their tour van, featured on YOUTUBE.

Mike's chords are in open tuning.
Max's Chords are played with a capo on 7th fret, all chords are relative position to the capo.

All chords are simple, one chord is played a certain way.

The F/CF/C chord (low to high) EADGBE
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Sometimes Max plays this chord as Fmaj7Fmaj7 EADGBE
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(Play everthing a whole step up to play with record)

Verse:

Em(A minorAm)
I was floating across the dance floor
G(C majorC)
I was trying to think of something to say
C(F/CF/C)
When I went up to your girlfriends
         G(C majorC)   G/F#(C/BC/B)
And I pulled you away

Em(A minorAm)
You were so perfectly pretty
G(C majorC)
I could love every mistake
C(F/CF/C)
At the end of the night, yeah
         G(C majorC)   G/F#(C/BC/B)
I asked you your name

       C(F/CF/C)
And you said, Laura
      D(G+G)
I couldn't ignore it
       Em(A minorAm)
The name of my old love
        Am(DmDm)
It keeps fucking me up


CHORUS:
    C(F/CF/C)  Em(A minorAm) D(G+G)
But on paper, I could write it out for you
  C(F/CF/C)  Em(A minorAm) D(G+G)
On paper, I could draw you a picture
  C(FF)  Em(A minorAm) D(G+G)           Am(DmDm)   C(F/CF/C)
On paper, I could finish any story with any ending you please

VERSE 2:

Em(A minorAm)
And I saw you in a dream in the morning
G(C majorC)
It's the only time I can remember
C(F/CF/C)                     G(C majorC)   G/F#(C/BC/B)
You were sitting at my kitchen table with no makeup on

Em(A minorAm)
And a thought flew in through the front door
G(C majorC)
You were so happy to see it
C(F/CF/C)                      G(C majorC)   G/F#(C/BC/B)
You were telling me about everything you saw on tour

      C(F/CF/C)
And I said, know this
         D(G+G)
I listen to your records
         Em(A minorAm)
I keep you in my head, yeah
          Am(DmDm)
you probably got a boyfriend


PLAY CHORUS

BRIDGE:

C(F/CF/C), Em(A minorAm), D(G+G), Am(DmDm)

C(F/CF/C)
I can't keep up, always playing catch up
Em(A minorAm)
Talking to you right now would be too much
D(G+G)
Ma told me I got a letter,
Am(DmDm)
Written from you, it's sitting on the dresser
(X2)

PLAY CHORUS (2X)

and ta-da!