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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: fabien2229@yahoo.fr
A 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---------|
B|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------| x2
D|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E|-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---------|
B|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------| x3
D|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E|-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---------|
B|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------|
D|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E|-0/0--0----2----------5/7--7--7-------7/5--5------|
CHORUS :
"All I am is a body floating downwind ...
e|-------------------0-----|
B|----1--1---1--1------1---|
G|---4--4---4--4----4---4--| x4
D|-------------------------|
A|-0-------3---------------|
E|----------------3--------|
Pre-verse
e|------5----2------------7--7------------0---------|
B|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------|
D|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E|-0/0--0----2----------5/7--7--7-------7/5--5------|
"What's wrong ? Nothing ...
e|------5----2------------7--7------------0---------|
B|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------| x4
D|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E|-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-----|
B|----1--1---1--1------1---|
G|---4--4---4--4----4---4--| x4
D|-------------------------|
A|-0-------3---------------|
E|----------------3--------|
3rd verse
Same as the first one ...
"Sit on a train, reading a book ...
e|------5----2------------7--7------------0---------|
B|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------| x3
D|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E|-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---------|
B|------7----3------------7--5------------5---------|
G|------0----2------------0--0------------6---------|
D|-----------0------------0--0------------0---------|
A|-5/7--7----0----------------------------0---------|
E|-0/0--0----2----------5/7--7--7-------7/5--5------|
4th verse (special)
As the express train passes the local
It moves by just like a paper boat
Although it weights a million pounds
I swear it almost seems to float
And as we pass by eachother
Our heads are full of bother
We can't look, we can't stop
We can't think, we can't stop
'Cause we're stuck in our paths
And it's the way it always lasts
And I need something more
From you ...
OUTRO
"All I am is a body floating downwind ...
1st guitar :
e|-------------------0-----|
B|----1--1---1--1------1---|
G|---4--4---4--4----4---4--| ... till the end.
D|-------------------------|
A|-0-------3---------------|
E|----------------3--------|
2nd guitar :
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2-------0----0-------|
A|-0-------3---------------|
E|----------------3--------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2-------0----0-----0-|
A|-0-------3---------0h2---|
E|----------------3--------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2-------0------------|
A|-0-------3------------0h20
E|----------------3--0h3---|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2-------0----------0-|
A|-0-----023----20---0h2--2|
E|----------------3--------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----2-------0-0--------0-|
A|-0-----023-----0---0h2--2|
E|----------------3--------|
This second guitar goes on playing the same pattern in the background, while a third guitar starts playing :
e|v-0000000000000000--------|
B|-111111111111111100000000|
G|-222222220000000000000000|x7
D|-222222222222221122222222|
A|-000000003333333322222222|
E|-----------------00000000|
Note :
/ = slide
h = hammer on