Chords for I Know I Ain't Been So Perfect Teresa James Live @ Bogies
Tempo:
81.55 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
F#m
C#
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Why'd you have to go, [Bm] talk like that?
[F#m] You and [C#] me, we're going long way back.
[E] [C#] Sticks and stone can hurt, but words [Bm] can't chew.
[F#m] Yeah, the bridge [C#] didn't burn, was that what you [F#m] were trying to [B] do?
You didn't have to [Bm] go across that line.
[B] [F#m] I know time's been tough, but we've [E] both been [Bm] trying.
[E] [F#] You pick your battles if it [Bm] gives you ground.
[F#m] Yeah, I just don't [Bm] understand why you're hanging in there.
[D] I know I ain't been so [Bm] perfect.
I never said I'd bet a [C#] thousand.
I didn't think I'd want [F#m] to have to climb that [C#m] mountain.
[D] I just wanted to get [Bm] respect.
I'd be the point of your [A] neglect.
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that [E] fountain.
[F#m]
[Bm]
[B] [A] [B] [A]
[C#] Seems to me we both reached the point [D] where we got [Bm] caught in that act.
[F#m]
Standing out ground, neither [Bm] one of us was giving up sight.
[E] [A] Yeah, I was waiting on you to give [Bm] it up back the way it was.
[F#m] But then a whole [C#] high power has come [F#m] along, saying give [Bm] it up.
I [D]
know I ain't been so [Bm] perfect.
I never said I'd bet a [C#] thousand.
I didn't think I'd [A#] want to have [F#m] to climb that mountain.
[D]
I just wanted to get [Bm] respect.
I'd be the point of your neglect.
[A]
Never thought I'd [B] have [C#] to drink from that fountain.
[F#m]
[C#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[C#] [Bm] [B]
[Bm] [F#m]
[F#] [D] [Bm] [A] Too fly to give it [C#] up.
No clouds to cover it [F#m] up.
No vow said [Bm] out loud, just the two of us playing [D] to the crowd.
I know I ain't been so perfect.
[Bm] I never said I'd bet a thousand.
[C#] I didn't think I'd want [F] to have [F#m] to climb [A] that mountain.
[D] I just wanted to get respect.
[Bm] I'd be the point of your neglect.
[A] I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain.
[D]
I know I ain't been so [Bm] perfect.
I never said I'd bet a [C#] thousand.
Didn't think I'd want to [F#m] have to climb [D] that mountain.
Just wanted to get [Bm] respect.
I'd be the point of your neglect.
[A]
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain.
[A] [F#m]
[B] [F#m] [C#m] [Bm]
[A] [C#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [C#m] [A]
[B] [F#] [A]
[F#m] You and [C#] me, we're going long way back.
[E] [C#] Sticks and stone can hurt, but words [Bm] can't chew.
[F#m] Yeah, the bridge [C#] didn't burn, was that what you [F#m] were trying to [B] do?
You didn't have to [Bm] go across that line.
[B] [F#m] I know time's been tough, but we've [E] both been [Bm] trying.
[E] [F#] You pick your battles if it [Bm] gives you ground.
[F#m] Yeah, I just don't [Bm] understand why you're hanging in there.
[D] I know I ain't been so [Bm] perfect.
I never said I'd bet a [C#] thousand.
I didn't think I'd want [F#m] to have to climb that [C#m] mountain.
[D] I just wanted to get [Bm] respect.
I'd be the point of your [A] neglect.
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that [E] fountain.
[F#m]
[Bm]
[B] [A] [B] [A]
[C#] Seems to me we both reached the point [D] where we got [Bm] caught in that act.
[F#m]
Standing out ground, neither [Bm] one of us was giving up sight.
[E] [A] Yeah, I was waiting on you to give [Bm] it up back the way it was.
[F#m] But then a whole [C#] high power has come [F#m] along, saying give [Bm] it up.
I [D]
know I ain't been so [Bm] perfect.
I never said I'd bet a [C#] thousand.
I didn't think I'd [A#] want to have [F#m] to climb that mountain.
[D]
I just wanted to get [Bm] respect.
I'd be the point of your neglect.
[A]
Never thought I'd [B] have [C#] to drink from that fountain.
[F#m]
[C#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[C#] [Bm] [B]
[Bm] [F#m]
[F#] [D] [Bm] [A] Too fly to give it [C#] up.
No clouds to cover it [F#m] up.
No vow said [Bm] out loud, just the two of us playing [D] to the crowd.
I know I ain't been so perfect.
[Bm] I never said I'd bet a thousand.
[C#] I didn't think I'd want [F] to have [F#m] to climb [A] that mountain.
[D] I just wanted to get respect.
[Bm] I'd be the point of your neglect.
[A] I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain.
[D]
I know I ain't been so [Bm] perfect.
I never said I'd bet a [C#] thousand.
Didn't think I'd want to [F#m] have to climb [D] that mountain.
Just wanted to get [Bm] respect.
I'd be the point of your neglect.
[A]
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain.
[A] [F#m]
[B] [F#m] [C#m] [Bm]
[A] [C#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [C#m] [A]
[B] [F#] [A]
Key:
Bm
F#m
C#
A
D
Bm
F#m
C#
_ _ _ _ Why'd you have to go, [Bm] talk like that?
_ [F#m] _ You and [C#] me, we're going long way back.
[E] _ _ [C#] Sticks and stone can hurt, but words [Bm] can't chew.
_ [F#m] Yeah, the bridge [C#] didn't burn, was that what you [F#m] were trying to [B] do?
_ _ You didn't have to [Bm] go across that line.
[B] _ [F#m] I know time's been tough, but we've [E] both been [Bm] trying.
_ [E] _ [F#] You pick your battles if it [Bm] gives you ground.
_ [F#m] Yeah, I just don't [Bm] understand why you're hanging in there.
_ _ [D] I know I ain't been so [Bm] perfect.
I never said I'd bet a [C#] thousand.
I didn't think I'd want [F#m] to have to climb that [C#m] mountain.
[D] I just wanted to get [Bm] respect.
I'd be the point of your [A] neglect.
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that [E] fountain.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [A]
[C#] Seems to me we both reached the point [D] where we got [Bm] caught in that act.
[F#m] _
Standing out ground, neither [Bm] one of us was giving up sight.
[E] _ [A] Yeah, I was waiting on you to give [Bm] it up back the way it was.
[F#m] But then a whole [C#] high power has come [F#m] along, saying give [Bm] it up.
I [D] _
know I ain't been so [Bm] perfect.
I never said I'd bet a [C#] thousand.
I didn't think I'd [A#] want to have [F#m] to climb that mountain.
[D]
I just wanted to get [Bm] respect.
I'd be the point of your neglect.
[A]
Never thought I'd [B] have [C#] to drink from that fountain.
[F#m] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[C#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] Too fly to give it [C#] up.
No clouds to cover it [F#m] up.
No vow said [Bm] out loud, just the two of us playing [D] to the crowd.
I know I ain't been so perfect.
[Bm] I never said I'd bet a thousand.
[C#] I didn't think I'd want [F] to have [F#m] to climb [A] that mountain.
[D] I just wanted to get respect.
[Bm] I'd be the point of your neglect.
[A] I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain.
[D]
I know I ain't been so [Bm] perfect.
I never said I'd bet a [C#] thousand.
Didn't think I'd want to [F#m] have to climb _ [D] that mountain.
Just wanted to get [Bm] respect.
I'd be the point of your neglect.
[A]
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ You and [C#] me, we're going long way back.
[E] _ _ [C#] Sticks and stone can hurt, but words [Bm] can't chew.
_ [F#m] Yeah, the bridge [C#] didn't burn, was that what you [F#m] were trying to [B] do?
_ _ You didn't have to [Bm] go across that line.
[B] _ [F#m] I know time's been tough, but we've [E] both been [Bm] trying.
_ [E] _ [F#] You pick your battles if it [Bm] gives you ground.
_ [F#m] Yeah, I just don't [Bm] understand why you're hanging in there.
_ _ [D] I know I ain't been so [Bm] perfect.
I never said I'd bet a [C#] thousand.
I didn't think I'd want [F#m] to have to climb that [C#m] mountain.
[D] I just wanted to get [Bm] respect.
I'd be the point of your [A] neglect.
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that [E] fountain.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [A]
[C#] Seems to me we both reached the point [D] where we got [Bm] caught in that act.
[F#m] _
Standing out ground, neither [Bm] one of us was giving up sight.
[E] _ [A] Yeah, I was waiting on you to give [Bm] it up back the way it was.
[F#m] But then a whole [C#] high power has come [F#m] along, saying give [Bm] it up.
I [D] _
know I ain't been so [Bm] perfect.
I never said I'd bet a [C#] thousand.
I didn't think I'd [A#] want to have [F#m] to climb that mountain.
[D]
I just wanted to get [Bm] respect.
I'd be the point of your neglect.
[A]
Never thought I'd [B] have [C#] to drink from that fountain.
[F#m] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[C#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] Too fly to give it [C#] up.
No clouds to cover it [F#m] up.
No vow said [Bm] out loud, just the two of us playing [D] to the crowd.
I know I ain't been so perfect.
[Bm] I never said I'd bet a thousand.
[C#] I didn't think I'd want [F] to have [F#m] to climb [A] that mountain.
[D] I just wanted to get respect.
[Bm] I'd be the point of your neglect.
[A] I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain.
[D]
I know I ain't been so [Bm] perfect.
I never said I'd bet a [C#] thousand.
Didn't think I'd want to [F#m] have to climb _ [D] that mountain.
Just wanted to get [Bm] respect.
I'd be the point of your neglect.
[A]
I never thought I'd have [C#] to drink from that fountain.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _