Perfect Symmetry Tabs & Lyrics by Keane
Perfect Symmetry
guitar tabs lyrics
KEANE
PERFECT SYMMETRY (Album)
All these tabs are entirely made by me,
Nicol�s Levy Renaud ([email protected]).
These file contains(Between brackets are the versions I did of each song):
1.Spiralling (Half Step Down, Capo 1, No Capo)
2.The Lovers Are Losing (Capo 1, No Capo)
3.Better Than This (Capo 3, No Capo)
4.You Haven't Told Me Anything(Capo 3, No Capo)
5.Perfect Symmetry(Capo 3, No Capo)
6.You Don't See Me(Capo 3, No Capo)
7.Again And Again(Capo 5, No Capo)
8.Playing Along(Capo 3, No Capo)
9.Pretend That You're Alone(Capo 2, No Capo)
10.Black Burning Heart(Capo 2, No Capo)
11.My Shadow (Bonus Track - No Capo)
General guides:
- (Chords) between brackets are meant to be played once instead of the full bar.
- Bars are shown with these symbol: |
- In tabs, slide is shown with these symbols / (up) \ (down)
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1- SPIRALLING
Use barre chords preferably.
Tuned half step down (For capo version, scroll down)
INTRO:
G | A Bm | A | G x4
Intro riff:
e|------------0--2-2---0-2-0---------------|
B|--0--0--2-3----------------3-----0-0-----|
G|------------------------------2-------2--|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Bm A x2
VERSE:
Bm A Bm A
I'm waiting for my moment to come
G A G A
I'm waiting for the movie to begin
Bm A Bm A
I'm waiting for a revelation
G A G A
I'm waiting for someone to count me in
PRE-CHORUS:
Bm F#m
Cos now I only see my dreams, in everything I touch
A Em
Feel their cold hands on, everything that I love
Bm F#m
Cold like some, magnificant skyline
A Em G
Out of my reach, but always in my eyeline now
CHORUS:
G A Bm A
We're tumbling down
G G
We're spiralling
A Bm A
Tied up to the ground
G
We're spiralling
Bm A x4
VERSE:
Bm A Bm A
I fashioned you from jewels and stone
G A G A
I made you in the image of myself
Bm A Bm A
I gave you everything you wanted
G A G A
So you would never know anything else
PRE-CHORUS:
Bm F#m
But everytime I reach for you, you slip through my fingers
A Em
Into cold sunlight, laughing at the things that
Bm F#m
I had planned, the map of my world gets
A Em G
Smaller as I sit here, pulling at the loose threads now
CHORUS (with riff):
G A Bm A
We're tumbling down
G G
We're spiralling
A Bm A
Tied up to the ground
G
We're spiralling
G A Bm A
When we fall in love
G G
We're just falling
A Bm A
In love with ourselves
G G
We're spiralling
BRIDGE:
Bm - A x9 (Tom speaks over these chords)
Did you wanna be a winner?
Did you wanna be an icon?
Did you wanna be famous?
Did you wanna be the president?
Did you wanna start a war?
Did you wanna have a family?
Did you wanna be in love?
(Bm)
Did you wanna be in love?
Bm - A x8
(I never saw the light
I never saw the light
I waited up all night
But I never saw the light)
CHORUS(with riff):
G A Bm A
When we fall in love
G G
We're just falling
A Bm A
In love with ourselves
G G
We're spiralling
A Bm A
We're tumbling down
G G
We're spiralling
A Bm A
Tied up to the ground
G
We're spiralling
OUTRO:
G | A Bm | A | G x2
Effects...
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CAPO 1 (For no capo version, scroll down)
INTRO:
F | G Am | G | F x4
Intro riff:
e|---------------0-0-----0-----------------|
B|--------0-1-3--------3---3---1-----------|
G|--2--2-------------------------0---2-2-0-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Am G x2
VERSE:
Am G Am G
I'm waiting for my moment to come
F G F G
I'm waiting for the movie to begin
Am G Am G
I'm waiting for a revelation
F G F G
I'm waiting for someone to count me in
PRE-CHORUS:
Am Em
Cos now I only see my dreams, in everything I touch
G Dm
Feel their cold hands on, everything that I love
Am Em
Cold like some, magnificant skyline
G Dm F
Out of my reach, but always in my eyeline now
CHORUS:
F G Am G
We're tumbling down
F F
We're spiralling
G Am G
Tied up to the ground
F
We're spiralling
Am G x4
VERSE:
Am G Am G
I fashioned you from jewels and stone
F G F G
I made you in the image of myself
Am G Am G
I gave you everything you wanted
F G F G
So you would never know anything else
PRE-CHORUS:
Am Em
But everytime I reach for you, you slip through my fingers
G Dm
Into cold sunlight, laughing at the things that
Am Em
I had planned, the map of my world gets
G Dm F
Smaller as I sit here, pulling at the loose threads now
CHORUS (with riff):
F G Am G
We're tumbling down
F F
We're spiralling
G Am G
Tied up to the ground
F
We're spiralling
F G Am G
When we fall in love
F F
We're just falling
G Am G
In love with ourselves
F F
We're spiralling
BRIDGE:
Am - G x9 (Tom speaks over these chords)
Did you wanna be a winner?
Did you wanna be an icon?
Did you wanna be famous?
Did you wanna be the president?
Did you wanna start a war?
Did you wanna have a family?
Did you wanna be in love?
(Am)
Did you wanna be in love?
Am - G x8
(I never saw the light
I never saw the light
I waited up all night
But I never saw the light)
CHORUS(with riff):
F G Am G
When we fall in love
F F
We're just falling
G Am G
In love with ourselves
F F
We're spiralling
G Am G
We're tumbling down
F F
We're spiralling
G Am G
Tied up to the ground
F
We're spiralling
OUTRO:
F | G Am | G | F x2
Effects...
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NO CAPO
INTRO:
F# | G# A#m | G# | F# x4
Intro riff:
e|---------------1-1-----1-----------------|
B|--------1-2-4--------4---4---2-----------|
G|--3--3-------------------------1---3-3-1-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
A#m G# x2
VERSE:
A#m G# A#m G#
I'm waiting for my moment to come
F# G# F# G
I'm waiting for the movie to begin
A#m G# A#m G#
I'm waiting for a revelation
F# G# F# G#
I'm waiting for someone to count me in
PRE-CHORUS:
A#m Fm
Cos now I only see my dreams, in everything I touch
G# D#m
Feel their cold hands on, everything that I love
A#m Fm
Cold like some, magnificant skyline
G# D#m F#
Out of my reach, but always in my eyeline now
CHORUS:
F# G# A#m G#
We're tumbling down
F# F#
We're spiralling
G# A#m G#
Tied up to the ground
F#
We're spiralling
A#m G# x4
VERSE:
A#m G# A#m G#
I fashioned you from jewels and stone
F# G# F# G#
I made you in the image of myself
A#m G# A#m G#
I gave you everything you wanted
F# G# F# G#
So you would never know anything else
PRE-CHORUS:
A#m Fm
But everytime I reach for you, you slip through my fingers
G# D#m
Into cold sunlight, laughing at the things that
A#m Fm
I had planned, the map of my world gets
G# D#m F#
Smaller as I sit here, pulling at the loose threads now
CHORUS (with riff):
F# G# A#m G
We're tumbling down
F# F#
We're spiralling
G# A#m G#
Tied up to the ground
F#
We're spiralling
F# G# A#m G#
When we fall in love
F# F#
We're just falling
G# A#m G#
In love with ourselves
F# F#
We're spiralling
BRIDGE:
A#m - G# x9 (Tom speaks over these chords)
Did you wanna be a winner?
Did you wanna be an icon?
Did you wanna be famous?
Did you wanna be the president?
Did you wanna start a war?
Did you wanna have a family?
Did you wanna be in love?
(A#m)
Did you wanna be in love?
A#m - G# x8
(I never saw the light
I never saw the light
I waited up all night
But I never saw the light)
CHORUS(with riff):
F# G# A#m G#
When we fall in love
F# F#
We're just falling
G# A#m G#
In love with ourselves
F# F#
We're spiralling
G# Am# G#
We're tumbling down
F# F#
We're spiralling
G# A#m G#
Tied up to the ground
F#
We're spiralling
OUTRO:
F# | G# A#m | G | F x2
Effects...
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2-LOVERS ARE LOSING
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 1 (Scroll down for no capo version)
F - C x2
VERSE:
C
I dreamed I was drowning
Am
In the river Thames
G
I dreamed I had nothing at all
F C
Nothing but my own skin
PRECHORUS:
Am D
Slipped away from your open hands
Bb F
Into river
Am D
Saw your face looking back at me
Bb F C
I saw my past, and I saw my future
CHORUS:
F
You take the pieces of the dreams that you have
C
'Cos you don't like the way they seem to be going
F
You cut them up and spread them out on the floor
C
You're full of hope as you begin rearranging
Bb
Put it all back together
F
But any way you look at this
C
Looks like
G
The lovers are losing
VERSE:
C
I dreamed I was watching
Am
The young lovers dance
G
I reached out to touch your hair
F C
But I was watching from a distance
PRECHORUS:
Am D
We cling to love like a skidding car
Bb F
Clings to a corner
Am D
I tried to hold onto what we are
Bb F C
The more I squeeze, the quicker we're over
CHORUS:
F
You take the pieces of the dreams that you have
C
'Cos you don't like the way they seem to be going
F
You cut them up and spread them out on the floor
C
You're full of hope as you begin rearranging
Bb
Put it all back together
F
But any way you look at this
C
Looks like
G
The lovers are losing
BRIDGE:
G C G C G
I dreamed I had nothing at all (nothing but my own skin)
G C G C G
I dreamed I had nothing at all (nothing but my own skin)
G C G C G
I dreamed I had nothing at all (nothing but my own skin)
G C G
I dreamed I had nothing at all
CHORUS:
F
You take the pieces of the dreams that you have
C
'Cos you don't like the way they seem to be going
F
You cut them up and spread them out on the floor
C
You're full of hope as you begin rearranging
Bb
Put it all back together
F
But in the final reckoning
C
Looks like
G
The lovers are losing
F
You take the pieces of the dreams that you have
C
'Cos you don't like the way they seem to be going
F
You cut them up and spread them out on the floor
C
You're full of hope as you begin rearranging
Bb
Put it all back together
F
But in the final reckoning
C
Looks like
G
The lovers are losing
G - C - G - C - G x3
G
End on G.
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STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO
F# - C# x2
VERSE:
C#
I dreamed I was drowning
A#m
In the river Thames
G#
I dreamed I had nothing at all
F# C#
Nothing but my own skin
PRECHORUS:
A#m D#
Slipped away from your open hands
B F#
Into river
A#m D#
Saw your face looking back at me
B F# C#
I saw my past, and I saw my future
CHORUS:
F#
You take the pieces of the dreams that you have
C#
'Cos you don't like the way they seem to be going
F#
You cut them up and spread them out on the floor
C#
You're full of hope as you begin rearranging
B
Put it all back together
F#
But any way you look at this
C#
Looks like
G#
The lovers are losing
VERSE:
C#
I dreamed I was watching
A#m
The young lovers dance
G#
I reached out to touch your hair
F# C#
But I was watching from a distance
PRECHORUS:
A#m D#
We cling to love like a skidding car
B F#
Clings to a corner
A#m D#
I tried to hold onto what we are
B F# C#
The more I squeeze, the quicker we're over
CHORUS:
F#
You take the pieces of the dreams that you have
C#
'Cos you don't like the way they seem to be going
F#
You cut them up and spread them out on the floor
C#
You're full of hope as you begin rearranging
B
Put it all back together
F#
But any way you look at this
C#
Looks like
G#
The lovers are losing
BRIDGE:
G# C# G# C# G#
I dreamed I had nothing at all (nothing but my own skin)
G# C# G# C# G#
I dreamed I had nothing at all (nothing but my own skin)
G# C# G# C# G#
I dreamed I had nothing at all (nothing but my own skin)
G# C# G#
I dreamed I had nothing at all
CHORUS:
F#
You take the pieces of the dreams that you have
C#
'Cos you don't like the way they seem to be going
F#
You cut them up and spread them out on the floor
C#
You're full of hope as you begin rearranging
B
Put it all back together
F#
But in the final reckoning
C#
Looks like
G#
The lovers are losing
F#
You take the pieces of the dreams that you have
C#
'Cos you don't like the way they seem to be going
F#
You cut them up and spread them out on the floor
C#
You're full of hope as you begin rearranging
B
Put it all back together
F#
But in the final reckoning
C#
Looks like
G#
The lovers are losing
G# - C# - G# - C# - G# x3
G#
End on G.
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3- BETTER THAN THIS
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 3 (Scroll down for no-capo version)
INTRO: G - Am - Em
Riff (relative to capo):
e|----------7----------------|----------7---------|
B|---8--7-8------5---7-------|---8--7-8-----------|
G|----------------------7----|---------------7----|
D|---------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|
VERSE:
G
Is this what you meant?
Am Em
Is this what you dreamed of?
G
When you were making your plans
Am Em
Shaking the dirt off?
G
Do you feel like
Am Em
You and I belong? (Oh woah oh!)
G
Just keep your eyes on the road
Am Em
And nothing can go wrong
CHORUS:
D Em C
You can do so much better than this
D Em C
You can do so much better than this
Riff (relative to capo):
e|----------7----------------|----------7---------|
B|---8--7-8------5---7-------|---8--7-8-----------|
G|----------------------7----|---------------7----|
D|---------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|
VERSE:
G
I've been checking my sums
Am Em
Oh where did the time go?
G
Holding my photograph
Am Em
Up to the window
G
Through the paper
Am Em
And refracted sun (Oh woah oh!)
G
I can see all the things
Am Em
I wish that I'd done
CHORUS:
D Em C
You can hang your hopes on the medicine
D Em C
You can put your faith in the phone in
D Em C
You can tell yourself you're doing your best
D Em C
You can do so much better than this
BRIDGE 1:
C
Get a grip on yourself
A
Get a grip on yourself
G Am
Could've been something, but you're too late
C C/B Em
And you weren't invited anyway
CHORUS:
D Em C
Cos the photograph showed the wrong man
D Em C
Cos there is no soap star holding your hand
D Em C
You don't see yourself in the freeze frame
D Em C
Must be someone else using your name
BRIDGE 2:
D Em C
And everyone will be the same
And everyone will gloat
D Em C
And everywhere you'll see your name
In every shop window
OUTRO CHORUS:
D Em C
It's better than this
D Em C
You can do so much better than this
D Em C
You can do so much better than this
D Em C
You can do so much better than this
OUTRO: G - Am - Em x2
Riff (relative to capo):
e|----------7----------------|----------7---------|
B|---8--7-8------5---7-------|---8--7-8-----------| x2
G|----------------------7----|---------------7----|
D|---------------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------|
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STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO
INTRO: Bb - Cm - Gm
Riff:
e|-------------10---------------|-------------10------|
B|---11--10-11------8---10------|---11--10-11---------|
G|-------------------------10---|-----------------10--|
D|------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------|
VERSE:
Bb
Is this what you meant?
Cm Gm
Is this what you dreamed of?
Bb
When you were making your plans
Cm Gm
Shaking the dirt off?
Bb
Do you feel like
Cm Gm
You and I belong? (Oh woah oh!)
Bb
Just keep your eyes on the road
Cm Gm
And nothing can go wrong
CHORUS:
F Gm Eb
You can do so much better than this
F Gm Eb
You can do so much better than this
Riff:
e|-------------10---------------|-------------10------|
B|---11--10-11------8---10------|---11--10-11---------|
G|-------------------------10---|-----------------10--|
D|------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------|
VERSE:
Bb
I've been checking my sums
Cm Gm
Oh where did the time go?
Bb
Holding my photograph
Cm Gm
Up to the window
Bb
Through the paper
Cm Gm
And refracted sun (Oh woah oh!)
Bb
I can see all the things
Cm Gm
I wish that I'd done
CHORUS:
F Gm Eb
You can hang your hopes on the medicine
F Gm Eb
You can put your faith in the phone in
F Gm Eb
You can tell yourself you're doing your best
F Gm Eb
You can do so much better than this
BRIDGE 1:
Eb
Get a grip on yourself
C
Get a grip on yourself
Bb Cm
Could've been something, but you're too late
Eb Gm
And you weren't invited anyway
CHORUS:
F Gm Eb
Cos the photograph showed the wrong man
F Gm Eb
Cos there is no soap star holding your hand
F Gm Eb
You don't see yourself in the freeze frame
F Gm Eb
Must be someone else using your name
BRIDGE 2:
F Gm Eb
And everyone will be the same
And everyone will gloat
F Gm Eb
And everywhere you'll see your name
In every shop window
OUTRO CHORUS:
F Gm Eb
It's better than this
F Gm Eb
You can do so much better than this
F Gm Eb
You can do so much better than this
F Gm Eb
You can do so much better than this
OUTRO: Bb - Cm - Gm x2
Riff:
e|-------------10---------------|-------------10------|
B|---11--10-11------8---10------|---11--10-11---------|
G|-------------------------10---|-----------------10--| x2
D|------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------|
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4- YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME ANYTHING
KEANE
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 3 (Scroll down for no-capo version)
INTRO: Am - C - G - Am - C - F x2
Riff (relative to capo):
E|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
B|----1-3----------1-3--|--------------------------|-----------|
G|--2-------0-0--2------|-0-0-0-2-0-0-0--0--0--0---|-0--0--0---|
D|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
A|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----1-3----------1-3--|--------------------------|-----------|
|--2-------0-0--2------|-0-0-0-2------------------|-0--0--0---|
|----------------------|---------3-3-3--3--3--3---|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----1-3----------1-3--|--------------------------|-----------|
|--2-------0-0--2------|-0-0-0-2-0-0-0--0--0--0---|-0--0--0---|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----1-3----------1-3--|--------------------------|-----------|
|--2-------0-0--2------|-0-0-0-2------------------|-0--0--0---|
|----------------------|---------3-3-3--3--3--3---|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
VERSE:
C
In the pearl grey room
G
One afternoon, in one afternoon
F
What you gonna do?
(F) G F
I hang on your words but there's nothing new
C
You take a beautiful thing
G
Pull off a wing, pull off a wing
F (Em - F)
The safety pin
(F) G F
They never shine quite as bright again
CHORUS (intro riff played over the chords):
G Am C G
But you haven't told me anything
(G) Am C F
That I didn't already know
G Am C G
No you haven't said a single thing
(G) Am C F
That I didn't already know
VERSE(Same C - G - F - G progression):
Everything I love
Stuck in the mud, stuck in the mud
Stuck in a rut
Not a piece in your puzzle or a paper cut
So same time next week
Kiss on the cheek, kiss on the cheek
And say after me
Everything's tied up nice and neat
CHORUS (intro riff played over the chords):
G Am C G
But you haven't told me anything
(G) Am C F
That I didn't already know
G Am C G
No you haven't sold me anything
(G) Am C F
That I didn't already own
BRIDGE:
Em Am
I feel for you
F G
I really do
Em Am F
Nothing adds up like you want it too
Em Am
No words can mend
F G
This fix I'm in
Em Am F
Give me your words, I won't even blink
Em Am F
Right between the eyes, I won't feel a thing
CHORUS (intro riff played over the chords):
G Am C G
But you haven't told me anything
(G) Am C F
That I didn't already know
G Am C G
No you haven't said a single thing
(G) Am C F
That I didn't already know
OUTRO:
G Am C G
No you haven't told me anything
(G) Am C F
No you haven't told me anything
G Am C G
No you haven't told me anything
(G) Am C F
No you haven't told me anything
NO CHORD (Riff)
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STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO
INTRO: Cm - Eb - Bb - Cm - Eb - Ab x2
Riff (relative to capo):
E|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
B|----4-6----------4-6--|-------0------------------|-----------|
G|--5-------3-3--5------|-3-3-3---3-3-3--3--3--3---|-3--3--3---|
D|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
A|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----4-6----------4-6--|-------0------------------|-----------|
|--5-------3-3--5------|-3-3-3---1-1-1--1--1--1---|-3--3--3---|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----4-6----------4-6--|-------0------------------|-----------|
|--5-------3-3--5------|-3-3-3---3-3-3--3--3--3---|-3--3--3---|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----4-6----------4-6--|-------0------------------|-----------|
|--5-------3-3--5------|-3-3-3---1-1-1--1--1--1---|-3--3--3---|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
VERSE:
Eb
In the pearl grey room
Bb
One afternoon, in one afternoon
Ab
What you gonna do?
(Ab) Bb Ab
I hang on your words but there's nothing new
Eb
You take a beautiful thing
Bb
Pull off a wing, pull off a wing
Ab (Gm - Ab)
The safety pin
(Ab) Bb Ab
They never shine quite as bright again
CHORUS (intro riff played over the chords):
Bb Cm Eb Bb
But you haven't told me anything
(Bb) Cm Eb Bb
That I didn't already know
Bb Cm Eb Bb
No you haven't said a single thing
(Bb) Cm Eb Ab
That I didn't already know
VERSE(Same Eb - Bb - Ab - Bb progression):
Everything I love
Stuck in the mud, stuck in the mud
Stuck in a rut
Not a piece in your puzzle or a paper cut
So same time next week
Kiss on the cheek, kiss on the cheek
And say after me
Everything's tied up nice and neat
CHORUS (intro riff played over the chords):
Bb Cm Eb Bb
But you haven't told me anything
(Bb) Cm Eb Bb
That I didn't already know
Bb Cm Eb Bb
No you haven't sold me anything
(Bb) Cm Eb Ab
That I didn't already own
BRIDGE:
Gm Cm
I feel for you
Ab Bb
I really do
Gm Cm Ab
Nothing adds up like you want it too
Gm Cm
No words can mend
Ab Bb
This fix I'm in
Gm Cm Ab
Give me your words, I won't even blink
Gm Cm Ab
Right between the eyes, I won't feel a thing
CHORUS (intro riff played over the chords):
Bb Cm Eb Bb
But you haven't told me anything
(Bb) Cm Eb Bb
That I didn't already know
Bb Cm Eb Bb
No you haven't said a single thing
(Bb) Cm Eb Ab
That I didn't already know
OUTRO:
Bb Cm Eb Bb
No you haven't told me anything
(Bb) Cm Eb Bb
No you haven't told me anything
Bb Cm Eb Bb
No you haven't told me anything
(Bb) Cm Eb Bb
No you haven't told me anything
NO CHORD (Riff)
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5- PERFECT SYMMETRY
STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 3 (Scroll down for no-capo version)
INTRO: | C - C/B | G | Dm - F | Am - G |
VERSE:
Am G
I shake through the wreckage for signs of life
Dm F
Scrolling through the paragraphs
Am G
Clicking through the photographs
Am G
I wish I could make sense of what we do
Dm F
Burning down the capitals
Am G
The wisest of the animals
PRECHORUS:
F
Who are you?
G F
What are you living for?
F
Tooth for tooth
G F
Maybe we'll go one more
CHORUS:
C C/B
This life
G
is lived in perfect symmetry
Dm F
What I do
Am G
That will be done to me
VERSE:
Am G
Read page after page of analysis
Dm F
Looking for the final score
Am G
We're no closer than we were before
PRE-CHORUS:
F
Who are you?
G F
What are you fighting for?
F
Holy truth
G F
Brother I choose this mortal....
CHORUS:
C C/B
...life,
G
lived in perfect symmetry
Dm F
What I do
Am G
That will be done to me
C C/B
As the needle
G
slips into the run-out groove
Dm F
Love
Am G
Maybe you'll feel it too
BRIDGE:
F C
And maybe you'll find life is unkind
G
And over so soon
F
There is no golden gate
C G
There's no heaven waiting for you
F
Oh boy, you oughta leave this town
G
Get out while you can
C Am
The meter's running down
Fm
The voices in the streets you love
G C
Everything is better when you hear that shout
Am Dm
Woah!
C Am
Woah!
G
Woah!
CHOIR:
C C/B
Spineless dreamers
G
Hide in churches
Dm F
Pieces of, pieces of
Am G
Rush hour buses
C C/B
I dream in e-mails
G
Worn-out phrases
Dm F
Mile after mile of just
Am G
Empty pages
C C/B G
Wrap yourself around me
Dm F Am G
Wrap yourself around me
C C/B
As the needle
G
slips into the run-out groove
Dm F
Maybe you'll feel it too
Am G
Maybe you'll feel it too
OUTRO (FADE WITH CHORUS CHORDS: C - C/B - G - Dm - F - Am - G)
Spineless dreamers (Maybe you'll feel it too)
Hide in churches (Maybe you'll feel it too)
Pieces of, pieces of
Rush hour buses
I dream in e-mails
Worn-out phrases
Mile after mile of just
Empty pages
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STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO
INTRO: | Eb - Eb/D | Bb | Fm - Ab | Cm - Bb |
VERSE:
Cm Bb
I shake through the wreckage for signs of life
Fm Ab
Scrolling through the paragraphs
Cm G
Clicking through the photographs
Cm Bb
I wish I could make sense of what we do
Fm Ab
Burning down the capitals
Cm Bb
The wisest of the animals
PRECHORUS:
Ab
Who are you?
Bb Ab
What are you living for?
Ab
Tooth for tooth
Bb Bb
Maybe we'll go one more
CHORUS:
Eb Eb/D
This life
Bb
is lived in perfect sbymmetry
Fm Ab
What I do
Cm Bb
That will be done to me
VERSE:
Cm Bb
Read page after page of analysis
Fm Ab
Looking for the final score
Cm Bb
We're no closer than we were before
PRE-CHORUS:
Ab
Who are you?
Bb Ab
What are you fighting for?
Ab
Holy truth
Bb Ab
Brother I choose this mortal....
CHORUS:
Eb Eb/D
...life,
Bb
lived in perfect symmetry
Fm Ab
What I do
Cm Bb
That will be done to me
Eb Eb/D
As the needle
Bb
slips into the run-out groove
Fm Ab
Love
Cm Bb
Maybe you'll feel it too
BRIDGE:
Ab Eb
And maybe you'll find life is unkind
Bb
And over so soon
Ab
There is no golden gate
Eb Bb
There's no heaven waiting for you
Ab
Oh boy, you oughta leave this town
Bb
Get out while you can
Eb Cm
The meter's running down
Abm
The voices in the streets you love
Bb Eb
Everything is better when you hear that shout
