Paper Towel

Paper Towel chords by Ricky Montgomery Share Report Print

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Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4

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d

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2

d

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u

3

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u

4

d

&

–

Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u

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Intro: Gbm A E B Gbm A E B

Verse 1:
         Gbm         A
Where do you get off
E                    B
Talkin' so much xxxx?
          Gbm          A
Hand me a paper towel
E                      B
I'll clean up your mess

Pre-chorus:
     Gbm       A
Once again I try
E                  B
Try to make it easy
                   Gbm
But you slap my hand away
A   E
My friend
B    Gbm      A
Once again I try
E
Try to make it easy
        B              Gbm
But you pull your hand away
A  E          B
Baby

Chorus:
         Abm               Dbm
We don't have to play so dumb
   Gbm               B              Abm
It takes away from everything we've done
           Dbm
I wake you up
  Gbm           B             Abm
I wanna go but you don't wanna come
                 Dbm
Hey wait I wanna be with you
  Gbm                             B
I swear I'm on your side, I still believe in you
  Abm
I always wanna see you
Dbm             Gbm
Do it, do it, do it, do it
B
Do it too (Ah Ah Ah Ahhh)

Interlude: Gbm A E B Gbm A E B

Verse 2:
         Gbm          A
Where do you get off
E
Living in my head
B          Gbm        A
Call me a superstar
E                        B
Tell me you're impressed

Pre-chorus:
     Gbm       A
Once again I try
E
Try to make it easy
        B           Gbm
But you slap my hand away
A      E      B
My friend
     Gbm       A
Once again I try
E
Try to make it easy
        B              Gbm
But you pull your hand away
A  B
Baby

Chorus:
         Abm             Dbm
We don't have to play so dumb
   Gbm            B                 Abm
It takes away from everything we've done
          Dbm
I wake you up
  Gbm          B               Abm
I wanna go but you don't wanna come
                Dbm
Hey wait I wanna be with you
  Gbm                            B
I swear I'm on your side, I still believe in you
  Abm
I always wanna see you
Dbm           Gbm
Do it, do it, do it, do it
B                      Gbm
Do it too (Ah Ah Ah Ahhh)

Outro: A E B Gbm A E B
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How to play Paper Towel on ukulele

Try the everywhere 4/4 as a starting point: d – d u – u d –. You are playing it in E major. The chords land in comfortable skilled territory.

6 ukulele chords used in "Paper Towel" by Ricky Montgomery: A, B, Dbm, E, Gbm and Abm

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Biography

Ricky Montgomery was born in Los Angeles, California on April 3, 1993. His father was a gaffer and his mother, a teacher. He moved to St. Louis with his mother in 2005 and began playing in bands around West St. Louis County at the age of 14. Before his solo work, he released music with local St. Louis bands Adversary In Arms, Carpathia, and Henry On The Run. After achieving success on Vine, Montgomery released his debut EP Caught On The Moon in the summer of 2014. Later, he extended the EP into a full debut album: Montgomery Ricky.

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Intro: F#m A E B F#m A E B

Verse 1:
         F#m         A
Where do you get off
E                    B
Talkin' so much xxxx?
          F#m          A
Hand me a paper towel
E                      B
I'll clean up your mess

Pre-chorus:
     F#m       A
Once again I try
E                  B
Try to make it easy
                   F#m
But you slap my hand away
A   E
My friend
B    F#m      A
Once again I try
E
Try to make it easy
        B              F#m
But you pull your hand away
A  E          B
Baby

Chorus:
         G#m               C#m
We don't have to play so dumb
   F#m               B              G#m
It takes away from everything we've done
           C#m
I wake you up
  F#m           B             G#m
I wanna go but you don't wanna come
                 C#m
Hey wait I wanna be with you
  F#m                             B
I swear I'm on your side, I still believe in you
  G#m
I always wanna see you
C#m             F#m
Do it, do it, do it, do it
B
Do it too (Ah Ah Ah Ahhh)

Interlude: F#m A E B F#m A E B

Verse 2:
         F#m          A
Where do you get off
E
Living in my head
B          F#m        A
Call me a superstar
E                        B
Tell me you're impressed

Pre-chorus:
     F#m       A
Once again I try
E
Try to make it easy
        B           F#m
But you slap my hand away
A      E      B
My friend
     F#m       A
Once again I try
E
Try to make it easy
        B              F#m
But you pull your hand away
A  B
Baby

Chorus:
         G#m             C#m
We don't have to play so dumb
   F#m            B                 G#m
It takes away from everything we've done
          C#m
I wake you up
  F#m          B               G#m
I wanna go but you don't wanna come
                C#m
Hey wait I wanna be with you
  F#m                            B
I swear I'm on your side, I still believe in you
  G#m
I always wanna see you
C#m           F#m
Do it, do it, do it, do it
B                      F#m
Do it too (Ah Ah Ah Ahhh)

Outro: A E B F#m A E B