Perfect - Ed Sheeran

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[Intro]


[Verse]
            
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D|------6-6---
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B|--------6---
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D|----6---6---
A|--4-----4---
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[Verse]
            
I found a love

     
 for me
              
Darling just d

            
ive right in, 

              
and follow my 


lead
              
Well I found a

            
 girl beautifu

       
l and sweet
            
I never knew y

              
ou were the so

              
meone waiting 

    
for me


[Pre-Chorus]
            
e|------------
B|------------
G|--------5---
D|------6-6---
A|----6---6---
E|--4-----4---

              
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-------|------
-------|------
6------|------
--6----|----6-
-------|--4---

              
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--5----------|
6-6---6------|
--6-----6----|
--4----------|

 
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--------1-----
------3-3---3-
----3---3-----
--1-----1-----

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------|------3
3-----|----3--
--1---|--1----

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-1-------|
-3---3---|
-3-----3-|
-1-------|

            
e|------------
B|--------6---
G|------6-6---
D|----6---6---
A|--4-----4---
E|------------

              
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-----|--------
6----|------6-
--6--|----6---
-----|--4-----
-----|--------

              
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6--------|----
6---6----|----
6-----6--|----
4--------|--6-
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----8-------|-
--8-8---8---|-
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---8---8-----8
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[Pre-Chorus]
              
Cause we were 

              
just kids when

     
 we fell in lo

ve
            
Not knowing wh

              
at it was, I w

            
ill not give y

            
ou up this ti-


me
              
But darling ju

            
st kiss me slo

              
w, your heart 

   
is all I own
             
And in your ey

             
es you’re hold

    
ing mine


[Chorus]
          
Baby, I’m danc

            
ing in the dar

            
k, with you be

         
tween my arms
            
Barefoot on th

          
e grass, liste

            
ning to our fa

vorite song
            
When you said 

             
you looked a m

             
ess, I whisper

            
ed underneath 

   
my breath
            
But you heard 

            
it, darling yo

            
u look perfect

        
 tonight

                 


[Verse]
              
Well I found a

            
 woman, strong

        
er than anyone

 I know
              
She shares my 

            
dreams, I hope

              
 that someday 

              
I’ll share her

 
 home
            
I found a love

           
, to carry mor

e than just my

 secrets
            
To carry love,

              
 to carry chil

            
dren of our ow

n


[Pre-Chorus]
              
We are still k

              
ids, but we’re

            
 so in love, f

          
ighting agains

t all odds
              
I know that we

            
’ll be alright

        
 this ti-ime
             
Darling just h

             
old my hand, b

              
e my girl, I’l

   
l be your man
            
I see my futur

          
e in your eyes


[Chorus]
          
Baby, I’m danc

            
ing in the dar

            
k, with you be

         
tween my arms
            
Barefoot on th

          
e grass, liste

            
ning to our fa

vorite song
            
When I saw you

            
 in that dress

             
, looking so b

      
eautiful
          
I don't deserv

              
e this, darlin

          
g you look per

            
fect tonight


[Bridge]
Ab  Fm  Db  Eb  Ab*  Eb*      * = played once (Chord placement shown below)

[Solo]
            
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B|------------
G|------------
D|------6--8/1
A|--6h8-------
E|------------

              
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[Chorus]
      
Ba-by, I’m dan

            
cing in the da

            
rk, with you b

          
etween my arms
            
Barefoot on th

          
e grass, liste

            
ning to our fa

vorite song
            
I have faith i

            
n what I see, 

            
now I know I h

           
ave met an ang

el
            
In person, and

          
 she looks per

            
fect tonight
          
No I don't des

           
erve it, you l

              
ook perfect to


night

[Outro]
                


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| p  Pull-off
| h  hammer-on
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato

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Version with CAPO 1:


[INTRO]


[VERSE]

             
I found a love

     
 for me
             
Darling just d

              
ive right in, 

              
and follow my 


lead
              
Well I found a

            
 girl beautifu


l and sweet
             
I never knew y

              
ou were the so

              
meone waiting 

    
for me


[PRE-CHORUS]

              
Cause we were 

              
just kids when

     
 we fell in lo

ve
             
Not knowing wh

             
at it was, I w

             
ill not give y

             
ou up this ti-


ime
              
But darling ju

             
st kiss me slo

              
w, your heart 

   
is all I own
             
And in your ey

              
es you’re hold

    
ing mine


[CHORUS]

           
Baby, I’m danc

             
ing in the dar

             
k, with you be

         
tween my arms
             
Barefoot on th

            
e grass, liste

            
ning to our fa

vorite song
             
When you said 

             
you looked a m

              
ess, I whisper

             
ed underneath 

    
my breath
             
But you heard 

             
it, darling yo

             
u look perfect

       
 tonight


          -    -  


[VERSE]

              
Well I found a

             
 woman, strong

        
er than anyone

 I know
              
She shares my 

             
dreams, I hope

              
 that someday 

              
I’ll share her

 
 home
             
I found a love

           
, to carry mor

e than just my

 secrets
             
To carry love,

              
 to carry chil

            
dren of our ow

n


[PRE-CHORUS]

              
We are still k

              
ids, but we’re

             
 so in love, f

           
ighting agains

t all odds
              
I know that we

             
’ll be alright

        
 this ti-ime
              
Darling just h

             
old my hand, b

              
e my girl, I’l

   
l be your man
             
I see my futur

           
e in your eyes


[CHORUS]

           
Baby, I’m danc

             
ing in the dar

             
k, with you be

         
tween my arms
             
Barefoot on th

            
e grass, liste

            
ning to our fa

vorite song
             
When I saw you

             
 in that dress

              
, looking so b

      
eautiful
           
I don't deserv

              
e this, darlin

            
g you look per

           
fect tonight


[BRIDGE]

          


[CHORUS]

           
Baby, I’m danc

             
ing in the dar

             
k, with you be

         
tween my arms
             
Barefoot on th

            
e grass, liste

            
ning to our fa

vorite song
             
I have faith i

             
n what I see, 

             
now I know I h

           
ave met an ang

el
             
In person, and

            
 she looks per

           
fect
             
No I don't des

             
erve this, you

              
 look perfect 

      
tonight


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