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Paper Boats by Nada Surf

Paper Boats tab by Nada Surf

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Song Title: Paper Boats
 Written by: Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca and Ira Elliot
 Performed by: Nada Surf
 From the Album: Let Go (2002)
 Transcribed by: Fabien LORTAL
 E-mail address: [email protected]

A augmentedA nice and relaxing song, from an excellent album, performed by an awesome band.

If you have any comment, you know how to get in touch with me ...


This tab requires a CAPO ON 1st fret !

INTRO :
e|------5----2------------7--7------------0---------|
BB|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G+G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------| x2
D MajorD|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A augmentedA|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E MajorE|-0/0--0----2----------5/7--7--7-------7/5--5------|


1st verse

"Sit on a train, reading a book ...

e|------5----2------------7--7------------0---------|
BB|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G+G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------| x3
D MajorD|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A augmentedA|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E MajorE|-0/0--0----2----------5/7--7--7-------7/5--5------|

...must be gearing up for some kind of melt-down"


Pre-chorus :

Same pattern
e|------5----2------------7--7------------0---------|
BB|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G+G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------|
D MajorD|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A augmentedA|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E MajorE|-0/0--0----2----------5/7--7--7-------7/5--5------|

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CHORUS :

"All I am is a body floating downwind ...

e|-------------------0-----|
BB|----1--1---1--1------1---|
G+G|---4--4---4--4----4---4--| x4
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------3---------------|
E MajorE|----------------3--------|


Pre-verse
e|------5----2------------7--7------------0---------|
BB|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G+G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------|
D MajorD|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A augmentedA|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E MajorE|-0/0--0----2----------5/7--7--7-------7/5--5------|


"What's wrong ? Nothing ...

e|------5----2------------7--7------------0---------|
BB|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G+G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------| x4
D MajorD|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A augmentedA|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E MajorE|-0/0--0----2----------5/7--7--7-------7/5--5------|

... I can't tell you"



CHORUS :

"All I am is a body floating downwind ...

e|-------------------0-----|
BB|----1--1---1--1------1---|
G+G|---4--4---4--4----4---4--| x4
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------3---------------|
E MajorE|----------------3--------|



3rd verse
Same as the first one ...


"Sit on a train, reading a book ...


e|------5----2------------7--7------------0---------|
BB|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G+G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------| x3
D MajorD|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A augmentedA|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E MajorE|-0/0--0----2----------5/7--7--7-------7/5--5------|

...must be gearing up for some kind of melt-down"



Pre-verse :

Same pattern
e|------5----2------------7--7------------0---------|
BB|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G+G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------|
D MajorD|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A augmentedA|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E MajorE|-0/0--0----2----------5/7--7--7-------7/5--5------|



4th verse (special)

E minorEm                A augmentedA
As the express train passes the local

     D MajorD           E minorEm
It moves by just like a paper boat

   E minorEm           A augmentedA
Although it weights a million pounds

 D MajorD            E minorEm
I swear it almost seems to float

    E minorEm       A augmentedA
And as we pass by eachother

  F# minorF#m        B minorBm
Our heads are full of bother

     E minorEm       A augmentedA
We can't look, we can't stop

     F# minorF#m       B minorBm
We can't think, we can't stop

       E minorEm      A augmentedA
'Cause we're stuck in our paths

       F# minorF#m      B minorBm
And it's the way it always lasts

      E minorEm        A augmentedA
And I need   something more

     D MajorD
From you ...


OUTRO


"All I am is a body floating downwind ...

1st guitar :


e|-------------------0-----|
BB|----1--1---1--1------1---|
G+G|---4--4---4--4----4---4--| ... till the end.
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------3---------------|
E MajorE|----------------3--------|


2nd guitar :

e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-------0----0-------|
A augmentedA|-0-------3---------------|
E MajorE|----------------3--------|


e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-------0----0-----0-|
A augmentedA|-0-------3---------0h2---|
E MajorE|----------------3--------|


e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-------0------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------3------------0h20
E MajorE|----------------3--0h3---|


e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-------0----------0-|
A augmentedA|-0-----023----20---0h2--2|
E MajorE|----------------3--------|

e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-------0-0--------0-|
A augmentedA|-0-----023-----0---0h2--2|
E MajorE|----------------3--------|


This second guitar goes on playing the same pattern in the background, while a third
guitar starts playing :

e|v-0000000000000000--------|
BB|-111111111111111100000000|
G+G|-222222220000000000000000|x7
D MajorD|-222222222222221122222222|
A augmentedA|-000000003333333322222222|
E MajorE|-----------------00000000|


Note :

/ = slide
h = hammer on

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