Paper Wings And Halo by Lori McKenna, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Paper Wings And Halo

Biography:

Lori McKenna (née Lorraine Giroux, born December 22, 1968) is an American folk singer/songwriter. Her album releases to date include Paper Wings and Halo (2000), Pieces of Me (2001), The Kitchen Tapes (2004), Bittertown (2004), Unglamorous (2007), Lorraine (2011), and Massachusetts (2013).

Lori McKenna’s first name is actually Lorraine. She is named after the mother she lost when she was only seven, but whose impact on Lori’s life reverberates to this day.

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[Intro]
G C G C

[Verse]
G C G C G
Mary is an angel, says a 5-year-old's wise eyes
C G C G
"You are the oldest person I've ever seen". Mary sighs
C G C G
"These are the wings I made you so you can fly
C G C
When you get to heaven, tell my grandmother I said 'Hi'"

[Chorus]
Am G
She's on the fifth floor balcony
Am G Am
She sees heaven closer than us
G
She knows that god is watching
Am G D
She knows that she can always trust
C
Her paper wings and halo

[Instrumental]
G C G C G C G C G

[Verse]
C G C G
Mary is a full-care resident on her last days
C G C G
They feed her pills and oatmeal, she's set in her ways
C G C G
Mary was born in England, Nineteen-oh-four
C G C
She married young and had five children, and all but one died before her

[Chorus]
Am G
She's on the fifth floor balcony
Am G Am
She sees heaven closer than us
G
She knows that god is watching
Am G D
She knows that she can always trust
C G C G C D
Her paper wings and halo

[Bridge]
C D
Mary is tired of waiting
C D
She is almost there
C
Mary knows she could fly, she could fly

If she could get out of that damn chair

[Instrumental]
G C G C G C G C G

[Verse]
C G C G
Mary talks about her children, when they were young
C G C G
"You remind me of my grandson, loving life and having fun"
C G C G
Mary's time is coming, she's not afraid
C G C
Mary is a good woman and she loved the life that she made, that she made

[Chorus]
Am G
She's on the fifth floor balcony
Am G Am
She knows heaven awaits her now
G
She knows that god is calling
Am G D
And when it's time to fly, she'll know how
C
With her paper wings and halo

[Instrumental]
G C G C G C G C G

[Verse]
G C G C G
Mary is an angel, says a 5-year-old's wise eyes
C G C G
"You are the oldest person I've ever seen". Mary sighs
C G C G
"These are the wings I made you so you can fly
C G C
When you get to heaven, Mary, tell my mother that I said 'Hi'"

[Chorus]
Am G
She's on the fifth floor balcony
Am G Am
She sees heaven closer than us
G
She knows that god is watching
Am G D
She knows that she can always trust
C G
Her paper wings and halo

[Outro]
G C G C G C G