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This Perfect World
These tabs were put together by Norman Joseph
, who warns, "No warranties expressed or implied,"
But in my (non-guitar-playing and thus questionably valued) opinion?
He's just being modest.
Whatever the case, big thanks to Norman for sharing.
This page, when all of the tabs were on it, turned
out kind of ginormous. For speed and navigability, I've broken it up
into sections.
You may only use this for private study, scholarship,
or research.
All songs written by Freedy Johnston.
Songs:
Bad Reputation
Evie's Tears
Can't Sink This Town
This Perfect World
Cold Again (not available at this time)
Two Lovers Stop
Across the Avenue
Gone Like the Water
Delores
Evie's Garden
Disappointed Man
I Can Hear the Laughs
This Perfect World
You might want to try a capo on the 4th fret and use the following
shapes instead of barring:
open Am for C#m
open Dm for F#m
open E7 for G#7
open C for E
F for A
G for B
This seems to sound closest to the record. Or, you could practice
your barring technique :-). Or you could just find the chords without
a capo, but the sound won't be -quite- right, especially for the intro
arpeggios. But, hey, fool around: you're here to learn!
Try these chords (who knows what their -real- names are?):
(intro)
F#m+6 G#7+4 G#7
x-x-+-+-+-+ IV +-+-+-+-+-+ IV +-+-+-+-+-+ IV
| | 1 - 1 - barre 1 - 1 - 1 1 barre 1 - 1 - 1 1 barre
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | 3 | | | 3 | 4 | | | 3 | | | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
(verses)
C#m F#m G#7
x-x-+-+-+-+ IV +-+-+-+-+-+ IV +-+-+-+-+-+ IV
| 1 - - - 1 barre | 1 - - - - barre 1 - 1 - 1 1 barre
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | 3 4 | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | | 4 |
+-+-+-+-+-+
(intro arpeggio)
F#m+6
1-------2-------3-------4-------1-------2-------3-------4-------|
F#m+6 G#7+4 G#7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
C#m F#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
You ought to see your face.
G#7 C#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
You ought to hear your voice.
F#m G#7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Last time I was here I
C#m F#m G#7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
would - n't turn a - round.
C#m F#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
You ought to lock that door.
G#7 C#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Some - body might get in.
F#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Didn't I teach you tha -
G#7+4 (chorus) E
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
- - t? This per -fect world.
A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
So blue I Can't be - gin to
A E
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
say. This per -fect world.
A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I know I ne - ver should have
A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
gone a - wa - y.
A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
But I still de - serve to
A F#m+6
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
say good - bye no matt - er what I've
G#7+4 C#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
do - - - ne. No
C#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
matt - er what I've
F#m+6 (intro arpeggio)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
done.
F#m+6 G#7+4 G#7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(2nd verse)
C#m F#m
I see her in your face.
G#7 C#m
I hear her in your voice.
F#m G#7 C#m F#m G#7
Last time I was here they'd found her in the lake.
C#m F#m
You ought to see my scars.
G#7 C#m
You think I'm made of stone.
F#m G#7+4
Didn't you tell me that--?
(chorus)
E A B A
This perfect world. So blue I can't begin to say.
E A B A B A
This perfect world. They say that soon I will be gone away.
B A F#m+6 G#7+4 G#7
But I still deserve to say goodbye no matter what I've done.
E A B A
This perfect world.
E A B A
This perfect world.
B A B A
Now I've come around it's far too late.
B A B A
And these pills won't even let me cry.
B A B A
No one knows you even when your gone.
B A F#m+6 G#7+4 G#7 C#m
But I still deserve to say goodbye no matter what I've done - -.
F#m+6 (intro arpeggio) G#7+4 G#7
No matter what I've done.
(3rd verse)
C#m F#m
You ought to see your face.
G#7 C#m
You ought to hear your voice.
F#m G#7+4 G#7 C#m
Lock this after me - - -.
Cold Again
Haven't got this one. Sorry!
Two Lovers Stop
The "C+" chord below (I don't know what the proper name is) is an
open C chord with G on the top and an added A. This is how I finger it:
C+
X===X======
| | | | 1 |
+-+-+-+-+-+
| | | 2 | |
+-+-+-+-+-+
| 3 | | | 4
+-+-+-+-+-+
I dunno, sounds pretty close to me. Corrections always welcome.
(intro)
G Bm
1-------2-------3-------4-------1-------2-------3-------4-------|
Em C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Em C C+ (hold)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
G Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Lovers cry, one
last
Em C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
kiss by the edge then hand in hand.
G Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Two lovers stop their hearts,
Em C C+ (hold)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Bet - ter than to be a - part.
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
They had
D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
run from her father to the high - est bri - dge.
D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Hold - ing to- gether as they jumped i - n.
D D7 C+
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(2nd verse)
G Bm Em C
Lovers fly on the hill where they ;once ;lay ;side ;by ;side.
G Bm Em C C+
Two ;lovers ;stop ;their ;hearts, ;better ;than ;to ;be ;apart.
(solo, ;follows ;intro ;chords)
G Bm Em C
G Bm Em C C+
D
She ;was ;rich, ;he ;was ;common, ;but ;she ;wouldn't ;say ;no.
D
Lying ;together ;on ;the ;rocks ;below.
D
They had run from her father to the highest bridge.
D D7 C+
Holding ;together ;as ;they ;jumped ;in.
(3rd verse)
G Bm Em C
Lovers cry. One last kiss by the edge, then hand in hand.
G Bm Em C C+
Two ;lovers ;stop ;their ;hearts, ;better ;than ;to ;be ;apart.
G Bm Em C
Lovers cry. Lovers cry. Lovers cry.
G Bm Em C
Lovers cry. Lovers cry. Lovers cry.
G Bm Em C
Lovers cry. Lovers cry. Lovers cry.
G Bm Em C C+ (hold)
Lovers cry. Lovers cry. Lovers cry.
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