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Key: G  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G-    320033
 D-    xx0232
 Em-   022000
 C-    x32010
 D/F#- 2x023x
Intro: G-Em-D--Em-C--Em-D-
Verse 1:
Please Gsing to me I can see 
you open Emup Dto breathe because
fast words make it eaEmsier Con me
If the point's to never 
disapEmpoint you someDbody's 
got to tell me what to do
  Gi just wish you could have Emseen 
me Dwhen it used to come Emso
easy CI'd like to say that 
it's Emeasy to stay but 
it's Dnot for me, because
I'm barely here at all
Refrain:
  CJust slow down now 
  Dthe secret's out 
  Cand I swear now I 
  Dcan make this perfect
Chorus 1:
  GWhat you want what Emyou Dneed has 
been killing Emme  Ctrying to
be EmeveryDthing that you want me 
to be GI'll say yes EmI'll unDdress
I've done more Emfor less Cand I 
will change EmeveDrything 
till it's perfect again
Verse 2:
  GComing down coming around 
giving a Emfrown Dto the 
sound when I hit Emground
i Chate the way that I 
say EmI should stay 
  Dwhen I know that I don't
give a fuck about it Emanyway
  GI shake hands and shoot smiles 
Emall around Das I sell my body Emby
the Cpound, sign my name on the 
dotted Emline for Dwould be 
fate do not resuscitate
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus 1)
Bridge:
  C   Di think it's better this way
  C   Dit's good in a bad way
  C   Di think it's better this way
  C   Di think it's perfect today
Interlude: G-Em-D--Em-C--Em-D-
i think it's perfect today
Chorus 2:
  GWhat you want what Emyou Dneed has 
been killing Emme  Ctrying to
be EmeveryDthing that you want me 
to be GI'll say yes I'll unD/F#dress
I've done more Emfor less and I 
will change eveDrything 
till it's perfect again
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Outro:
                      G(hold)
i think it's perfect again

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Perfect

by Marianas Trench

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 320033

- xx0232

- 022000

- x32010

D/F#

- 2x023x

G Em D Em C Em D

Intro: ---------

Verse 1:

Please sing to me I can see

Em D

you open up to breathe because

Em C

fast words make it easier on me

If the point's to never

Em D

disappoint you somebody's

got to tell me what to do

G Em

i just wish you could have seen

D Em

me when it used to come so

easy I'd like to say that

it's easy to stay but

it's not for me, because

I'm barely here at all

Refrain:

Just slow down now

the secret's out

and I swear now I

can make this perfect

Chorus 1:

G Em D

What you want what you need has

Em C

been killing me trying to

Em D

be everything that you want me

G Em D

to be I'll say yes I'll undress

Em C

I've done more for less and I

Em D

will change everything

till it's perfect again

Verse 2:

Coming down coming around

Em D

giving a frown to the

sound when I hit ground

i hate the way that I

say I should stay

when I know that I don't

give a fuck about it anyway

I shake hands and shoot smiles

Em D Em

all around as I sell my body by

the pound, sign my name on the

Em D

dotted line for would be

fate do not resuscitate

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus 1)

Bridge:

C D

i think it's better this way

C D

it's good in a bad way

C D

i think it's better this way

C D

i think it's perfect today

Interlude: G-Em-D--Em-C--Em-D-

i think it's perfect today

Chorus 2:

G Em D

What you want what you need has

Em C

been killing me trying to

Em D

be everything that you want me

G D/F#

to be I'll say yes I'll undress

I've done more for less and I

will change everything

till it's perfect again

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Outro:

(hold)

i think it's perfect again

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