Tift Merritt - Stray Paper Ukulele

Tift Merritt 
Stray Paper

Dm  022000
F   320003
G   x0222x
C   xx0232
Am  x2443x

Capo on 3


Verse 1:

Dm                
  I've got a postcard
     C	    G
with no address
Dm      
A picture of Houston
     C	        G
in a creased up mess
Dm                              
Just to remind me
	C
That it all went wrong
F				G 
Just to beat me up – just to turn me on

Chorus:
C        Am       
  Stray paper
C        Am       
  Stray paper
C        Am       
  Stray paper
F            G     
  Burning my hands


Verse 2:

Dm                
Cigarettes in the glove box
     C	    G
with the classified ads
Dm      
ashes and silver 
        C	   G
worn into your hands
Dm                              
“I gotta see you”
	C
on a burnt napkin
F				G 
gas station quarters, I gotta see you again

Chorus:
C        Am       
  Stray paper
C        Am       
  Stray paper
C        Am       
  Stray paper
F               G     
  Burning in my hands


Verse 3:

Dm                
Somewhere there's a letter
       C     G
that I never sent
Dm      
it used to read pretty
        C	   G
now it's empty as
Dm                              
that night in the headlights
	C
with the blankets passed, Was it something to  
F		   G 
you, babe? Was it always just


Chorus:
C        Am       
  Stray paper
C        Am       
  Stray paper
C        Am       
  Stray paper
F              G     
  Burning in my hands

C        Am       
  Stray paper
C        Am       
  Stray paper
C        Am       
  Stray paper
F              G     
  Burning in my hands
F              G     
  Burning in my hands
F              G     
  Burning in my hands

(Solo over verse chords, end on Dm)