paper stars

music and lyrics by j. baugher

capo 1st chord formations:    

Am7 B7 Em

i brought you roses but they

crumbled in your hands

the chocolates rotting on the

floor by your nightstand

the caged canaries sang but

for a little while

your niece's dress is torn

the drapes have been defiled

    Am D G

    you were always happy while you slept

    the paper stars you'd fold i always kept

    Am D

    but now the wine's gone stale

    G C

    the photograph's turned pale

    Am D G

    and paper stars are all that i've got left

i tried to phone you once, but

all the buttons broke

i see your face sometimes in curls

of whirling smoke

i rubbed the charcoal on the

paper on the stone

your mother asks me when i think

that you'll come home

    CHORUS

i brought you roses but they

crumbled in your hands