GuitarTuna Pick
GuitarTuna

Get the full experience in app

Open

A Perfect Indian chords by
Sinéad O'connor
Sinéad O'connor
Logo

N/A•3 views•
Key: D minor•
Intro 1
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app


Verse 1
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

A perfect Indian is he
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Remembering him life is sweet
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Like a weeping willow
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

His face on my pillow
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Comes to me still in my dreams
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Verse 2

Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

And there I saw a young
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

baby
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

A beautiful daughter was she
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

A face from a painting
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Red cheeks and teeth aching
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Her eyes like a wild Irish sea
Verse 3
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

On a table in her yellow dress
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

For a photograph feigned happiness
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Why in my life is that the only time
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

That any of you will
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

smile at me
Verse 4
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

I'm sailing on this terrible ocean
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

I've come for my self to retrieve
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Too long have I been feeling like
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Lir's children
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

And there's only one way to be free
Interlude 1
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Verse 5
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

He's shy and he speak
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

s quietly
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

He's gentle and he seems to me
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Like the elf- arrow
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

His face worn and harrowed
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Is he a daydreamer like me
Verse 6
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

I'm sailing on this terrible ocean
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

I've come for my self to retrieve
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

Too long have I been feeling
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

like Lir's children
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Em
Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

And there's only one way to be free
Am
Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

How did you like the song?

You need to log in to leave a rating.
An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • Em

  • C

  • G

Capo: 5

Transpose: 0

0

Autoscroll20%

More songs by Sinéad O'Connor

Discover chords for more songs to play

The Chieftains, Sinéad O'Connor

The Foggy Dew

John Grant and Sinéad O'Connor

Gmf

Sinéad O'Connor

The Last Day of Our Acquaintance

Sinéad O'Connor and The Chieftains

Factory Girl

Sinéad O'Connor

Fire on Babylon

Sinéad O'Connor

The Emperor's New Clothes

Sinéad O'Connor

He Moved Through the Fair

See More

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

The Chieftains, Sinéad O'Connor

The Foggy Dew

The Chieftains, Sinéad O'Connor

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Sweet Home Alabama

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Ed Sheeran

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

The Who

Behind Blue Eyes

The Who

John Denver

Take Me Home, Country Roads

John Denver

The Cranberries

Zombie

The Cranberries

John Grant and Sinéad O'Connor

Gmf

John Grant and Sinéad O'Connor

See More

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

2

Creep

Radiohead

3

Yellow

Coldplay

4

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

5

Zombie

The Cranberries

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

Love Me, I'm A Liberal

Phil Ochs

The Bitch Song

Bowling For Soup

J'ai oublié de vivre

Vianney

Exxus

Glass Animals

Wicked Game

James Vincent McMorrow

The Shape Of Your Love

Colton Dixon

Slow Show

The National

Frequently asked questions

The original key of A Perfect Indian by Sinéad O'Connor is D minor.

The primary chords used in A Perfect Indian are Dm, Am, F, C.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 5 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Dm, Am, F, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of A Perfect Indian is approximately 87 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of A Perfect Indian using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for A Perfect Indian. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Sinéad O'Connor.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add A Perfect Indian to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

You can view the full chord sheet and lyrics for A Perfect Indian by Sinéad O'Connor on this page for free. We provide high-quality, verified chords to help you start playing immediately.