Duran Duran - Paper Gods: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Paper Gods" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Paper Gods Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Duran Duran

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Paper Gods" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Chords:
A#                    Gm
Bow to the paper gods in
a world that is paper thin
    Dm                 F
The fools in town are ruling now
A#                      Gm
Bleeding from paper cuts, money for head shots
Dm               F
Fools leading. Who needs it?

Dm
Hey you're gonna want it
all the talking man declares
Go running to be first in line,
for what? Nobody cares
     C
The next thing you must have.
Find peace with matching bag
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
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
Dm
Don't complain about it.
                       C
Don't complain about it
               A
Forget about it

Chords

She's staring out in underwear,
from your computer screen
It's all on sale for dirty cash,
we can wash it clean
So hang it out online,
confess and you'll feel fine
And if you got the time
to spare we want to know
Which name you're wearing
And when the final curtain finally comes down
We'll all be in the party room,
no wiser as to how
The total human race became a basket case
It's nothing to lose face about it
It's really not a place to doubt it

Chorus:
Bow to the paper Gods in
a world that is paper thin
The fools in town are ruling now
Bleeding from paper cuts, money for head shots
Fools leading (today)
Who needs it?

F
Paper walls falling down
Paper house, paper town
       C#   G#      Gm
Paper gods falling down
F
The paper world is falling down
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
Falling down, falling down

Chorus:
Bow to the paper Gods in
a world that is paper thin
The fools in town are ruling now
Bleeding from paper cuts,
they go for the money shots
The fools leading (today)
Who needs them?

A#      Gm     Dm
All the paper gods in a sky of grey
                 A#       Gm        Dm     F
All the fools in town are ruling today today


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 Gods" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Paper Gods" by Duran Duran.

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