Paper Airplane

paper airplane by alison krauss & union station capo on 2nd fret . drop D tuning ( dadgbe ) tune is picked , not strummed ( x = don’t play ) C#m = x - 2 - 4 - 4 - 3 - x - - - - - - - | b’ = x - 2 - 0 - 0 - 3 - x - - - - - - - | b’’ = x - 0 - 2 - 2 - 2 - x - - - - - - - | b’’’ = 7 - x - 7 - 6 - 5 - x - - - - - - - | ( easier to move to G#7 on 8th fret if you use this ) A = 5 - x - 0 - 0 - 3 - x - - - - - - - | a’ = 5 - x - 5 - 4 - 3 - x - - - - - - - | G#7 = x - 1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - x or 8 - x - 8 - 6 - 7 - x - | F#m = 2 - x - 2 - 0 - 0 - x - - - - - - - | during Intro , F#m - C#m - B progression has hammer ons and offs . i’m no expert at tab but here’s an approximation of what’s being played ( capo - less tuning shown ) : E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - 4 - - 4 - 2 - 0 - 4 - 2 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - 2 - - - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | it’s my first attempt , i hope you like it! C#m b’ b’’ A i’ve put it all behind me , nothing left to do or doubt F#m C#m b’’ some may say C#m b’ b’’ A but every silver lining always seems to have a cloud F#m C#m b’’ that comes my way C#m b’ b’’ A anticipated pleasure or unexpected pain F#m C#m b’’ no choice i feel C#m b’ b’’ A love is hard to measure , hidden in the rain F#m C#m b’ that’s why you’ll find me E C#m F#m here all alone and still wondering why A b’ waitin inside for the cold to get colder E C#m F#m and here where it’s clear that i’ve wasted my time a’ b’’’ G#7 C#m hopin to fly cause it’s almost over now * mandolin Solo * * guitar Solo * [ chord sequence as per Verse ( twice through ) except resolves to E at end before going back to the first C#m of next Verse ] C#m b’ b’’ A people come together , people go their own way F#m C#m b’ love conquers few C#m b’ b’’ A and i’ll do whatever i’ll say what i need to say F#m C#m b’ just not for you E C#m F#m how many days should i smile with a frown? A b’ ’cos you’re not around with the sun on your shoulders E C#m F#m and how many nights must i wake up alone A b’’’ G#7 C#m and know in my soul that it’s almost over now? * slide guitar Solo * [ chord sequence as per Verse ( once through ) except resolves to E at end before going back to the first C#m of next Verse ] [ more gentle , preparing for pause on second line ] C#m b’ love is like a paper airplane b’’ A flyin in the folded dent [ pause ] F#m C#m b’’ ridin high dippin low C#m b’ but innocence is fair game b’’ G#7 C#m i’m hopin i can hold it in F#m C#m B . . . E . . . our love will die i know