"Paper Towns," as performed by The Mongrel Jews
Channel: Sarah Shay
Date: 2012-12-12

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Sorry about the picture quality; for some reason, my camera just decided not to focus the entire time. I decided to post this anyway, four months later. Here we are at my 30th birthday party, performing our song "Paper Towns" at the Beery House (purveyor of Seattle's finest house shows).

My favorite thing was how many people got excited when I said the name of the song. I knew of one nerdfighter in the crowd, but it turned out there were several more, including people I knew. Stealth nerdfighters!

Sarah Shay: vocals, ukulele
Aaron J Shay: vocals, banjo (http://youtube.com/aaronjshay)
Vincent Milay: harmonica
Andy Lowe: bass
Mai Li Pittard: fiddle

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Song written by Sarah Shay and arranged by The Mongrel Jews (http://www.themongreljews.com). Released under a Creative Commons license: non-commercial, share-alike, attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)


Lyrics and chords added by request!

D A C G
I was a dreamer and you were a dream
You were a schemer and we were a team
You showed me the way to a dozen places new
Hidden from sight 'til I followed you
I wanna build you a castle of stone and sand
No wishes or dreams, just these two hands
Let's go, we should have hit the road yesterday
Roll out the map, show me the way

And take me to a paper town
Hand in hand we'll tear each building down
see what's hidden behind the lie
See what's real, see what's inside

I'll let you take the mask from off my face
You'll just see a star as it falls from grace
Only if you promise to let me in
And never ever to never never ever let me down again
I want something real, something I can touch
I've spent my whole life wanting it this much
Maybe I'm fool to still believe
That you're the hero I thought I'd need

To take me to a paper town
You and me, we're gonna burn it down
We're gonna set this whole town aglow
Should have set a match to this place long ago

C D 
Even if you never return my call
C 
You'll always be the one who set me free
Em G
Please take my weight, don't let me fall

Take me to a paper town
Hand in hand, we'll tear each building down
see what's hidden behind the lie
See what's real, see what's inside
Take me to a paper town
You and me, we're gonna burn it down
We're gonna set this whole town aglow
Should have set a match to this place long ago