______________
/Heather Nova / This tab is about the overheard electric second
/Paper Cup / guitar in this sweet, sweet ballad. Pretty simple!
/Siren /
/_____________/
Here are the chords played ...played in this strumming
by the acoustic 1st guitar: pattern all the way in 3/4:
G Bm D C
|---3-----2------2-----0---| || ________ ||
|---3-----3------3-----1---| || | |__|__|__| ||
|---0-----4------2-----0---| ||0 | | | | | 0||
|---0-----4------0-----2---| ||0 | | | | | 0||
|---2-----2------------3---| || X X X X X ||
|---3----------------------| || ||
1st VERSE:
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Wishful thinking I might be yours
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------0---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------4-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Drifting on every step
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
I'm always drawn to the dark horse
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-4-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Sweet sweet nothing's said
|C |C |D |D |
|-3-----------|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-7-----------|-------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-7-----------|-------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-7-----------|-------------|
|-3-----------|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
And every dream is just a dream after all
CHORUS:
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-------------|-3-----2-----|-------------|-3-----2-----|
|-------------|---3-----3---|-------------|---3-----3---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
And everything stands so still when you dance, everything spins so fast
|C |C |D |D |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------3-----|-------3-----|-------3-----|
|-------------|-0-----------|-----0---0---|-----0-------|
|-------2-----|-------------|---2---------|---4---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
And the night's in a paper cup, when you want it to last
|G |G |
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---<12>--------------|
|---<12>-----<7>-----|------------<12>-----|
|--------<7>---------|--------<7>----------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
(this part isn't played by the guitar, but it sounds right)
2nd VERSE:
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------0---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------4-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Wishful thinking you might be mine
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3-----------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------2h4---|-2-----2h4-2-0-|
|-------------|-------------|-4-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Every shiver sends
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/heather_nova/paper_cup_tab.html ]
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
One breath under the bridge of sighs
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3-----------|-----------3/|/5-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Bending where the river bends
|C |C |D |D |
|-3-----------|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-7-----------|-------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-7-----------|-------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-7-----------|-------------|
|-3-----------|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
And every dream is just a dream after all
CHORUS:
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-------------|-3-----2-----|-------------|-3-----2-----|
|-------------|---3-----3---|-------------|---3-----3---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
And everything stands so still when you dance, everything spins so fast
|C |C |D |D |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------3-----|-------3-----|-------3-----|
|-------------|-0-----------|-----0---0---|-----0-------|
|-------2-----|-------------|---2---------|---4---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
And the night's in a paper cup, when you want it to last
CELLO SOLO:
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-2-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-4-----------|-2-----2h4-2-0-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-4-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-4-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|C |C |D |D |
|-3-----------|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-7-----------|-------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-7-----------|-------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-7-----------|-------------|
|-3-----------|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
And every dream is just a dream after all
CHORUS:
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-------------|-3-----2-----|-------------|-3-----2-----|
|-------------|---3-----3---|-------------|---3-----3---|
|-------------|-----4-----4-|-------------|-----4-----4-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
And everything stands so still when you dance, everything spins so fast
|C |C |D |D |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------3-----|-------3-----|-------3-----|
|-------------|-0-----------|-----0---0---|-----0-------|
|-------2-----|-------------|---2---------|---4---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
And the night's in a paper cup, when you want it to last
CHORUS:
|G |G |Bm |D |
|-------------|-3-----2-----|-------------|-3-----2-----|
|-------------|---3-----3---|-------------|---3-----3---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
And everything stands so still when you dance, everything spins so fast
|C |C |D |D |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|
|-------------|-------3-----|-------3-----|-3-----------|
|-------------|-0-----------|-----0---0---|-2-----------|
|-------2-----|-------------|---2---------|-0-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
And the night's in a paper cup, when you want it to last
01/31/05
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