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