Tone: [Dm]
Intro:
[Dm] [Bb] [Gm] [Dm] [Bb] [Gm]
Verse 1:
[Dm] Got a pen and a napkin
Name a number you [Bb]want
Wish I knew all the [Gm]maths
To figure out hard sums[Dm]sums
Haven't seen you in weeks
Plumbing the same dive bars
[Bb] With the prettiest [Gm]patrons
From the street view car
Verse 2:
[Dm] If you're up and down
If you're down and out[Bb]out
I can be your [Gm]lifeline
You can throw me out
[Dm] If your love runs dry
I can go without[Bb]without
Pluck my heart from [Gm]me
And I'm still sleep as [Bb]sound
Chorus:
[Bb] And the bastards, they will talk[Gm]talk
But not a word on[F]on you
My perfect[A]perfect blue, whoa
[Bb] You can take me as you are[Gm]are
I'm going down with[F]with you
My perfect[A]perfect blue, whoa[Dm]whoa [Bb] [Gm]
Verse 3:
[Dm] Waiting for the rapture, hear a car alarm
[Bb] Boredom's coming [Gm]at you
It won't be too long[Dm]long
You know the waiting kills you
'Fore the hemlock does[Bb]does
Strangers know who's [Gm]built
To stomach hoping for[Dm]for
Verse 4:
If you've broken down
If you're rolling out[Bb]out
I'm your frozen [Gm]sweat
Your smirking sense of doubt
[Dm] Fill the world you spilled
From tit to teeth you're numb[Bb]numb
Leaking smiles from a [Gm]gasket
Slipped around your [Dm]tongue
Chorus:
[Bb] And the bastards, they will talk[Gm]talk
But not a word on[F]on you
My perfect[A]perfect blue, whoa
[Bb] You can take me as you are[Gm]are
I'm going down with[F]with you
My perfect[A]perfect blue, whoa
Verse :
[Bb] I'm afraid I broke a string[Dm]string
And so [A]now I must be leaving
[Bb] It's a shame we couldn't finish this[Dm]this
With some [A]wine, some Sunday evening[Bb]evening
I hope you will remember
[Dm] Oh, to [A]stay just a Monday more[Bb]more [A]
Verse 6:
[G]Don't try this at home
[Bb] [A] [G]Don't try this at home[Bb]home
[A]I said [G]don't try this at[Dm]at home