Paper Tigers

G/B C D Well I’ve been huddled up alone By the fire even though G/B C G D I’m not exactly feeling cold G/B C D And I’ve been bundled up for days Too confused to be amazed G/B C G D At all the icy water in my veins C G/B D C Em D Why do I feel so alone? G/B C D Yeah I’ve been moving in and out Of this old split-level house G/B C G D And I’d just as soon burn the whole place down G/B C D ‘Cause I quit working lumberyards To build a mansion out of cards Am C G D But I feel thin behind these paper walls C G/B D C Em D Why do I feel so alone? G D Cause the angriest bark Am C Is always worse than the bite G D Like the ache in my chest Em C That my heart didn’t invite G D But if the prettiest romance Am C Isn’t perfectly right Am G/B That makes every love lost C D Just a holiday every night Interlude (2x): G Am G/B C G Am C D G/B C D Well I’ve been painting through the night In the basement out of sight G/B C G D Brushing paper tigers black and white G/B C D ‘Cause come tomorrow afternoon I’ll fill a helium balloon Am C G D And set them free into the baby blue sky C G/B D C Em D So they won’t have to be alone G D Cause the angriest bark Am C Is always worse than the bite G D Like the ache in my chest F C That my heart didn’t invite G D But if the prettiest romance Am C Isn’t perfectly right Am G/B That makes every love lost C D Just a holiday every night F C G D But when I close these heavy lids after dark F C Each sweet dream is a target D Em C D And all my shots are so consistently wide of the mark G D Cause the angriest bark Am C Is always worse than the bite G D Like the ache in my chest F C That my heart didn’t invite G D But if the prettiest romance Am C Isn’t perfectly right Am G/B That makes every love lost C D Just a holiday every night Am G/B C D Just a holiday every night Am G/B C D Just a holiday every night Interlude (2x): G Am G/B C G Am C D Just a holiday every night G Am G/B C G Am C D G/B C D Well I’ve been huddled up alone By the fire even though G/B C G D I’m not exactly feeling cold G/B C D But how my heartache hit the trail When a paper tiger tail Am C G D Fluttered down, I guess I’ll never know