Alec Benjamin - Paper Crown: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Paper Crown" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

          F# A#m      C#             G#
A paper crown, and a heart made of glass
A tattered gown, and a kingdom of ash
She walks alone, she can never look back
      F#                               G#
The story of a queen whose castle has fallen to the sea

She'll make it out, but she's never the same
She's looking down at the scars that remain
But you hold your ground, though your kingdom's in flames
'Cause it's the story of a queen whose castle has fallen to the sea
Knowing there's no one who will be
A king that will come and save his queen

Chorus:
              F#                 G#                 A#m
When all she needs, and all she wants, and all she finds
             F#           G#             A#m
When all she is, and ever was, is compromised
Cause there’s no one to love her
      F#        G#        A#m
You built your walls too high
                                         F#         G#       A#m
And there’s no one to love you when you build your walls too high

She's looking out from the war that's inside
She's screaming out 'cause no one survived
But when you're all alone
You wait and you hide

'Cause it's the story of a queen whose castle has fallen to the sea
Knowing there's no one who will be
A king who will come and save his queen

Chorus

A#m     G# F#            A#m  G# F#       A#m  G#   F#
There's no one, who is strong enough, to save your love
D#
There’s no fairytale, There’s no fairytale

Chorus:
When all she needs, when all she wants, when all she finds
When all she is, and ever was is compromised
'Cause there's no one to love her
When you built your walls too high
And there's no one to love you
When you trap yourself inside


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Paper Crown" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Paper Crown" by Alec Benjamin.