Chord/Tab song: Paper Boats

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: [email protected]

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)

[Em]As the express train passes the lo[A]cal

It moves [D]by just like a paper bo[Em]at

Althou[Em]gh it weights a million [A]pounds

I [D]swear it almost seems to [Em]float

And as [Em]we pass by each[A]other

Our [F#m]heads are full of [Bm]bother

We can't [Em]look, we can't [A]stop

We can't [F#m]think, we can't [Bm]stop

'Cause we're [Em]stuck in our [A]paths

And it's the [F#m]way it always [Bm]lasts

And I need [Em] something more[A]

From you .[D]..


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