Chords for Perfect Sense

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Bb

Eb

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Perfect Sense chords
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[C] [Ab]
[C]
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Eb]
[Ab]
And the monkey sat on a pile of stone,
[Db] and he stared at the broken bone in his hand,
and the strains [Gb] of a Viennese quartet that he'd rang out across the land.
[B]
[Db]
And the monkey looked up at the stars, [Gb] and he thought to himself,
memory [B] is a stranger, history is for fools.
[E]
And he cleaned his hands in a pool of holy writing,
[A]
turned his back on the god, and set out [B] for the nearest town.
Hold on, hold [E] on, soldier.
When you are
[A]
[D]
[G]
the blue,
[A]
isn't anyone confused?
He [D] said, poor
[G]
[C]
kid, stranger, [F] history is for fools.
Man, till I have the break, I don't [G]
need a submarine.
Sitting back, searching for God in the [C]
middle.
[G]
[C]
[Em] Then [C] he'll assume it all makes perfect sense.
Expressed in dollars and cents, pounds, [G] shillings, and pence.
[Dm] Well, can't you see [F] it all makes perfect [C] sense?
[Gm]
Let's show the hearts in perfect [C] focus.
Hold on, soldier.
[G]
Prime time fun for [Gm] the news at night.
[C]
Hold on, soldier.
[Bb]
Come on, Mr.
Child.
Why can't you [Cm] lay?
But through our intelligence, we can find the [Eb] most vulnerable states.
[F] Hold on, soldier.
Can't you [Bb] see it all makes perfect sense?
Pounds, shillings, [F] and pence.
[Cm] Can't you see [Eb] it all makes perfect [Bb] sense?
Can you hear how the [F] fire is?
And I speak to you out of the cap.
[Fm]
Zero in on the [Bb] oil drill.
He said, periscope down.
Like he's going through a pack.
[F] I'm good.
You're up.
So, [Bb] you're a nice plus tax.
Yeah, plus tax.
Thank you, buddy.
Thank [Ab] you.
Now back to the game.
Oh, here's one.
[Bb]
[Db] Hold on, soldier.
[Eb]
Can't you [Ab] see it all makes perfect sense?
Can't you [Eb]
[Db] see it all makes perfect [Ab]
sense?
[Db]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To start learning Roger Waters - Perfect Sense, Pt. 1 & 2 chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - B, Db, Eb, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db and Gb in sequence. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. Considering the song's key of Bb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
And the monkey sat on a pile of stone, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ and he stared at the broken bone in his hand, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ and the strains [Gb] of a Viennese quartet that he'd rang out across the land. _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And the monkey looked up at the stars, _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ and _ _ _ _ he thought to himself,
_ memory _ [B] is a stranger, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ history is for fools.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ And he cleaned his hands in a pool of holy writing,
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ turned his back on the god, and set out [B] for the nearest town. _ _ _ _
_ _ Hold on, _ hold [E] on, soldier. _ _ _
_ When you are _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ the blue, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ isn't anyone _ _ _ _ _ confused?
_ _ He [D] said, poor _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
kid, _ _ _ _ _ _ stranger, [F] _ history is for fools.
Man, _ till I have the break, I don't _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
need a submarine. _ _
Sitting _ back, _ _ searching for God in the [C] _ _
middle. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Then _ [C] he'll assume _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it all makes perfect sense. _ _ _ _
Expressed in dollars and cents, pounds, [G] shillings, and pence. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Well, can't you see _ _ [F] it all makes perfect [C] sense? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ Let's show the hearts in perfect _ [C] _ focus. _ _
_ _ Hold on, soldier.
[G]
Prime time fun for [Gm] the news at night.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hold on, soldier.
[Bb]
Come on, Mr.
Child.
_ _ Why _ _ can't you [Cm] lay? _ _
But through our intelligence, we can find the [Eb] most vulnerable states. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ Hold on, soldier. _
_ _ _ _ _ Can't you [Bb] see _ _ _ it all makes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ perfect sense?
Pounds, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ shillings, [F] and pence.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] Can't you see _ [Eb] it all makes perfect [Bb] _ sense?
_ _ Can you hear how the [F] fire is?
_ _ And I speak to you out of the cap.
[Fm] _
_ Zero in on the [Bb] oil drill.
He said, periscope down.
_ Like he's going through a pack.
[F] I'm good. _ _ _ _
You're up.
So, [Bb] you're a nice plus tax.
Yeah, plus tax.
Thank you, buddy.
Thank [Ab] you.
Now back to the game.
Oh, here's one.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ Hold on, soldier.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Can't you [Ab] see it _ _ _ all makes perfect _ _ _ _ _ _ sense? _ _ _
_ Can't _ you _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ see it all makes perfect [Ab] _
_ sense? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
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It's Roger Waters who authored this song.

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