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Em
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[intro]
Am
Em
Am
Em
Under the skin,
but no further in
Dm
Dm
F
F
I've seen it before,
I was hoping for more
Am
Em
Am
Em
If I could choose,
I'd rather a bruise
Dm
Dm
F
F
I'd just rather lose
than hear another excuse
Am
C
Dm
Am
You're just a papercut, I don't know why it would hurt
Gm
F
Am
Am
I can't see why it would hurt, but it does
Am
Em
I live in the air (I'm split in two)
Am
Em
It's open and bare (don't know what to do)
Dm
Dm
F
F
I've never been scared
of a little red
Am
C
Dm
Am
You're just a papercut, I don't know why it would hurt
Gm
F
Am
Am
I can't see why it would hurt, but it does
F
Am
F
Am
So I make my escape,
from all of this plastic tape
F
Am
C
G
Where you play it so safe, so straight, so straight
F
Am
F
Am
My heart will open again, reach way down and deep in
F
Am
C
G
It won't take very long, this mark will be gone
Am
C
Dm
Am
You're just a papercut, I don't know why it would hurt
Gm
F
Am
Am
I can't see why it would hurt, but it does
Am
C
Dm
Am
You're just a papercut, I don't know why it would hurt
Gm
F
Am
Em
Am
Em
Am
Em
Am
Em
Am.
I can't see why it would hurt, but it does
[ending, similar to intro]