Paper Tiger chords by Theocracy

• Difficulty: Advanced 🤯

Key: Ab

Intro:


G Eb F D G Eb F D
Bb Gb Ab F Bb Gb Ab F
Db Eb

Verse 1:

Eb
Fake tears in the aisles
       Db        Eb
Lies, fear and denial
        E        Eb
Glass cages and rivals
        Db        Ebm
False threats of reprisal
Abm        B     Bb       A  Ab
One more rally cause and off we go
                B              Eb     Ab
We've got 'em primed and ready to explode
     B     Bb      A Ab              B         Dbm           Ebm E  Db
The narcissist machinery, forging a self-made victims' new society
               Abm          Gb              E    Db
This world is growing more demented by the day
             A Ab         E    Db
We let in fear along the way
         Ab         Gb                 E  Db   Eb
Now for political advancement we've co-opted pain
                                     Ebm   Ab
Beware snakes in the dark, don't set them free

Chorus:

          Db            Eb                 Ab
One more life, for the glory to bear Your name
     Fm                   Db                  Eb        C
The honor to share that cup of shame, we've burned it away
Db                 Eb             Ab
On we go, with our drama flags unfurled
           Bbm            Db                      Eb              Ab
While they die in chains around the world, and we dance on anyway

Interlude:

Bb Gb Ab F Bbm Gb Ab F


Verse 2:

Eb       E     Eb                   Db     Eb
Selling false persecution, rage and de-evolution
                               Db            Eb        Ab
Martyr complex we're feeding, paranoia we're breeding
   B      Bb            A  Ab
Inventing problems for all to see
               B             Db      Eb     Ab
Caught in the cycle, self-fulfilling prophecy
       B       Bb       A Ab
We're living lives fit for a king
            B             Db          Eb    E
And most of us have never known real suffering
Db          Ab                 Gb               E      Db
So join the pageant, fake the hurt, take up the cause
           Ab               E   Db
Lay in the paper tiger's jaws
          Ab               Gb               E  Db     E
Walk the stage now, take a bow and soak in the applause
                 Eb        E  Eb        Ab
Beware snakes in the dark, we set them free

Chorus:

          Db            Eb                 Ab
One more life, for the glory to bear Your name
     Fm                   Db                  Eb        C
The honor to share that cup of shame, we've burned it away
Db                 Eb             Ab
On we go, with our drama flags unfurled
           Bbm            Db                      Eb              Ab
While they die in chains around the world, and we dance on anyway

Guitar Solo:

           Gb  B  Abm  E  Gb
Eb          Db Eb   Ab Gb Eb
Ab Gb  B A G Gb  B  A  E D A
Gb B  A  E D A Gb

Break:

Ab
Fear and paranoia bring a false sense of entitlement

Pretend we're persecuted, love the sound or our own voice
Ab
Media fear-mongering is just a paper tiger

Because don't you know that misery is oftentimes a choice?
Bb
Caught up in our drama, we pretend that we have problems

While across the world our brothers are beheaded in the streets
Bbm
Malcontents and dissonance uncover our indifference
Bb      B  C  B  Eb
Wolf's cry obsolete

Chorus:

          Db            Eb                 Ab
One more life, for the glory to bear Your name
     Fm                   Db                  Eb        C
The honor to share that cup of shame, we've burned it away
Db                 Eb             Ab
On we go, with our drama flags unfurled
           Bb             Db                      Eb            F      Db
While they die in chains around the world, and we dance on anyway
          Eb
Burn the tiger down today

Outro:

Gb Eb Ab E Gb Eb
B G A Gb G A B