Paper Love Affair Song Lyrics and Chords by Jimmy Dean
Paper Love Affair
Recorded by Jimmy Dean
Written by Grace Kiniken
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Your love for
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me was just a paper love
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affair
So we stood side by side and you whispered I
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do
You made those vows and our names are written
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there
But darling how you lied when you said I
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love
you
You made those
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vows again and
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again you signed your name
My paper
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love affair is just a license in a
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frame
I'll keep it
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there even though we're far
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apart
My paper love affair will live forever in my
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heart
You made those vows and our names are written
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D#7
E7
F7
F#7
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G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
there
But darling how you lied when you said I
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love
you
You made those
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E
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A#
B
vows again and
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A#
B
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C#
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E
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again you signed your name
My paper
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
love affair is just a license in a
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D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
frame
I'll keep it
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A
A#
B
C
C#
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D#
E
F
F#
there even though we're far
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D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
apart
My paper love affair will live forever in my
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B
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E
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heart
FAQ
Who sang the the song Paper Love Affair?
- The song Paper Love Affair was sang by Jimmy Dean.
Who is Jimmy Dean?
- Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 - June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor, and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials. He is a distant cousin of actor James Dean
He became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. He rose to fame for his 1961 country music crossover hit into rock and roll with "Big Bad John" and his 1963 television series The Jimmy Dean Show, which gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national media exposure.
His acting career included appearing in the early seasons in the Daniel Boone TV series as the sidekick of the famous frontiersman played by star Fess Parker. Later he was on the big screen in a supporting role as billionaire Willard Whyte in the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever (1971).
He lived near Richmond, Virginia, and was nominated for the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010, though died before his induction that year at the age of 81.