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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Artist: Paper Aeroplanes
Song: Pick Me
Album: The Day We Ran Into The Sea
Tuning: Standard with capo on 7th fret
Chords (relative to capo):
F#5 F#5/D Bsus2 B6sus2 B7sus2 A5 A5/E
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
4 X X X X 7 7
4 4 4 4 4 7 7
2 2 2 4 5 5 0
X 3 0 0 0 X X
Intro:
F#5/D Bsus2
Verse:
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'm everything you wanted to pay for
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'm fashionable, I knew I could change you
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'm open to persuasion, I could be
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'll bite your head off slowly, but carefully
Chorus:
F#5 F#5/D
So just tell me that I'm right
A5 Bsus2
Tell me that this matters
F#5 F#5/D
Tell me that persistence will pay off
A5 Bsus2
And illusions won't just shatter
F#5/D Bsus2
So pick me
F#5/D Bsus2
Come on and pick me
Verse:
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'll let you pick my clothes out, my hair too
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'll consider a name change just for you
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'll get you in the end, just you wait and see
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I might just explode, it could get messy
Chorus:
F#5 F#5/D
So just tell me that I'm right
A5 Bsus2
Tell me that this matters
F#5 F#5/D
Tell me that persistence will pay off
A5 Bsus2
And illusions won't just shatter
F#5 F#5/D
'Cause I have waited such a long, long time
A5 Bsus2
Just trying to make this matter
F#5 F#5/D
Trying to get persistence to pay off
A5 A5/E
'Till we're cynical and shattered
Bridge:
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
So sit back, relax, and open wide
F#5
Let me pour some of this sound inside
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
Count to three, do you see
A5 A5/E
Just how sweet you'd be with me?
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
Take the time to understand
F#5
There's not many things that I'll demand
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
Count to three, do you see
A5 A5/E Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
Just how sweet we both could be?
F#5 Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2 A5 A5/E
You could be with me
Chorus:
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
So just tell me that I'm right
A5 A5/E
Tell me that this matters
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
Tell me that persistence will pay off
A5 A5/E
And illusions won't just shatter
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
'Cause I have waited such a long, long time
A5 A5/E
Just trying to make this matter
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
Trying to get persistence to pay off
A5 A5/E
'Till we're cynical and shattered
Shattered, shattered, shattered
F#5/D Bsus2
So pick me
F#5/D
Come on and pick me
Bsus
Pick me
Song: Pick Me
Album: The Day We Ran Into The Sea
Tuning: Standard with capo on 7th fret
Chords (relative to capo):
F#5 F#5/D Bsus2 B6sus2 B7sus2 A5 A5/E
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
4 X X X X 7 7
4 4 4 4 4 7 7
2 2 2 4 5 5 0
X 3 0 0 0 X X
Intro:
F#5/D Bsus2
Verse:
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'm everything you wanted to pay for
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'm fashionable, I knew I could change you
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'm open to persuasion, I could be
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'll bite your head off slowly, but carefully
Chorus:
F#5 F#5/D
So just tell me that I'm right
A5 Bsus2
Tell me that this matters
F#5 F#5/D
Tell me that persistence will pay off
A5 Bsus2
And illusions won't just shatter
F#5/D Bsus2
So pick me
F#5/D Bsus2
Come on and pick me
Verse:
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'll let you pick my clothes out, my hair too
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'll consider a name change just for you
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I'll get you in the end, just you wait and see
F#5/D Bsus2
Pick me, I might just explode, it could get messy
Chorus:
F#5 F#5/D
So just tell me that I'm right
A5 Bsus2
Tell me that this matters
F#5 F#5/D
Tell me that persistence will pay off
A5 Bsus2
And illusions won't just shatter
F#5 F#5/D
'Cause I have waited such a long, long time
A5 Bsus2
Just trying to make this matter
F#5 F#5/D
Trying to get persistence to pay off
A5 A5/E
'Till we're cynical and shattered
Bridge:
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
So sit back, relax, and open wide
F#5
Let me pour some of this sound inside
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
Count to three, do you see
A5 A5/E
Just how sweet you'd be with me?
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
Take the time to understand
F#5
There's not many things that I'll demand
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
Count to three, do you see
A5 A5/E Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
Just how sweet we both could be?
F#5 Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2 A5 A5/E
You could be with me
Chorus:
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
So just tell me that I'm right
A5 A5/E
Tell me that this matters
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
Tell me that persistence will pay off
A5 A5/E
And illusions won't just shatter
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
'Cause I have waited such a long, long time
A5 A5/E
Just trying to make this matter
Bsus2 B6sus2-B7sus2
Trying to get persistence to pay off
A5 A5/E
'Till we're cynical and shattered
Shattered, shattered, shattered
F#5/D Bsus2
So pick me
F#5/D
Come on and pick me
Bsus
Pick me
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