Paper in fire
A - D
- A (4x)
A - D A
1. She had a dream, and boy, it was a good one,
A
D A
so
she chased after her dream with much desire.
A D A
But when she got too close to
her expectations,
G - D A
well,
the dream burned up like paper in
fire.
C A
Paper in fire, stinkin’ up the ashtray,
G D
paper in fire, smokin’
up the alley ways.
G
D
Who’s to say the way a man should spend his days.
G
- D A
Do you let them smolder like paper in fire !
A - D A
2. He wanted love with no involvement,
A D A
so he
chased the wind, that’s all his silly life required.
A D A
And the days of vanity went on
forever,
G D A
and
he saw his days burn up like paper in fire. + CHORUS
+ C - A - C - D
- C - A - D - G - C - A +
A - D - A - D (2x)
A - D A
3. There is a good life right across this green field,
A - D A
and
each generation stares at it from
afar.
A D A
But we keep no check on our
appetites,
G D A
so
the green fields turn to brown like paper in fire.
A - D - A - D
+ CHORUS (2x) + A - D - A - D +
Paper in fire .....
(orig. = capo 2nd) (John Cougar Mellencamp)