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[Intro]
                

[Verse 1]
Paper 

wings, all tor

n and 

bent. You 

made me feel l

ike they were 

heaven 

sent.

Paper

wings, not rea

l at 

all. They

took me high e

nough to reall

y 
     
fall.

[Bridge 1]
Your paper

kisses faded t

oo 

soon, just lik

e a

paper rose 

'Neath a paper

 moon.

[Chorus]
Paper 

wings, paper 

wings, Oh,

how could I ex

pect to fly wi

th only paper 

wings?

[solo]
            
            

[Bridge 2]
Angels were 

singing, didn'

t you 

hear? If only 

I'd 

listened close

 When they 

whispered in m

y ear.

[Chorus]
Paper 

wings, paper 

wings, Oh, 

how could I ex

pect to fly wi

th only paper 

wings?

[Tag]
I

tried to fly b

ut found that 

I had only pap

er 

wings

[Outro]
         


(C) Gillian Welch, David Rawlings