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The Perfect Crime #2 chords by
The Decemberists
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
Em
Em

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Verse 1
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Sing, muse, of the passion

of the pistol

Sing, muse, of the warning by the whistle

On a night so dark in the waning
Interlude 1

A dawn obscured by slate sky raining
Em
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Verse 2
Em
Em

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Five and twenty burglars by the reservoir

A teenage lookout on the signal tower

The mogul's daughter in hog-tie

The The mogul fingers the wrong guy, all lies
Verse 3
C
C

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It was a perfect, the perfect, the perfect
D
D

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C
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D
D

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C
C

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The perfect, the perfect,

the perfect
Em
Em

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The perfect, perfect crime
C
C

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It was a perfect, the perfect, the perfect
D
D

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Em
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C
C

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The perfect, the perfect,

the perfect
Em
Em

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The perfect, the perfect crime
Interlude 2

It was the perfect crime
Em
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Verse 4
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The bagman's quaking at the fingers

The hand-off glance glance a little lingers

A well-dressed man man
C
C

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Em
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in the crosshairs
Verse 5

A shot rings out from somewhere upstairs
Em
Em

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C
C

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It was a perfect, the perfect, the perfect
D
D

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C
C

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D
D

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The perfect, the perfect,
C
C

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the perfect
Em
Em

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The perfect, the perfect crime
C
C

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It was a perfect, the perfect, the perfect
D
D

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C
C

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The perfect, the perfect, the perfect
Em
Em

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The perfect, the perfect crime
Interlude 3

It was the perfect crime
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C
C

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Verse 6
C
C

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It was like a ticker-tape parade
B
B
2

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parade
C
C

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When the plastique on the safe
B
B
2

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C
C

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was blown away
B
B
2

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And we all gaze from eye to eye
C
C

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Em
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B
B
2

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D
D

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As we mouth our silent goodbyes
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Interlude 4
D
D

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D
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Em
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D
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B
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2

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D
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B
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2

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The valley's sleeping
Verse 7
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D
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Em
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like a bastard
B
B
2

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D
D

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It stinks of slumber and disaster

Two words are spoken
D
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with tap wire
B
B
2

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Em
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The agent's ploy finds a surefire backfire
Verse 8
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C
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It was a perfect, the perfect,

the perfect
D
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C
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The perfect, the perfect,

the perfect
Em
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The perfect, the perfect crime
C
C

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It was a perfect, the perfect,

the perfect

The perfect, the perfect, the perfect

The perfect, the perfect crime
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Verse 9

C
C

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It was a perfect, the perfect, the perfect
D
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The perfect, the perfect,

the perfect

The perfect, the perfect, the perfect
D
D

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C
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The perfect, the perfect, the perfect

The perfect, the perfect, the perfect

The perfect, the perfect,

the perfect

The perfect, the perfect, the perfect
D
D

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C
C

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The perfect, the perfect, the perfect

The perfect, the perfect,

the perfect

The perfect, the perfect, the perfect
C
C

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Em
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The perfect, the perfect crime
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • C

  • D

  • B

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Perfect Crime #2 by The Decemberists is E minor.

The primary chords used in The Perfect Crime #2 are Em, C, D, B.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, C, D, B, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Perfect Crime #2 is approximately 133 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Perfect Crime #2 using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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