Written by Angus Stone/Julia Stone
Intro: B D#m B D#mVerse 1:
B D#m I spilled the ink across the page trying to spell your name B So I fold it up and I flick it out D#m Paper Aeroplane B It wont fly the seven seas to you D#m Cause it didnt leave my room B But it awaits the hands of someone else D#m The garbage manB D#m Got to say mmm mmm mmm B D#m Got to say mmm mmm mmmVerse 2:
B D#m So he opens it up and reads it out to all his friends B D#m Amongst the crowd a heart will break and a heart will mend B He walks on home tired from work D#m The letter falls from his hand B He reaches out only to catch the sky D#m Its gone with the windInterlude: B D#m Go B D#mB D#m Got to say mmm mmm mmm B D#m Got to say mmm mmm mmmOutro B D#m Got to say mmm mmm mmm B D#m Got to say mmm mmm mmm B Got to say mmmVerse 3:
B I spilled the ink across the land D#m Trying to spell your name B Up and down there it goes D#m Paper Aeroplane B It hasnt flown the seven seas to you D#m But its on its way B It goes through the hands Then to someone else D#m To find you girl