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Perfection

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A   A   A   A
 N.C.                   A7sus4  
There is no real perfection, 
BmThere'll be no perfect F#mday 
AJust love as our conA7sus4nection, 
DTruth in what we Asay 
N.C.                  A7sus4  
There's no good revolution, 
BmJust power changing F#mhands 
AThere is no straight soA7sus4lution, 
DExcept to underAstand 
N.C.                 F#m        C#m  
So listen to my song of life, 
You dDon't need a gGun or a kAnife 
N.C.                 A7sus4                    D  A  
Successful conversations   will take you very far 
N.C.                    A7sus4  
There is no real perfection, 
BmThere'll be no perfect F#mman 
AJust peace is our conA7sus4nection, 
and dDoin what we cAan 
N.C.                        A7sus4  
There's no good kind of killing, 
JBmust power taking lF#mife 
AIt's all good blood that's A7sus4spilling, 
TDo make a bigger knAife 
N.C.                 F#m        C#m  
So listen to my song of life, 
You dDon't need a gGun or a kAnife 
N.C.                 A7sus4                    D  A  
Successful conversations   will take you very far 
N.C.                 A7sus4                    D  A  
Successful conversations   will take you very far 
   A     A7sus4     Bm         F#m[Guitar]
A   A7sus4   D    A
A   A7sus4   Bm   F#m
A   A7sus4   D    A
N.C.                  F#m        C#m  
So listen to my song of life, 
You dDon't need a gGun or a kAnife 
N.C.                 A7sus4                    D  A  
Successful conversations   will take you very far 
N.C.                 A7sus4                    D  A  
Successful conversations   will take you very far 
N.C.                 A7sus4                    D  A  
Successful conversations   will take you very far 
   A     A7sus4      D       A[X8 fade]   [Guitar solo outro]

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Perfection

by Badfinger

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

F#m

C#m

A A A A

A7sus4

N.C.

There is no real perfection,

Bm F#m

There'll be no perfect day

A A7sus4

Just love as our connection,

D A

Truth in what we say

A7sus4

N.C.

There's no good revolution,

Bm F#m

Just power changing hands

A A7sus4

There is no straight solution,

D A

Except to understand

F#m C#m

N.C.

So listen to my song of life,

D G A

You don't need a gun or a knife

A7sus4 D A

N.C.

Successful conversations will take you very far

A7sus4

N.C.

There is no real perfection,

Bm F#m

There'll be no perfect man

A A7sus4

Just peace is our connection,

D A

and doin what we can

A7sus4

N.C.

There's no good kind of killing,

Bm F#m

Just power taking life

A A7sus4

It's all good blood that's spilling,

D A

To make a bigger knife

F#m C#m

N.C.

So listen to my song of life,

D G A

You don't need a gun or a knife

A7sus4 D A

N.C.

Successful conversations will take you very far

A7sus4 D A

N.C.

Successful conversations will take you very far

A A7sus4 Bm F#m

[Guitar]

A A7sus4 D A

A A7sus4 Bm F#m

A A7sus4 D A

F#m C#m

N.C.

So listen to my song of life,

D G A

You don't need a gun or a knife

A7sus4 D A

N.C.

Successful conversations will take you very far

A7sus4 D A

N.C.

Successful conversations will take you very far

A7sus4 D A

N.C.

Successful conversations will take you very far

A A7sus4 D A

[X8 fade] [Guitar solo outro]

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