Paper Bag — Fiona Apple
Chords and lyrics for Paper Bag by Fiona Apple (key of C).
Verse
I was [E]staring at the [C]sky, just [G]looking for a[B7] star
To [E]pray on, or [C]wish on, or [G]something like [B7]that
I was [E]having a sweet [C]fix of a [G]daydream of a [B7]boy
Whose [F7sus2]reality I knew, was a [Em]hopeless to be [A7]had
But then the [E]dove of [C]hope began its [G]downward [B7]slope
And I believed[E] for a moment that[C] my chances
Were[G] approaching to be [B7]grabbed
But as it [E]came down [C]near, so did a [G]weary [F7sus2]tear
I [Em]thought it was a [A7]bird, but it was [F7sus2]just a paper bag
Chorus
Hunger [G]hurts, and I [C7]want him[F7sus2] so bad, oh it[G] kills
'Cause I [G]know I'm a [C7]mess he don't[F7sus2] wanna clean up
I got to [G]fold 'cause [C7]these hands are [F7sus2]too shaky to [G]hold
Hunger hurts, [Em7]but starving works, when [A7]it costs too much to[F7sus2] love
Verse
[E] And I went [C]crazy [G]again today,
[B7]looking for a [E]strand to climb, [C]looking for a [G]little hope [B7]
[E]Baby said he [C]couldn't stay, [G]wouldn't put his lips[B7] to mine
And a [F7sus2]fail to kiss is[Em] a [A7]fail to cope
I said, [E]'Honey, I don't [C]feel so good, [G]don't feel [B7]justified
Come[E] on put a[C] little love [G]here in my void,'[B7]
He said 'It's [E]all in your [C]head,' and I said, [G]'So's everything' But he
[F7sus2]didn't get it
I [Em]thought he was a man
But he was [A7]just a little [F7sus2]boy
Chorus
Hunger [G]hurts, and I [C7]want him [F7sus2]so bad, oh it [G]kills
'Cause I [G]know I'm a [C7]mess he don't[F7sus2] wanna clean up
I got to [G]fold 'cause [C7]these hands are [F7sus2]too shaky to [G]hold
Hunger hurts, [Em7]but starving works, when [A7]it costs too much to[F7sus2] love
Hunger [G]hurts, and I [C7]want him [F7sus2]so bad,[G] oh it kills
'Cause I [G]know I'm a [C7]mess he don't[F7sus2] wanna clean up
I got to [G]fold 'cause these [C7]hands are too shaky[F7sus2] to hold [G]
Hunger hurts, [Em7]but starving works, when [A7]it costs too much to[F7sus2] love
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