Perfectly Wrong chords by
Shawn Mendes (Official Version)

2018Pop1.2K views

Key: Bb majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Bb

C

Dm

Bb

C

Dm

Verse 1

Bb

C

Dm

Taste the poison from your lips

Bb

C

Dm

Lately, we're as good as gone

Bb

C

Dm

Oh, our love is drunk and it's

Bb

C

Dm

Singin' me my favorite song

Pre-chorus 1

Am

Bbadd9

Am

Bbadd9

Me and you, we were made to break

C

Dm7

Am

Bbadd9

I know the truth, but it's much too late

Chorus 1
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
You're perfectly wrong for me
Bb Bb 
 
And that's why it's so hard to leave
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Yeah, you're perfectly wrong for me
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
You're perfectly wrong for me
Bb Bb 
 
All the stars in the sky could see
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Why you're perfectly wrong for me

Verse 2
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Oh, you know how much it  hurts
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Every time you say you hate me
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
But when we're makin' love,
Dm Dm 
 
you make it worth it
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Can't believe the places that you take me

Pre-chorus 2

Am

Bbadd9

Am

Bbadd9

There's no use, we were made to break

C

Dm7

Am

Bbadd9

I know the truth, and it's much too late

Chorus 2
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
You're perfectly wrong for me
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And that's why it's so hard to leave
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Yeah, you're perfectly wrong for me
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
You're perfectly wrong for me
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
All the stars in the sky could see
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Why you're perfectly wrong for me

Bridge 1
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
And why can't I quit
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
when you break my heart open?
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
I need you more than I know
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
and I can't resist
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
when you're up against my skin
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
I never wanna let you go

Chorus 3
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
You're perfectly wrong for me
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And that's why it's so hard for me
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Yeah, you're perfectly wrong for me
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Yeah, you're perfectly wrong for me
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Hate that you know that I won't leave
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Yeah, you're perfectly wrong for me

Chorus 4
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Yeah, you're perfectly wrong for me
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And that's why it's so hard for me
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Yeah, you're perfectly wrong for me
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Oh, you're perfectly wrong for me
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Hate that you know that I won't leave
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Yeah, you're perfectly wrong for me
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Yeah, you're perfectly wrong for me
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Bbadd9 Bbadd9

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb C Dm Am Bbadd9...

Chords

Bb
C
Dm
Am
Bbadd9
Dm7
F

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Bbadd9: 6-x-0-5-6-6
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Perfectly Wrong by Shawn Mendes, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Shawn Mendes's performance.

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