Perfect Lovesong chords by The Divine Comedy

"Perfect Lovesong" by The Divine
Comedy

Written by Neil Hannon

Track 3 on "Regeneration"



Transcribed by Robert Brighton



Play it with swing!



I'm sure the track is in Eb (N.B. key change to E after 2nd chorus),
but

played in C with a capo on fret 3, as below.



Chords used:



  C Cmaj7  C7   A7   F    G7   D7   G



E--0-----0------0-------0-------1-------1-------2-------3-

B--1-----0------1-------2-------1-------0-------1-------0-

G--0-----0------3-------0-------2-------0-------2-------0-

D--2-----2------2-------2-------3-------0-------0-------0-

A--3-----3------3-------0-------3-------2---------------2-

E-------------------------------1-------3---------------3-



  Dm7  Am    Em7  Bm   Ab



E--1-----0-------0-------2-------4-

B--1-----1-------0-------3-------4-

G--2-----2-------0-------4-------5-

D--0-----2-------0-------4-------6-

A--------0-------2-------2-------6-

E----------------0---------------4-



Following key change:



  C# C#maj7  C#7   Bb7   F#   Ab7   Eb7  Ab



E--4-----4------4-------1-------2-------4-------6-------4-

B--6-----6------6-------3-------2-------4-------8-------4-

G--6-----5------4-------1-------3-------5-------6-------5-

D--6-----6------6-------3-------4-------4-------8-------6-

A--4-----4------4-------1-------4-------6-------6-------6-

E-------------------------------2-------4---------------4-





Verse:



C      Cmaj7    C7  A7      F    G7



Give...   love...   give you...    perfect lovesong...



C      Cmaj7    C7  A7      F      G7    C



With...   di-vine... bass-line...   big old   Beach... sound



F      C      F         C



match...  pound...  heavyweights...  final...



F      D7     G      C   Cmaj7



hold...   other...  don't...  down...





Chorus



C7     Dm7  Am     Em7



Maybe    now  you can   see...



Bm     Am  F      G      (1st time)

               G   Ab  (2nd time)



Just what  you.. mean to   me...





Final verse



C#     C#maj7   C#7 Bb7  F#   Ab7



Give...   love...   give you... perfect lovesong...



C#     C#maj7   C#7 Bb7  F#  Ab7    C#



give...   word...   true to me always come...  may...



F#     C#     F#     C#



for-ever... day...   matter...  people...



F#     Eb7     Ab     C#  F#



hold...   other...  old and   grey...



                  C#  F#



              old and grey...



                  C#



              old and grey.

Song sequence:



Verse 1

Verse 2

Chorus

Middle eight (same as verse)

Chorus (key change at end)

Verse 3