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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
Across the Avenue
(intro)
A7 G
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A7 G
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(1st verse)
A7 G
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Though you've gone a - wa - - y,
A7 G
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I play your favo - rite songs.
A7 G
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In the blue and go - - ld,
A7 G
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with your dark glass - es on.
(chorus)
D A
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I al - ways think I see you
G A
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a - cross the a - ven - ue.
D A
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Walk - in' by where I lost you.
G A
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It's all I e - ver do.
(2nd verse)
A7 G
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A7 G
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You just walked a - wa - - y.
A7 G
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"We'll meet to - night." "O - K."
A7 G
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Go - in' a - gainst the li - - ght.
A7 G
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Run down in front of me.
D A
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I al - ways think I see you
G A
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a - cross the a - ven - ue.
D A
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Some day I'll come to meet you
G A
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on the o - ther side. A -
F
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cross the A - ven - ue.
F G
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A -
F
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cross the A - ven - ue.
F G A
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(solo)
A7 / / / / / G /
A7 / / / / / G /
(3rd verse)
A7 G A7 G
Though you've gone away, I wear your favorite shirt.
A7 G A7 G
Sitting in the sun, by the library lion.
(chorus)
D A G A
I always think I see you across the avenue.
D A G A
Someday I'll come to meet you on the other side.
F G
Across the avenue.
F G
Across the avenue.
F G
Across the avenue.
F G
Across the avenue.
(repeats and fades)
Gone Like the Water
G
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A
G
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red suit - case she'll ne - ver miss,
D G
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lea - ther coat he used to wear.
G
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Think-in' tough, look-in' tired, with
D G (chorus)
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momm - a's money and dadd - y's ring. He's
F C
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Go - ne like the wa - ter down to
G
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N - Y - C.
F C
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Sleep-in' on the Eight-O - Two a -
G
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long this river runn-in' down. He's
F C
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Go - ne like the wa - ter down the
G
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de - pot drai - - n.
F C
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Dis - a - pear - in' in the city.
D7
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G
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(2nd verse)
G D G
Twenty-four and goin' pale. Growin' out, cuttin' back.
G D G
Drew a face on a ticket stub with momma's hands and daddy's pen.
(chorus)
F C G
He's gone like the water down to NYC.
F C G
Sleepin' on the Eight-O-Two along this river runnin' down.
F C G
He's gone like the water down the depot drain.
F C D7 G
Disappearing in the city.
(solo on verse & chorus)
(3rd verse)
G D G
Talk all night, cook all day. Lookin' for a new place to stay.
G D G
Thinkin' hard, lookin' bad, with momma's dollar in daddy's coat.
(chorus)
F C G
He's gone like the water down to NYC.
F C G
Sleepin' on the Eight-O-Two along this river runnin' down.
F C G
He's gone like the water down the depot drain.
F C D7 G
Disappearing in the city.
Delores
Note from Norman:
As best I can tell, this tune is really played a
half step lower than
I've tabbed it here, that is, in Gb (F#?) rather than G. Adjust
accordingly, if so inclined.
(intro)
G D C D
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G D C D
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De -
(1st verse)
G D C D
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lores was her middle name. She'd
G D C D
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read the book & every - thing.
G D C D
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Now I know how old I am.
G D C D
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Have you ever seen that film?
C
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Talkin' to a ho - tel mirror with my glasses
D
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off.
C
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Now you know just what he's cryin' about.
D D7
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(2nd verse)
G D C D
Delores was her middle name.
G D C D
Dangling from a silver chain.
G D C D
Where'd you learn to talk that way?
G D C D
I look like James Mason's ghost.
C D
Talking to a friend after school but you don't see
C D D7
that she's really lookin' right at me. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
(solo on verse)
G / D / C / D /
G / D / C / D /
(3rd verse)
G D C D
Delores was her middle name.
G D C D
And now her mother's wonderin',
G D C D
"If I could see my wrinkled face."
G D C D
Paint her lovely toenails red.
C D
Writin' all my problems in a secret little book.
C D
Now I know just what he should have done.
C D
Talkin' to me like I'm just a little late.
C D D7
Now you know just what he's talkin' about--.
(solo)
C / / / / / / / D / / / / / / /
C / / / / / / / D / / / D7 / / /
G D C D
Delores was her middle name.
G D C D
Delores was her middle name. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
G / D / C / / / D / / / G (hold)
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