Paper Sun Chords by Traffic

Paper Sun chords by Traffic

Guitar chords with lyrics

"Paper Sun"
                   (Winwood - Capaldi - Wood - Mason)

Intro:

	(tabla fill)

	sitar arr. for guitar [4X]:

	D5
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----7-----5-----|-4-----2---------
	-0---------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------

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Verse 1:

	             G
	Though you think you're ...
	          E
	With the boy that you ...
	Gm
	Kicking sand ...
	        D
	Your clothes all ....
	    G
	But if you look ...
	    E
	A shadow on the ...
	Gm                               D
	Don't be too ...

Chorus:

	(guitar and sitar, 2X):

	 Cm                Bb      G         A
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
	---------------1-|-3-1-----------3-|-2---------------|-----------------
	-------------0---|-----3---0-2-3---|-----------------|-----------------
	-------0-1-3-----|-------3---------|-----------------|-----------------
	-2-3-2-----------|-----------------|---------0-0---0-|-0-------0-0---0-
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
	 A                pa...    per      sun

[repeat intro]

Verse 2:

	In the room where you've ....

[repeat chorus]

[repeat intro]

Bridge:

	D5 [w/sitar as per intro]
	Standing in the ...
	Fresh cut flowers ...
	Too much sun ...
	                    D        F   G    D
	                  (Too much sun ...
	Too much sun ...
	                    D        F   G    D
	                  (Too much ...

Verse 3:

	When you're feeling tired...

[repeat chorus]

Coda [separated from "Paper Sun", titled "We're A Fade, You Missed This",
      and moved to last track of US LP]

	Asus4              A
	 / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

	Asus4                                   A
	Daylight breaks while ....
	 Asus4                                    A
	A seagull is stealing the ...
	    Asus4                           A
	That boy who had ...
	    Asus4                    A
	Has left you so cold ....

	(continue and fade)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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