Em  022000
G   320003
A   x0222x
D   xx0232
Bm  x2443x

Capo on 3


Verse 1:

Em                
  I've got a postcard
     D      A
with no address
Em      
A picture of Houston
     D          A
in a creased up mess
Em                              
Just to remind me
        D
That it all went wrong
G                               A 
Just to beat me up – just to turn me on

Chorus:
D        Bm       
  Stray paper
D        Bm       
  Stray paper
D        Bm       
  Stray paper
G            A     
  Burning my hands


Verse 2:

Em                
Cigarettes in the glove box
     D      A
with the classified ads
Em      
ashes and silver 
        D          A
worn into your hands
Em                              
“I gotta see you”
        D
on a burnt napkin
G                               A 
gas station quarters, I gotta see you again

Chorus:
D        Bm       
  Stray paper
D        Bm       
  Stray paper
D        Bm       
  Stray paper
G               A     
  Burning in my hands


Verse 3:

Em                
Somewhere there's a letter
       D     A
that I never sent
Em      
it used to read pretty
        D          A
now it's empty as
Em                              
that night in the headlights
        D
with the blankets passed, Was it something to  
G                  A 
you, babe? Was it always just


Chorus:
D        Bm       
  Stray paper
D        Bm       
  Stray paper
D        Bm       
  Stray paper
G              A     
  Burning in my hands

D        Bm       
  Stray paper
D        Bm       
  Stray paper
D        Bm       
  Stray paper
G              A     
  Burning in my hands
G              A     
  Burning in my hands
G              A     
  Burning in my hands