Keane – Perfect Symmetry (Guitar)

Capo 3
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Album:PERFECT SYMMETRY 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

 Cm       Fm
Woah!

 Eb      Cm
Woah!

  Bb
Woah!
CHOIR:
Eb          Eb/D
Spineless dreamers

Bb
Hide in churches

Fm          Ab
Pieces of, pieces of

Cm          Bb
Rush hour buses

Eb          Eb/D
I dream in e-mails

Bb
Worn-out phrases

Fm          Ab
Mile after mile of just

Cm     Bb
Empty pages

               Eb Eb/D Bb
Wrap yourself around me

              Fm  Ab Cm  Bb
Wrap yourself around me
CHORUS:
        Eb   Eb/D
As the needle 

               Bb
slips into the run-out groove

        Fm            Ab
Maybe you'll feel it too

       Cm            Bb
Maybe you'll feel it too

OUTRO (FADE WITH CHORUS CHORDS: Eb - Eb/D - Bb - Fm - Ab - Cm - Bb)
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