Neil Sedaka – Perfect Strangers (Guitar)

Capo 2 • Video Lesson
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Worked out on request for haleyjane1962 from USA Songwriters: Howard Greenfield / Neil Sedaka Please: rate (stars left under sheet) or/and add favorite (heart right above) [Intro] | C | A | C | A | [Verse 1]
Bm        E             C#m       F#m
  An afternoon of sad affairs,

Bm              C#7             F#m           A7
  shared in the hope of mending broken dreams,

D              E/D            C#m    F#m
  the constant struggle after simple pleasures,

         Bm        E                  A         F#
finds us   perfect strangers, you and I.
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm           E               C#m       F#m
  You know I hate to see you cry

Bm               C#7                  F#m           A7
 and through the tears that fall like winter rain.

D                E/D             C#m     F#m
  You say you're tired of merely just surviving,

         Bm      E
we've so much in common that we're
[Chorus]
C                            D/C
  perfect strangers, singing perfectly in tune,

     Fm/C                    C
from separate corners of the room;

C                    D/C
held together by our hunger to get by

Fm/C                       C              A
perfect strangers, you and I.
[Verse 3]
Bm             E             C#m       F#m
  Let's make a toast to no regrets,

Bm             C#7              F#m           A7
  wet down the painful sting of sweet love lost.

D             E/D                C#m    F#m
  Let evening find us whispering in our whiskey,

         Bm    E             A         F#
come and sit beside me for a while.
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm           E               C#m       F#m
  You know I love to see you smile

Bm          C#7              F#m           A7
  and if perhaps you're only passing through.

D             E/D               C#m  F#m
  At least we tried to reach an understanding

        Bm       E
and for just one moment we were
[Chorus]
C                            D/C
  perfect strangers, singing perfectly in tune,

     Fm/C                    C
from separate corners of the room;

C                    D/C
held together by our hunger to get by

Fm/C                       C
perfect strangers, you and I.
[End-Chorus]
C                            D/C
  perfect strangers, singing perfectly in tune,

     Fm/C                    C
from separate corners of the room;

C                    D/C
held together by our hunger to get by

Fm/C                      (C)
perfect strangers, you and I.
[Outro] (Repeat and Fade Out) C