Duran Duran (named after a character in Roger Vadim's sci-fi classic, Barbarella) is an electronic pop rock band that was part of the New Wave movement of the 80s and 90s. Created by Nick Rhodes (keyboards) and John Taylor (bass) in Birmingham, England in 1978, it later add took in Roger Taylor (drums), Andy Taylor (guitar), and Simon Le Bon (lead vocals). The band has sold more than 100 million records over their more than 40 years of existence, making them one of the best-selling groups in history.
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This is the opening track from the band’s 2015 album, also of the same name, Paper Gods. No chords are played at the first half of the intro, which features primarily the vocals of Mr. Hudson.
[Intro] N.C. All the paper gods in a sky of grey All the fools in town are ruling today... today
A#Gm Bow to the paper gods in a world that is paper thin DmF The fools in town are ruling now A#Gm Bleeding from paper cuts, money for head shots DmF Fools leading. Who needs it?
Dm Dm-C-A
[Verse 1] Dm Hey you're gonna want it all the talking man declares (Dm) Go running to be first in line, for what? Nobody cares C The next thing you must have. Find peace with matching bag (C) It's nothing to be glad about, or sad when you forget about it
Dm And while the race is on the rats will run the street (Dm) The slaver in a sweatshop putting trainers on your feet C And walking through the rain oblivious to pain A To shelter from the blame without a reason to complain about it DmC Don't complain about it. Don't complain about it A Forget about it
[Chorus 1] A#Gm Bow to the paper gods in a world that is paper thin Dm The fools in town are ruling now A#Gm Bleeding from paper cuts, money for head shots DmF Fools leading. Who needs it?
Dm
[Verse 2] Dm She's staring out in underwear from your computer screen (Dm) It's all on sale for dirty cash, we can wash it clean C So hang it out online, confess and you'll feel fine (C) And if you got the time to spare we want to know which name you're wearing Dm And when the final curtain finally comes down (Dm) We'll all be in the party room no wiser as to how C The total human race became a basket case A It's nothing to lose face about, it's really not our place to doubt it
[Chorus 2] A#Gm Bow to the paper gods in a world that is paper thin Dm The fools in town are ruling now A#Gm Bleeding from paper cuts, money for head shots, DmF Fools leading. Who needs it?
[Middle 8] F-C#-G#-Gm-F F-C#-G#-GmF
F Paper walls falling down (F) Paper house, paper town C#G#Gm Paper gods falling down F The paper world is falling down F Paper walls falling down C#G#Gm Paper house, paper town F Paper gods falling down The paper world is falling down C#G#Gm Falling down, falling down F Falling down, falling down (F) Falling down, falling down
[Chorus 3] A#Gm Bow to the paper gods in a world that is paper thin Dm The fools in town are ruling now A#Gm Bleeding from paper cuts, they go for the money shot DmF Fools leading. Who needs them?
A#GmDm All the paper gods in a sky of grey A#GmDmF All the fools in town are ruling today... today