Biography:
Paper Aeroplanes was a Welsh alt-pop band founded in 2009 by Sarah Howells and Richard Llewellyn, although both had performed together since 2005. After releasing four albums and going on several tours, including a sold-out show at London's Union Chapel, the group announced their separation to focus on solo projects in 2017. Howells now tours as a solo artist under the stage name Bryde.
Formerly part of Cardiff-based band Halflight, Llewellyn and Howells
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
I love this song from the new album and couldn't find anything for it online so I spent a few hours writing
the chords for it - hopefully true to the song :)
Send any changes or suggestions to ben.d.jackson@outlook.com
This is both a lovely version of the song, and helped me tab this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxaMLnkvIpk
Odd Chord:
D5/F#
e|----------|
B|---3------|
G|---2------|
D|---0------|
A|---x------|
E|---2------|
At the start of the song, until the first Chorus, the Chords are strummed:
e|-----------5-----------------------------------3-----------------3---------|
B|-----6-----6-----------------8-----------5-----5-----------------3---------|
G|-----7--7--7-----------5-----5-----------5--5--5-----------4-----4---------|
D|-----7--7--7-----------7--7--7-----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5---------|
A|--5--5--5--5-----------7--7--7--------3--3--3--3-----------5--5--5---------|
E|--------------------5--5--5--5--------------------------3--3--3--3---------|
Intro:
(electronic drums for two bars)
|Dm |Am |C |G |
Verse 1:
Dm Am C G
It all seems worse in the deep days of December
Dm Am C G
It's those casual words someone will remember
D5/F# F D5/F# F
So hold your tongue and wait, for heavy clouds to break
Chorus 1:
C G Dm F
And we'll ride together on bikes, the sun on our back, no fear of the future
C G Dm F
And you can cry whenever you like, surrender your pride, cos happiness suits you
Am C Em Am (let ring)
and good love lives on
C Am
good love lives on
Verse 2: (this verse may sound better if you play the chords as 5ths (power chords))
Dm Am C G
These anxious lives set fire to the calm
Dm Am C G
And burn up all the time skating on thin ice
D5/F# F D5/F# F
When only love lives on and lingers when you're gone
Chorus 2:
C G Dm F
So lets ride together on bikes, the sun on our back, no fear of the future
C G Dm F
You can cry whenever you like, surrender your pride, cos happiness suits you
Am C Em Am (let ring)
and good love lives on
C Am
good love lives on
Bridge:
(starting on the last "on")
(like with a lot of the song, the lead guitar part has delay on quavers)
Am C Em Am C
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1-------------------1------1--|
G|--2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0-----4-----4-----4-2------0----|
D|----------------------------------2-----2-----2---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D5/F# Am Em Dm Dm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5-----5-----5------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-----7-----7--2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4---7-----7---7---7--------------|
D|--4-----4-----4--------------------2-----2-----2---5-----5---5---5----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3:
C G Dm F
And we'll ride together on bikes, the sun on our back, no fear of the future
C G Dm F
And you can cry whenever you like, surrender your pride, cos happiness suits you
C G Dm F
And we'll lie flat out on our backs, our shapes in the grass, look out to the future
C G Dm F
And you can cry whenever you like, yeah I've got all night and happiness suits you
Am C Em Am (let ring)
and good love lives on
C Am
good love lives on
C Am
good love
N.C.
good love lives on
Lead Guitar for Verses:
(delay on quavers)
Dm Am C G
e|----1-----1-----1------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---0-----0---0--|
G|------------------2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D5/F# F D5/F# F
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---5-----------|
D|--4-----4-----4---3-----3-----3---4-----4-----4---3-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
the chords for it - hopefully true to the song :)
Send any changes or suggestions to ben.d.jackson@outlook.com
This is both a lovely version of the song, and helped me tab this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxaMLnkvIpk
Odd Chord:
D5/F#
e|----------|
B|---3------|
G|---2------|
D|---0------|
A|---x------|
E|---2------|
At the start of the song, until the first Chorus, the Chords are strummed:
e|-----------5-----------------------------------3-----------------3---------|
B|-----6-----6-----------------8-----------5-----5-----------------3---------|
G|-----7--7--7-----------5-----5-----------5--5--5-----------4-----4---------|
D|-----7--7--7-----------7--7--7-----------5--5--5-----------5--5--5---------|
A|--5--5--5--5-----------7--7--7--------3--3--3--3-----------5--5--5---------|
E|--------------------5--5--5--5--------------------------3--3--3--3---------|
Intro:
(electronic drums for two bars)
|Dm |Am |C |G |
Verse 1:
Dm Am C G
It all seems worse in the deep days of December
Dm Am C G
It's those casual words someone will remember
D5/F# F D5/F# F
So hold your tongue and wait, for heavy clouds to break
Chorus 1:
C G Dm F
And we'll ride together on bikes, the sun on our back, no fear of the future
C G Dm F
And you can cry whenever you like, surrender your pride, cos happiness suits you
Am C Em Am (let ring)
and good love lives on
C Am
good love lives on
Verse 2: (this verse may sound better if you play the chords as 5ths (power chords))
Dm Am C G
These anxious lives set fire to the calm
Dm Am C G
And burn up all the time skating on thin ice
D5/F# F D5/F# F
When only love lives on and lingers when you're gone
Chorus 2:
C G Dm F
So lets ride together on bikes, the sun on our back, no fear of the future
C G Dm F
You can cry whenever you like, surrender your pride, cos happiness suits you
Am C Em Am (let ring)
and good love lives on
C Am
good love lives on
Bridge:
(starting on the last "on")
(like with a lot of the song, the lead guitar part has delay on quavers)
Am C Em Am C
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1-------------------1------1--|
G|--2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0-----4-----4-----4-2------0----|
D|----------------------------------2-----2-----2---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D5/F# Am Em Dm Dm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5-----5-----5------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-----7-----7--2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4---7-----7---7---7--------------|
D|--4-----4-----4--------------------2-----2-----2---5-----5---5---5----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3:
C G Dm F
And we'll ride together on bikes, the sun on our back, no fear of the future
C G Dm F
And you can cry whenever you like, surrender your pride, cos happiness suits you
C G Dm F
And we'll lie flat out on our backs, our shapes in the grass, look out to the future
C G Dm F
And you can cry whenever you like, yeah I've got all night and happiness suits you
Am C Em Am (let ring)
and good love lives on
C Am
good love lives on
C Am
good love
N.C.
good love lives on
Lead Guitar for Verses:
(delay on quavers)
Dm Am C G
e|----1-----1-----1------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---0-----0---0--|
G|------------------2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0---0-----0---0----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D5/F# F D5/F# F
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---5-----------|
D|--4-----4-----4---3-----3-----3---4-----4-----4---3-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
