Verse: E C G B7 I was staring at the sky, just looking for a star E C G B7 To pray on, or wish on, or something like that E C G B7 I was having a sweet fix of a daydream of a boy F7 Em A7 Whose reality I knew, was a hopeless to be had E C G B7 But then the dove of hope began its downward slope E C And I believed for a moment that my chances G B7 Were approaching to be grabbed E C G F7 But as it came down near, so did a weary tear Em A7 F7 I thought it was a bird, but it was just a paper bag Chorus: G Cmaj7 F7 G Hunger hurts, and I want him so bad, oh it kills G Cmaj7 F7 'Cause I know I'm a mess he don't wanna clean up G Cmaj7 F7 G I got to fold 'cause these hands are too shaky to hold Em7 A7 F7 G B7 Hunger hurts, but starving works, when it costs too much to love Verse: E C G And I went crazy again today, B7 E C G B7 E Looking for a strand to climb, looking for a little hope C G B7 F7 Baby said he couldn't stay, wouldn't put his lips to mine Em A7 And a fail to kiss is a fail to cope E C G B7 I said, 'Honey, I don't feel so good, don't feel justified E C G B7 Come on put a little love here in my void,' E C He said?'It's all in your head,' G F7 and I said, 'So's everything,' but he didn't get it Em A7 I thought he was a man F7 But he was just a little boy Chorus: G Cmaj7 F7 G Hunger hurts, and I want him so bad, oh it kills G Cmaj7 F7 'Cause I know I'm a mess he don't wanna clean up G Cmaj7 F7 G I got to fold 'cause these hands are too shaky to hold Em7 A7 F7 G Hunger hurts, but starving works, when it costs too much to love Cmaj7 F7 G Hunger hurts, but I want him so bad, oh it kills G Cmaj7 F7 'Cause I know I'm a mess he don't wanna clean up G Cmaj7 F7 G I got to fold 'cause these hands are too shaky to hold Em7 A7 F7 G Hunger hurts, but starving works, when, when it costs too much to love Cmaj7 F7 G Oh, hunger hurts, and I want him so bad, oh it kills G Cmaj7 F7 Because I know I'm a mess he don't wanna clean up G Cmaj7 F7 G I got to fold 'cause these hands are too shaky to hold Em7 A7 F7 G Hunger hurts, but starving, it works, when it costs too much to love Outro: G Cmaj7 F7 G G Cmaj7 F7 F7 G Cmaj7 F7 G Em7 A7 F7 F7 F7 F7 G This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Paper Bag chords by Fiona Apple
Suggested strumisland strum
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d
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d
&
u
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u
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d
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u
Also works: everywhere 4/4 d – d u – u d –
How to play Paper Bag on ukulele
On ukulele, Paper Bag comes down to the island strum: d – d u – u d u. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 108 bpm with a light swing. On this page the song is in C major. I rate the chords skilled, a fair middle ground. Swing the eighths to catch the loping jazzy piano bounce.
9 ukulele chords used in "Paper Bag" by Fiona Apple: A7, B7, C, Cmaj7, E, Em, Em7, F7 and G
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i do like DDU for each chord…… not the best but works
does it exist any substitute for f7
that chord is f hard
+5 is easier 🙂