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Paper Lanterns

Green Day
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
EADGBe
 A: 577---
:  00222-
 B: 2244--
 b: 799---
:  02210-
 e: 7799--
Now  I rest my head  from
 Such an endless  dreary time
 A time  of hopes and happiness
 That had  you on my mind
 Those days  are gone and now  it seems
 As if  I'll get some rest
 But now  and then I'll see  you again
 And it puts  my heart to test
 So when  are all my problems
 Going to end?
 I'm understanding now  that
 We are only friends
 To this day  I'm asking why
   4x
 I still think about you
 As the days go on I wonder
 Will this ever end ?
 I find it hard to keep control
 When you're with your boyfriend
 I do not mind if all I am is
 Just a friend to you
 But all I want to know right now
 Is if you think about me too ?
 go crazy -- make something up)
 End on B
 zach
 Paper Lanterns
 GREEN DAY (1039 / Smoothed Out Slappy Hours)
 This post is for all you true Green Day fans who have heard more than Basket Case, When I
 Come Around, and Longview. This is not for the people who say, "What?! Green Day has more
 than one album???" In any case, here goes:
 (INTRO: - - -  all barre chords)
  (verse 1)
Now  I rest my head  from
 Such an endless  dreary time.
A  time of hope and happiness
 That had  you on my mind.
Those  days are gone and now it seems
 As if  I'll get some rest.
But  now and then I'll see  you again
 And put  my heart to the test.
  (chorus)
So  when are all my problems going  to end?
I'm  understanding now that  we are
Only  friends.
 To this day  I'm asking why
 I  still think about you.
  (verse 2)
 As the days go on I wonder
 will this ever end?
 I find it hard to keep control
 When you with your boyfriend.
 I do not mind if all I an is
 Just a friend to you.
 But all I want to know right now
 Is if you think about me too.
  (Chorus)

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Readable chord sheet for Paper Lanterns by Green Day

EADGBe
A:  577---
[A]:  00222-
B:  2244--
b:  799---
[E]:  02210-
e:  7799--

[B] [A] [A] [E] [E] [B] [B]
[B] [A] [A] [E] [E] [B] [B]
[B] [A] [A] [E] [E] [B] [B]
[B] [A] [A] [E] [E] [B] [B]

[B]Now I rest my [F#]head from
Such an [E]endless dreary [B]time
A [B]time of hopes and [F#]happiness
That [E]had you on my [B]mind
Those [B]days are gone and [F#]now it seems
As [E]if I'll get some [B]rest
But [B]now and then I'll [F#]see you again
And it [E]puts my heart to [B]test

So [E]when are all my [F#]problems
Going to [B]end?
I'm [E]understanding [F#]now that
We are [B]only [Ab]friends
To this [A]day I'm asking [E]why
                    [B] [A] [A] [E] [E] [B] [B] 4x
I still think about you

As the days go on I wonder
Will this ever end ?
I find it hard to keep control
When you're with your boyfriend
I do not mind if all I am is
Just a friend to you
But all I want to know right now
Is if you think about me too ?

go crazy -- make something up)

End on B

zach

Paper Lanterns
GREEN DAY   (1039 / Smoothed Out Slappy Hours)

This post is for all you true Green Day fans who have heard more than Basket Case, When I
Come Around, and Longview.  This is not for the people who say, "What?!  Green Day has more
than one album???"  In any case, here goes:

(INTRO:  [A] [G]-[G] [D]-[D] [A]-[A]   all barre chords)

        (verse 1)
[A]Now I rest my hea[G]d from
Such an en[D]dless dreary t[A]ime.
[A]A time of hope and happines[G]s
That had[D] you on my mind.     [A]
[A]Those days are gone and now it seems[G]
As if[D] I'll get some rest.[A]
[A]But now and then I'll s[G]ee you again
And put[D] my heart to the test.     [A]

        (chorus)
[D]So when are all my problems [E]going to end?          [A]            [A]              [D]                [A]
[D]I'm understanding now tha[E]t we are
[A]Only fr[D]iends.
To this da[G]y I'm asking why     [D]
I[N.C.] still think about you.      [A]        [G]          [G]            [D]              [D]                [A]                  [A]

        (verse 2)
As the days go on I wonder
will this ever end?
I find it hard to keep control
When you with your boyfriend.
I do not mind if all I an is
Just a friend to you.
But all I want to know right now
Is if you think about me too.

        (Chorus)

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