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[Verse 1]
DbBack then, there were no othersEb  
All I knew, true beginnersDb  
We had a gift: the perfect presentEb  
No such a thing I'm taught
[Chorus]
It's tense for Dbme
Can't live within a Bbmemory
Proud woman, I dare not come passFmively
Every fella deserves his digBbmnity
[Verse 2]
Our hurt is olDbder than our hands
It passed from moEbnkey into man
Now, tender haBbmnds do heal the hurt
Man did fuck uEbp, and then he learnt
[Chorus]
It's tense for mDbe
Can't live within a meBbmmory
Proud woman, I dare not come passFively
Every fella deserves his digBbmnity
[Post-Chorus]
It's tense for Dbme
Can't keep reliving what is hiBbmstory
Proud woman, now don't go soft on mAbe
Where's that famous old dexteEbrity?
[Bridge]
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense for mBbme
It's tense, it's Bbmtense
It's tense for mDbe
                Fm
[Outro]
It's teDbnse Gbfor me
Can't live within a meBbmmory
Proud woman, I dare not come passFmively
Every fella desEberves

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Past Perfect

by Wild Beasts

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bbm

[Verse 1]

Db Eb

Back then, there were no others

All I knew, true beginners

We had a gift: the perfect present

No such a thing I'm taught

[Chorus]

It's tense for me

Can't live within a memory

Proud woman, I dare not come passively

Bbm

Every fella deserves his dignity

[Verse 2]

Our hurt is older than our hands

It passed from monkey into man

Bbm

Now, tender hands do heal the hurt

Man did fuck up, and then he learnt

[Chorus]

It's tense for me

Bbm

Can't live within a memory

Proud woman, I dare not come passively

Bbm

Every fella deserves his dignity

[Post-Chorus]

It's tense for me

Bbm

Can't keep reliving what is history

Proud woman, now don't go soft on me

Where's that famous old dexterity?

[Bridge]

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense for me

Bbm

It's tense, it's tense

It's tense for me

[Outro]

Db Gb

It's tense for me

Bbm

Can't live within a memory

Proud woman, I dare not come passively

Every fella deserves

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