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Paper Tongues - Get Higher
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I broke this down to strum it on an acoustic, thus the actual song plays out a little
differently. The progressions are the same, though, so it's pretty easy to fret out on an
electric. This version is a little cleaner to play on your own---pretty simple.
A (x02220)
Asus4 (x02230)
D (xx0232)
E (022100)
[F#m] [(244222)]
The main riff is an Amaj with a pinky drop to the suspended fourth every now and again.
It's pretty much the whole song...
e|------0--0-0-----------0--0-0-----------------------|
B|--2222222222223322-2222222222223322-----------------|
G|--2222222222222222-2222222222222222-----------------|
D|--2222-22-2-222222-2222-22-2-222222-----------------|
A|--0----------------0--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Alternately:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--6666966969667766-6666966969667766-----------------|
D|--7777777777777777-7777777777777777-----------------|
A|--0----------------0--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
NOTE: The actual verses are almost entirely this A progression, but it lacks depth when
you're playing it alone on the acoustic. I like to throw around the F#m when it feels
natural, as below, and palm mute until the chorus:
When you [A]step in the room they won't be holding me down
All these [F#m]demons in my head c'mon let's kill 'em with sound
You see I'm [A]beggin' that you take me and you never look back
That's why I'm [F#m]crying to a wall hoping that you come out
[A]Hey...I don't wanna wake up from this
I cannot afford to forget[F#m]
The feeling of your arms, they hold me
The power of your skin, it's lovely[A]
You provoke a man to bow down
I get on my knees and cry out[F#m]
"Everything I have is yours [E]now"
So the time is [D]now
Don't let me [E]down
Oh the time is [D]now
Please don't let me [E]down
Chorus:
Get [A]higher, and higher, and[Asus4] higher[F#m]
When my [D]back's against the [A]wall
You're the [D]hand that breaks my [A]fall
Climb higher, and higher, and[Asus4] higher[F#m]
When my [D]back's against the [A]wall
You're the [D]hand that breaks my [A]fall
Lather, rinse, repeat
-JVV
