Perfect Symmetry

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PERFECT SYMMETRY
KEANE
Album:PERFECT SYMMETRY
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 3 (Scroll down for no-capo version)
C C/BG Dm F Am G
INTRO: | - | | - | - |
VERSE:
Am G
I shake through the wreckage for signs of life
Dm F
Scrolling through the paragraphs
Am G
Clicking through the photographs
Am G
I wish I could make sense of what we do
Dm F
Burning down the capitals
Am G
The wisest of the animals
PRECHORUS:
F
Who are you?
G F
What are you living for?
F
Tooth for tooth
G F
Maybe we'll go one more
CHORUS:
C C/B
This life
G
is lived in perfect symmetry
Dm F
What I do
Am G
That will be done to me
VERSE:
Am G
Read page after page of analysis
Dm F
Looking for the final score
Am G
We're no closer than we were before
PRE-CHORUS:
F
Who are you?
G F
What are you fighting for?
F
Holy truth
G F
Brother I choose this mortal....
CHORUS:
C C/B
...life,
G
lived in perfect symmetry
Dm F
What I do
Am G
That will be done to me
C C/B
As the needle
G
slips into the run-out groove
Dm F
Love
Am G
Maybe you'll feel it too
BRIDGE:
F C
And maybe you'll find life is unkind
G
And over so soon
F
There is no golden gate
C G
There's no heaven waiting for you
F
Oh boy, you oughta leave this town
G
Get out while you can
C Am
The meter's running down
Fm
The voices in the streets you love
G C
Everything is better when you hear that shout
Am Dm
Woah!
C Am
Woah!
G
Woah!
CHOIR:
C C/B
Spineless dreamers
G
Hide in churches
Dm F
Pieces of, pieces of
Am G
Rush hour buses
C C/B
I dream in e-mails
G
Worn-out phrases
Dm F
Mile after mile of just
Am G
Empty pages
C C/B G
Wrap yourself around me
Dm F Am G
Wrap yourself around me
C C/B
As the needle
G
slips into the run-out groove
Dm F
Maybe you'll feel it too
Am G
Maybe you'll feel it too
C C/BG Dm F Am G
OUTRO (FADE WITH CHORUS CHORDS: )
Spineless dreamers (Maybe you'll feel it too)
Hide in churches (Maybe you'll feel it too)
Pieces of, pieces of
Rush hour buses
I dream in e-mails
Worn-out phrases
Mile after mile of just
Empty pages
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STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO
Eb EbD Bb Fm Ab Cm Bb
INTRO: | - / | | - | - |
VERSE:
Cm Bb
I shake through the wreckage for signs of life
Fm Ab
Scrolling through the paragraphs
Cm G
Clicking through the photographs
Cm Bb
I wish I could make sense of what we do
Fm Ab
Burning down the capitals
Cm Bb
The wisest of the animals
PRECHORUS:
Ab
Who are you?
Bb Ab
What are you living for?
Ab
Tooth for tooth
Bb Bb
Maybe we'll go one more
CHORUS:
Eb EbD
/
This life
Bb
is lived in perfect sbymmetry
Fm Ab
What I do
Cm Bb
That will be done to me
VERSE:
Cm Bb
Read page after page of analysis
Fm Ab
Looking for the final score
Cm Bb
We're no closer than we were before
PRE-CHORUS:
Ab
Who are you?
Bb Ab
What are you fighting for?
Ab
Holy truth
Bb Ab
Brother I choose this mortal....
CHORUS:
Eb EbD
/
...life,
Bb
lived in perfect symmetry
Fm Ab
What I do
Cm Bb
That will be done to me
Eb EbD
/
As the needle
Bb
slips into the run-out groove
Fm Ab
Love
Cm Bb
Maybe you'll feel it too
BRIDGE:
Ab Eb
And maybe you'll find life is unkind
Bb
And over so soon
Ab
There is no golden gate
Eb Bb
There's no heaven waiting for you
Ab
Oh boy, you oughta leave this town
Bb
Get out while you can
Eb Cm
The meter's running down
Abm
The voices in the streets you love
Bb Eb
Everything is better when you hear that shout
Cm Fm
Woah!
Eb Cm
Woah!
Bb
Woah!
CHOIR:
Eb EbD
/
Spineless dreamers
Bb
Hide in churches
Fm Ab
Pieces of, pieces of
Cm Bb
Rush hour buses
Eb EbD
/
I dream in e-mails
Bb
Worn-out phrases
Fm Ab
Mile after mile of just
Cm Bb
Empty pages
EbEbDBb
/
Wrap yourself around me
Fm Ab Cm Bb
Wrap yourself around me
CHORUS:
Eb EbD
/
As the needle
Bb
slips into the run-out groove
Fm Ab
Maybe you'll feel it too
Cm Bb
Maybe you'll feel it too
Eb EbD Bb Fm Ab Cm Bb
OUTRO (FADE WITH CHORUS CHORDS: - / - - - - - )
Spineless dreamers (Maybe you'll feel it too)
Hide in churches (Maybe you'll feel it too)
Pieces of, pieces of
Rush hour buses
I dream in e-mails
Worn-out phrases
Mile after mile of just
Empty pages

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PERFECT SYMMETRY
KEANE
Album:PERFECT SYMMETRY
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 3 (Scroll down for no-capo version)
INTRO: | C - C/B | G | Dm - F | Am - G |
VERSE:
PRECHORUS:
CHORUS:
VERSE:
PRE-CHORUS:
CHORUS:
BRIDGE:
CHOIR:
Hide in churches (Maybe you'll feel it too)
Pieces of, pieces of
Rush hour buses
I dream in e-mails
Worn-out phrases
Mile after mile of just
Empty pages
---------------------------------------------------------------------
STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO
INTRO: | Eb - Eb/D | Bb | Fm - Ab | Cm - Bb |
VERSE:
PRECHORUS:
CHORUS:
VERSE:
PRE-CHORUS:
CHORUS:
BRIDGE:
CHOIR:
CHORUS:
Hide in churches (Maybe you'll feel it too)
Pieces of, pieces of
Rush hour buses
I dream in e-mails
Worn-out phrases
Mile after mile of just
Empty pages

Perfect Symmetry Chords by Keane

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