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Band: Hedley
Song: Perfect
Album: The Show Must Go
Tabbed by Airbourne775 (Lynn)
Tabbed February 15, 2010
[Intro] Am/F/C/Gsus4/G  
[Verse 1]
AmFalling a thousand feet per second
You sFtill take me by surprise
I just kCnow we can't be over
I can seGsus4e it in your eGyes
AmMaking every kind of silence takes Fa lot to realize
It is Cworse to finish then to start all over and nGsus4ever let it Glye
[Hook]
FAnd as long as I can fGeel you holding oAmn
I won't fFall, even if you saGid I was wrong
[Chorus]
CI'm not perfect, Ambut I keep trying
FCause thats what I said I would do Cfrom the staGrt
I'm not Amalive if I'm lonley
FSo please don't leave
CWas it something I said or was it juGst my personality
[Verse 2]
AmMaking every kind of silence takes a Flot to realize
CIt is worse to finish then to start all over and nGsus4ever let it lGye
[Hook]
FAnd as long as I can fGeel you holding oAmn
I won't fFall, even if you saGid I was wrong
[Chorus]
CI'm not perfect, Ambut I keep trying
FCause thats what I said I would do Cfrom the staGrt
I'm not Amalive if I'm lonley
FSo please don't leave
CWas it something I said or was it juGst my personality
[Bridge]
DmWhen you're caught in a lie
FAnd you got nothing to hide
AmWhen you've got nowhere to run
GAnd got nothing inside
C/EIt tears right through me
FYou thought that you knew me
CYou thought that you knewG  
[Chorus]
CI'm not perfect, Ambut I keep trying
FCause thats what I said I would do Cfrom the staGrt
I'm not Amalive if I'm lonley
FSo please don't leave
CWas it something I said or was it juGst my personality
[Coda]
CI'm not perfect, Ambut I keep trying
FCause thats what I said I would do Cfrom the staGrt
I'm not Amalive if I'm lonley
FSo please don't leave
CWas it something I said or jGust my, just mysAmelfF  
Just myCself, G  
MyAmselfF  
Just myCselfG  
[Outro]
CI'm not perfect, Ambut I keep trying

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Band: Hedley

Song: Perfect

Album: The Show Must Go

Tabbed by Airbourne775 (Lynn)

Tabbed February 15, 2010

Am F C Gsus4 G

[Intro] ////

[Verse 1]

Falling a thousand feet per second

You still take me by surprise

I just know we can't be over

Gsus4 G

I can see it in your eyes

Am F

Making every kind of silence takes a lot to realize

C Gsus4 G

It is worse to finish then to start all over and never let it lye

[Hook]

F G Am

And as long as I can feel you holding on

F G

I won't fall, even if you said I was wrong

[Chorus]

C Am

I'm not perfect, but I keep trying

F C G

Cause thats what I said I would do from the start

I'm not alive if I'm lonley

So please don't leave

C G

Was it something I said or was it just my personality

[Verse 2]

Am F

Making every kind of silence takes a lot to realize

C Gsus4 G

It is worse to finish then to start all over and never let it lye

[Hook]

F G Am

And as long as I can feel you holding on

F G

I won't fall, even if you said I was wrong

[Chorus]

C Am

I'm not perfect, but I keep trying

F C G

Cause thats what I said I would do from the start

I'm not alive if I'm lonley

So please don't leave

C G

Was it something I said or was it just my personality

[Bridge]

When you're caught in a lie

And you got nothing to hide

When you've got nowhere to run

And got nothing inside

C/E

It tears right through me

You thought that you knew me

C G

You thought that you knew

[Chorus]

C Am

I'm not perfect, but I keep trying

F C G

Cause thats what I said I would do from the start

I'm not alive if I'm lonley

So please don't leave

C G

Was it something I said or was it just my personality

[Coda]

C Am

I'm not perfect, but I keep trying

F C G

Cause thats what I said I would do from the start

I'm not alive if I'm lonley

So please don't leave

C G Am F

Was it something I said or just my, just myself

C G

Just myself,

Am F

Myself

C G

Just myself

[Outro]

C Am

I'm not perfect, but I keep trying

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