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Capo 1
[Intro] (x2)
D G Bm A
[Verse 1]
  DYou didn't see me Gwalkin' in
  DYou were lookin' in the Gmirror DandG  
You looked pDerfectG  
  DHadn't put on your Gmakeup yet
  DYou were sayin', how your Ghair's a mesDs
  GBut you looked DperfectG  
[Chorus]
DYou dGon't sBmee what I see when I lAook at you girl
You dDon't kGnow how bBmeautiful you aAre
DYou're never ready and you nGeed more time
BmYou say your jeans never fAit you right
But your eGyes and your shy little sBmmile and your own kinda stAyle
It's so perfeDctEm  Bm  A  
[Verse 2]
DI hear you singin' to the rGadio
DSometimes you miss a couple Ghigh notesD  
  GBut it sounds pDerfectG  
DAnd when we go out and
EverywGhere's too crowded
DAnd we just end up drGivin' around
  DIt's, oh bGaby, it's still peDrfectG  
[Chorus]
DYou dGon't sBmee what I see when I lAook at you girl
You dDon't kGnow how bBmeautiful you aAre
DYou're never ready and you nGeed more time
BmYou say your dress never fAit you right
But your eGyes and your sDhy little sBmmile and your own kinda stAyle
It's so perfeDct
[Solo]
D D Bm A G D Bm A
[Bridge]
GYour touch and your kiss and your sDkin and your lips and your Bmname, yeAah
All the lGittle imperfections Dyou wish you could cBmhangeA  
G*
Yeah, Every little everything
[Chorus]
DYou dGon't sBmee what I see when I lAook at you girl
You dDon't kGnow how bBmeautiful you aAre
DYou're never ready and you nGeed more time
BmYou say your jeans never fAit you right
But your eGyes and your shy little sBmmile and your own kinda stAyle
And your tGouch and your kiss and your sBmkin they all drive me wAild
You're perfect, perfDectG  D  
[Outro]
GOh so perfecDt, GyeaBmh
APerfect, perfeDctG  D  
               G     D     G    Bm  A*    
Oh, you're perfect, yeah

The story behind the song

Darius Rucker, known for his work with Hootie & the Blowfish, also has a successful career as a country singer. After releasing an R&B album in 2002, he signed with Capitol Nashville and released his second album, Learn to Live, in 2008. "Perfect" appears on his 2015 release, Southern Style.

AI-written from these sources:Darius Rucker — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Perfect

by Darius Rucker

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Capo 1

[Intro] (x2)

D G Bm A

[Verse 1]

D G

You didn't see me walkin' in

D G D G

You were lookin' in the mirror and

D G

You looked perfect

D G

Hadn't put on your makeup yet

D G D

You were sayin', how your hair's a mess

G D G

But you looked perfect

[Chorus]

D G Bm A

You don't see what I see when I look at you girl

D G Bm A

You don't know how beautiful you are

D G

You're never ready and you need more time

Bm A

You say your jeans never fit you right

G Bm A

But your eyes and your shy little smile and your own kinda style

D Em Bm A

It's so perfect

[Verse 2]

D G

I hear you singin' to the radio

D G D

Sometimes you miss a couple high notes

G D G

But it sounds perfect

And when we go out and

Everywhere's too crowded

D G

And we just end up drivin' around

D G D G

It's, oh baby, it's still perfect

[Chorus]

D G Bm A

You don't see what I see when I look at you girl

D G Bm A

You don't know how beautiful you are

D G

You're never ready and you need more time

Bm A

You say your dress never fit you right

G D Bm A

But your eyes and your shy little smile and your own kinda style

It's so perfect

[Solo]

D D Bm A G D Bm A

[Bridge]

G D Bm A

Your touch and your kiss and your skin and your lips and your name, yeah

G D Bm A

All the little imperfections you wish you could change

Yeah, Every little everything

[Chorus]

D G Bm A

You don't see what I see when I look at you girl

D G Bm A

You don't know how beautiful you are

D G

You're never ready and you need more time

Bm A

You say your jeans never fit you right

G Bm A

But your eyes and your shy little smile and your own kinda style

G Bm A

And your touch and your kiss and your skin they all drive me wild

D G D

You're perfect, perfect

[Outro]

G D G Bm

Oh so perfect, yeah

A D G D

Perfect, perfect

G D G Bm A

Oh, you're perfect, yeah

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