Verse
Barry Gibb]
D#m
Paper mache and telegraph poles
C# Gb
Things go dead in the night
Fm
Make enough noise to make enough noise
C#
To make you want to jump with fright
Fm
Elephant's tusks and autograph books
D# G#
People you don't meet
Gm
Haven't got a bed to lay my head
Fm G# D#
Shoes to fit my feet
[Hook: Barry Gibb]
F D Gm
Don't be scared, you're better off than nothing
C F C7
You're answering to no one, Paper mache
[Verse 1: Barry Gibb]
D#m
Paper mache and telegraph poles
C# Gb
Things go dead in the night
Fm
Make enough noise to make enough noise
C#
To make you want to jump with fright
Fm
Elephant's tusks and autograph books
D# G#
People you don't meet
Gm
Haven't got a bed to lay my head
Fm G# D#
Shoes to fit my feet
[Hook: Barry Gibb]
F D Gm
Don't be scared, you're better off than nothing
C F C7
You're answering to no one, Paper mache
[Post-Hook]
Am Fm A#
All of a sudden it happened when you did what you said you'd do
Fm C D
And you broke my heart in two like paper mache
[Verse 1: Barry Gibb]
D#m
Paper mache and telegraph poles
C# Gb
Things go dead in the night
Fm
Make enough noise to make enough noise
C#
To make you want to jump with fright
Fm
Elephant's tusks and autograph books
D# G#
People you don't meet
Gm
Haven't got a bed to lay my head
Fm G# D#
Shoes to fit my feet
[Outro: Barry and Robin]
Fm
Jimmy had a bomb and the bomb went bang
D# G#
Jimmy was everywhere