The Perfect Song chords by
The National
The National

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Key: G major
Intro 1
Em
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C
C

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G
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Verse 1
Em
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Ten years older than I was
C
C

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When I brought you down to see
G
G

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What I thought would make
C
C

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G
G

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you fall in love
Em
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Where an old canal would dream
C
C

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"Someday, man, I'm gonna be no dif
G
G

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C

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G
G

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ferent than the other rivers"
Em
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C
C

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I tried to look at you but I
couldn't break the ice
G
G

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We stood out there for an
hour and were freezing
Em
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You put your hand around my back
C
C

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I guess you thought I needed
that
G
G

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C
C

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G
G

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Verse 2
C
C

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I never try to find you
G
G

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I hope you don't remember me
But I hope you're not alone
C
C

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Interlude 1
Em
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C
C

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G
G

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C
C

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G
G

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C
C

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Verse 3
Em
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You wanted me to take you home
C
C

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You said you'd rather be alone
G
G

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C
C

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G
G

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C
C

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I never thought of that
Em
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The car was warm and we had wine
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C

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But I couldn't find the perfect
G
G

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C
C

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G

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C
C

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song
Em
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Now I own furniture,
C
C

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a 401, and crow's feet
And I can't even remember
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G

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C
C

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the car
Em
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Sometimes I can feel your weight
C
C

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when I close my eyes
G
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C
C

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Seven times I was under you
G
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C
C

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Verse 4
G
G

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C

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I never try to find you
G
G

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I hope you don't remember me
C
C

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G
G

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C
C

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But I hope you're not alone
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G

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And I don't wanna know
C
C

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what you're thinking
I'm looking out the window
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G

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D
D

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D
D

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C
C

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Just drinking and drinking
and drinking
Em
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C
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G
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C
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Verse 5
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C
C

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Em
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Shallow frame and shaky sticks but I
C
C

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G
G

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G
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C
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know there's a river in me
Em
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Shallow- minded adult tricks but I know
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C
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Em
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there's
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a river in me
Verse 6
G
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C
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C
C

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G
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I never try to find
C
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G
G

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C
C

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you
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I hope you don't remember me
C
C

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But I hope you're not alone
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And I don't wanna know what
C
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G
G

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C
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you're thinking
I'm looking out the window
G
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Just sitting there
Sitting down and fucking drinking
C
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