Perfect Time Chords
Perfect Time by Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Gm. It uses the chords F, Bb, C7, Am, Gm, C, Dm, Am/E, Gmadd9/F#, Bb/F, D7, D7/F#, G, Bm, D, Em, Bm/F#, Amadd9/G# and C/G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
- Jazz Trumpet -
F - Bb x3 and then F - C7 (C7 is simplified for guitar)
Verse
(All chords are played for 2 beats each unless otherwise noted)
F Am Gm C
What is a cold blooded mad man to do
F Am Gm C
With a smile across his teeth and attached full of goo
Dm Am Bb F
And it cuts through my junk and smash up my eyes
Dm C Gm (x2)
And sings like a song before you die
F Am/E Dm Bb
Sunny day shooting breakfast bedheadings
Gm Gmadd9/F# Bb/F C
Lunchtime wartime armaggedon
F Am/E Dm (x2)
God tell me what to do
Gm (x2) C (x2)
It's a perfect time for love
verse 2
F Am Gm C
Never a punk smile so wide
F Am Gm C
Never have teeth sing so much sky
Dm Am Bb F
And it smash up my junk and screws up my eyes
Dm C Gm (x2)
And it sings like a song before you die
F Am/E Dm Bb
Mountaintop chokings afternoon rapists
Gm Gmadd9/F# Bb/F C
primetime wartime I can't take it
F Am/E Dm (x2)
God tell me what to do
Gm (x2) C (x2)
Is it time for love?
Bridge
D7 (x2) D7/F#
Whatever colors you wear
Gm Gmadd9/F# Bb/F C
They are gonna bleed someday
F Am/E Dm (x2)
Some rainbow day
Gm (x2) C (x2)
We'll have the perfect time
Interlude (verse chords in the key of G):
G Bm Am D
G Bm Am D
Em Bm C G
Em D Am Am
G Bm/F# Em C
Skipping hugging laughing singing
Am Amadd9/G# C/G D
Dancing romancing spinning singing
G Bm/F# Em (x2)
God tell me what to do
Am (x2) D (x2)
It's a perfect time for love
G C G C G D7 (like the intro, only in the key of G)
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