Stray Paper — Tift Merritt
Chords and lyrics for Stray Paper by Tift Merritt (key of D).
Verse 1
I've got a [Em]postcard
with an [D]old [A]address
A picture of [Em]Houston
in a [D]creased up [A]mess
Just to [Em]remind me
That it [A]all went [D]wrong
[G]Just to beat me up – just to [A]turn me on
Chorus
[D] Stray [Bm]paper
[D] Stray [Bm]paper
[D] Stray [Bm]paper
[G] Burning my [A]hands
Verse 2
Cigarettes in the [Em]glove box
with [D]the [A]classified ads
ashes and [Em]silver
worn [D]into your [A]hands
“I gotta [Em]see you”
on a [A]bar [D]napkin
gas station [G]quarters, I gotta [A]see you again
Chorus
[D] Stray [Bm]paper
[D] Stray [Bm]paper
[D] Stray [Bm]paper
[G] Burning in my [A]hands
Verse 3
Somewhere there's a [Em]letter
that I [D]never [A]sent
it used to read [Em]pretty
now it's [D]empty [A]as
that night in the [Em]headlights
with the [A]blankets [D]pressed, Was it something to
[G]you, babe? Was it [A]always just
Chorus
[D] Stray [Bm]paper
[D] Stray [Bm]paper
[D] Stray [Bm]paper
[G] Burning in my[A] hands
[D] Stray [Bm]paper
[D] Stray [Bm]paper
[D] Stray [Bm]paper
[G] Burning in my[A] hands
[G] Burning in my[A] hands
[G] Burning in my[A] hands
(Solo over verse chords, end on Em)
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