PAPER IN FIRE  (John Mellencamp)
 
 
B7   X 2 1 2 0 2
E    0 2 2 1 0 0 
B5   X 2 4 4 X X
 
 
INTRO: B7  E  B5    B7  E  B5     B7  E  B5    B7  E  B5
 
 
B7                     E            B5
  She had a dream and boy it was a good one
B7                     E                    B5
  So she chased after her dream with much desire
B7                      E                B5
  But when she got too close to her expectations
            A            E              B5
Well the dream burned up  like paper in fire


          D                    B5
Paper in fire, stinkin' up the ashtray
          A                   E
Paper in fire, smokin' up the alley ways
          A                        E
Who's to say the way a man should spend his days
                 A      E                B5
Do you let them smolder   like paper in fire?


B7           E              B5
  He wanted live with no involvement
B7                   E                               B5
  So he chased the wind that's all his silly life required
B7                 E               B5
  And the days of vanity went on forever
        A                 E               B5
And he saw his days burn up like paper in fire


          D                    B5
Paper in fire, stinkin' up the ashtray
          A                   E
Paper in fire, smokin' up the alley ways
          A                        E
Who's to say the way a man should spend his days
                 A      E                B5
Do you let them smolder   like paper in fire?


D    B5    D    E    D    B5    E    A  D  B5


B7  E  B5    B7  E  B5


B7                     E                     B5
  There is a good life   right across this green field
B7                     E                    B5
   And each generation   stares at it from afar
B7                 E              B5
  But we keep no check on our appetites
         A                    E                 B5
So the green fields turn to brown like paper in fire


          D                    B5
Paper in fire, stinkin' up the ashtray
          A                   E
Paper in fire, smokin' up the alley ways
          A                        E
Who's to say the way a man should spend his days
                 A      E                B5
Do you let them smolder   like paper in fire?


          D                    B5
Paper in fire, stinkin' up the ashtray
          A                   E
Paper in fire, smokin' up the alley ways
          A                        E
Who's to say the way a man should spend his days
                 A      E                B5
Do you let them smolder   like paper in fire?


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