Paper Houses

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Suggested strumisland strum

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d

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2

d

&

u

3

–

&

u

4

d

&

u

Also works: everywhere 4/4 d – d u – u d –

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Intro:
(nc) 
One, Two, Three, Four
Dbm  B5 E
Dbm  B5 E
Dbm  B5 E
Asus2
 
Verse 1:
Dbm B5   E
In  this house
   Dbm B5  E
Of bro-ken hearts
   Dbm  B5  E
We made our love
               Asus2
From stacks of cards and
Dbm  B5 E
Yes, we tried
   Dbm  B5 E
To hold on tight, 'cause
   Dbm B5  E
We knew our love
            Asus2
Was hard to find
 
Chorus:
        Dbm   B5
And our paper houses
          E    B5
Reach the stars
       Dbm         B5
Till we break and scatter
        E   B5
Worlds apart
        Dbm      B5
Yeah, I paid the price and
        A    B5
own the scars
          Asus2   B5
Why do we climb
            Dbm    B5   E
And fall so far

Interlude: Dbm  B5 E
 
Verse 2:
    Dbm  B5  E
We  held our cards
   Dbm   B5   E
We built them high
    Dbm B5 E
But way to close
       Asus2
To the light
     Dbm  B5   E
So I turn your head
    Dbm B5 E
And let us go
  Dbm     B5 E
I learned to breathe
      Asus2
On my own
 
Chorus:
        Dbm   B
And our paper houses
          E    B5
Reach the stars
       Dbm         B5
Till we break and scatter
        E   B5
Worlds apart
        Dbm      B5
Yeah, I paid the price and
        Asus2    B5
own the scars
          Dbm   B5
Why do we climb
            Dbm    B5   E
And fall so far

Interlude: Dbm  B5 E
 
Bridge:
Dbm  B5 E  Asus2
          Dbm   B
Yeah, our paper houses
          E
Reach the stars
       Dbm       B5
Til we break and scatter
        E
Worlds apart
E              B5
 I don't wanna lose your touch
E              B
 I don't wanna hurt this much
Dbm             B5      Dbm  E
 I can feel it slipping away
 
Chorus 3:
       Dbm      B5
Yeah, I paid the price and
        Asus2    B5
own the scars
          Asus2     B5
Why do we climb
            Dbm    B5   E
And fall so far

Interlude: Dbm  B5 E
 
Outro:
          Asus2     B5
Why do we climb
           E
To fall so far
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How to play Paper Houses on ukulele

A solid first pick for Paper Houses on ukulele is the island strum: d – d u – u d u. This arrangement is in Db minor. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the proficient level.

6 ukulele chords used in "Paper Houses" by Niall Horan: A, Asus2, B, B5, Dbm and E

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5 years ago

this is probably one of niall’s most underrated songs.

Last edited 5 years ago by ashlyn.poston

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Julia Horan

5 years ago

-4 is the easiest and instead of G5 and Fsus2 just use G and F, they sound better.

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Biography

Niall James Horan (born 13 September 1993) is an Irish singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction, formed in 2010 on the singing competition The X Factor. The group released five albums and went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Following the band's hiatus in 2016, Horan signed a recording deal as a solo artist with Capitol Records and has since released three albums: Flicker (2017)

Genres folk pop singer-songwriter

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Intro:
(nc) 
One, Two, Three, Four
C#m  B5 E
C#m  B5 E
C#m  B5 E
Asus2
 
Verse 1:
C#m B5   E
In  this house
   C#m B5  E
Of bro-ken hearts
   C#m  B5  E
We made our love
               Asus2
From stacks of cards and
C#m  B5 E
Yes, we tried
   C#m  B5 E
To hold on tight, 'cause
   C#m B5  E
We knew our love
            Asus2
Was hard to find
 
Chorus:
        C#m   B5
And our paper houses
          E    B5
Reach the stars
       C#m         B5
Till we break and scatter
        E   B5
Worlds apart
        C#m      B5
Yeah, I paid the price and
        A    B5
own the scars
          Asus2   B5
Why do we climb
            C#m    B5   E
And fall so far

Interlude: C#m  B5 E
 
Verse 2:
    C#m  B5  E
We  held our cards
   C#m   B5   E
We built them high
    C#m B5 E
But way to close
       Asus2
To the light
     C#m  B5   E
So I turn your head
    C#m B5 E
And let us go
  C#m     B5 E
I learned to breathe
      Asus2
On my own
 
Chorus:
        C#m   B
And our paper houses
          E    B5
Reach the stars
       C#m         B5
Till we break and scatter
        E   B5
Worlds apart
        C#m      B5
Yeah, I paid the price and
        Asus2    B5
own the scars
          C#m   B5
Why do we climb
            C#m    B5   E
And fall so far

Interlude: C#m  B5 E
 
Bridge:
C#m  B5 E  Asus2
          C#m   B
Yeah, our paper houses
          E
Reach the stars
       C#m       B5
Til we break and scatter
        E
Worlds apart
E              B5
 I don't wanna lose your touch
E              B
 I don't wanna hurt this much
C#m             B5      C#m  E
 I can feel it slipping away
 
Chorus 3:
       C#m      B5
Yeah, I paid the price and
        Asus2    B5
own the scars
          Asus2     B5
Why do we climb
            C#m    B5   E
And fall so far

Interlude: C#m  B5 E
 
Outro:
          Asus2     B5
Why do we climb
           E
To fall so far