The Perfect Song

The Perfect Song easy guitar chords by The National

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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    Ten 
    years 
    older 
    than 
    I was 

    When 
    brought 
    you 
    down 
    to 
    see 

    What 
    I thought 
    would 
    make 

    you 
    fall 
    in 
    love 

    Where 
    an old 
    canal 
    would 
    dream 

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

    ferent 
    than 
    the 
    other 
    river
    s" 

    I tried 
    to 
    look 
    at 
    you 
    but 

    couldn't 
    break 
    the 
    ice 

    We 
    stood 
    out 
    there for 
    an 

    hour and were 
    freezing 

    You put 
    your 
    hand 
    around 
    my 
    back 

    I guess 
    you thought 
    I needed 

    that 

    Verse 2

    I never 
    try 
    to find 
    you 

    hope 
    you 
    don't 
    remem
    ber 
    me 

    But I hope 
    you're 
    not 
    alone 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 3
    You 
    wanted 
    me 
    to take 
    you 
    home 

    You said 
    you'd 
    rather 
    be 
    alone 

    I nev
    er thought 
    of that 

    The car 
    was 
    warm 
    and we 
    had 
    wine 

    But 
    I couldn't 
    find 
    the perfect 

    song 

    Now 
    I own 
    furniture, 

    401, and crow's 
    feet 

    And 
    I can't 
    even 
    remember 

    the car 

    Some
    times 
    I can 
    feel 
    your weight 

    when 
    close 
    my 
    eyes 

    Sev
    en 
    times 
    I was 
    under 
    you 

    Verse 4

    I never 
    try 
    to find 
    you 

    hope 
    you 
    don't 
    remem
    ber 
    me 

    But 
    I hope 
    you're 
    not 
    alone 

    And 
    don't 
    wanna 
    know 

    what 
    you're 
    think
    ing 

    I'm 
    looking 
    out 
    the 
    window 

    Just 
    drinking 
    and 
    drink
    ing 

    and 
    drinking 

    Verse 5

    Shal
    low 
    frame 
    and shaky 
    sticks 
    but I 

    know 
    there's 
    a river 
    in 
    me 

    Shal
    low- 
    minded 
    adult 
    tricks 
    but I 
    know 

    there's 

    a river 
    in 
    me 

    Verse 6
    never 
    try 
    to find 

    you 

    hope 
    you 
    don't 
    remem
    ber 
    me 

    But 
    hope 
    you're 
    not 
    alone 

    And 
    don't 
    wanna 
    know 
    what 

    you're think
    ing 

    I'm looking 
    out 
    the window 

    Just 
    sitting 
    there 

    Sitting 
    down 
    and fucking 
    drinking 


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