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Papercuts Tab by MGK (Machine Gun Kelly)

Papercuts tab by MGK (Machine Gun Kelly)

Guitar Tab

  • Difficulty: Beginner
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

Guitar 2 (acoustic) (Join 2nd Bar any play until the verse)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-----------------1-1-1-1-----2-2-2-2-------------------|
E|-------------4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------|


Guitar 1
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  B              G#          D#            B
 bleach my hair, mess it up/ take my life, dress it up/

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------8-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|


 B             G#             D#          E
signed a deal, I got papercuts/ they wanted them, but they got us

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------8-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|


                     yeah, yeaaah,                   uh

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14b16r14--12~~~11~~~12~~~-------14b16r14--12~~~11~~~12--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse 1:

   B           G#            D#              E
 sleepin' in,  fake sick/    smoked a blunt, had a kid

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-8----------9-9----9-9-------------|
D|-9-9----------6-6----------8-8----------9-9----9-9-------------|
A|-9-9----------6-6----------6-6----------7-7----7-7-------------|
E|-7-7----------4-4----------------------------------------------|


   B           G#            D#              E
don't belong, I'm a punk/   hello world, you fuckin' suck

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-8----------9-9----9-9-------------|
D|-9-9----------6-6----------8-8----------9-9----9-9-------------|
A|-9-9----------6-6----------6-6----------7-7----7-7-------------|
E|-7-7----------4-4----------------------------------------------|



Refrain:

  B             G#           D#           E
 hey,           hey,         keep my mouth shut and wave/

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9----------------|
D|-9-9----------6-6----------8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9----------------|
A|-9-9----------6-6----------6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7----------------|
E|-7-7----------4-4----------------------------------------------|


  B             G#           D#           E
 hey,           hey,         I'm dancin' on my grave

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9----------------|
D|-9-9----------6-6----------8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9----------------|
A|-9-9----------6-6----------6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7----------------|
E|-7-7----------4-4----------------------------------------------|


  B               G#            D#            E
  mhhhhhhh,      hmmmmmmm  (x2)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9------------|
D|-9-9-9-9--------6-6-6-6--------8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9------------|
A|-9-9-9-9--------6-6-6-6--------6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7------------|
E|-7-7-7-7--------4-4-4-4----------------------------------------|



Verse 2:

 B             G#            D#             E
 everybody's so nice lately (everybody's not nice)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------8-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|


            B                             G#           D#                  E
 polarized feelings, I don't wear them on my face lately (I don't wear them on my face)/

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------8-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|


            B                          G#            D#               E
 Internalized everything the headlines say lately (everything they say)/

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------8-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|


            B                          G#          D#        E
 demonized just because I was an angel face baby (baby)/ (career suicide!)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------8-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7---4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------|



Refrain:

 B              G#           D#           E
 hey,           hey,         keep my mouth shut and wave/

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9----------------|
D|-9-9----------6-6----------8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9----------------|
A|-9-9----------6-6----------6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7----------------|
E|-7-7----------4-4----------------------------------------------|


 B              G#           D#           E
 hey,           hey,         I'm dancin' on my grave

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9----------------|
D|-9-9----------6-6----------8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9----------------|
A|-9-9----------6-6----------6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7----------------|
E|-7-7----------4-4----------------------------------------------|


  B              G#           D#           E
  mhhhhhhh,      hmmmmmmm

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9------------|
D|-9-9-9-9--------6-6-6-6--------8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9------------|
A|-9-9-9-9--------6-6-6-6--------6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7------------|
E|-7-7-7-7--------4-4-4-4----------------------------------------|


  B              G#              D#
  mhhhhhhh,      hmmmmmmm

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------8-8-8-8-------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9--------6-6-6-6--------8-8-8-8-------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9--------6-6-6-6--------6-6-6-6-------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7--------4-4-4-4----------------------------------------|



Chorus:

  B            G#         D#              E
  bleach my hair, mess it up/ take my life, dress it up/

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-8----------9-9----9-9-------------|
D|-9-9----------6-6----------8-8----------9-9----9-9-------------|
A|-9-9----------6-6----------6-6----------7-7----7-7-------------|
E|-7-7----------4-4----------------------------------------------|


  B            G#            D#          E
  signed a deal, I got papercuts/ they wanted them, but they got us

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-8----------9-9----9-9-------------|
D|-9-9----------6-6----------8-8----------9-9----9-9-------------|
A|-9-9----------6-6----------6-6----------7-7----7-7-------------|
E|-7-7----------4-4----------------------------------------------|



Outro:

  B      G#      D#    E         B      G#     D#     E

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------------8-8----9-9----|---------------8-8----9-9----|
D|-9-9----6-6----8-8----9-9----|-9-9----6-6----8-8----9-9----|
A|-9-9----6-6----6-6----7-7----|-9-9----6-6----6-6----7-7----|
E|-7-7----4-4------------------|-7-7----4-4------------------|


  B                  D#            E

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----8-8-8-8------9-9-9-9------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|



Outro Solo:

e|-11-11-11-11----------------------------------------|
B|-------------12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


e|-11-11-11-11----------------------------------------|
B|-------------12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------------------|
B|-------------------------11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


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| b   Bend
| r   Release
| pb  Pre-bend
| ~   Vibrato

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