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"Perfect Sense"
Roger Waters
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Developed by: Luis Echevarria Licona
email: luis070597@terra.com.mx
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[C]
Stop Dave
Will you stop Dave?
Stop Dave
I'm afraid
I'm afraid... Dave
Dave, [C] my mind is going [F]
I can feel it [A#]
I can feel it [D#]
My mind is going [F]
There is no question about it [A#]
I can feel it [D#]
I can feel it [G#]
I can feel it [C#]
I'm afraid [D#]
[G#] The monkey sat on a pile of stone
[C#] And he stared at the broken bone in his hand
[F#] Strains of a Viennese quartet rang out across the land [B]
[B]
[C#] And the monkey looked up at the stars
[F#] And he thought to himself
Memory is a stranger [B]
History is for fools [E]
And he cleaned his hands in a pool of holy writing [A]
Turned his back on the garden and set out for the [B] nearest town
Hold on, hold on soldier[E]
[E]When you add it all up
The tears and the marrowbone [A]
There's an ounce of gold
And an ounce of pride in each ledgers[D]
And the Germans kill the Jews
And the Jews kill the Arabs
And the [G] Arabs kill the hostages
And that is the news
[A] And is it any wonder that the monkey's confused
[D] He said Mama Mama, the President's a fool
Why do I have to keep reading these technical [G] manuals
And the joint chiefs of staff
And the brokers on Wall Street said
[C] Don't make us laugh, you're a smart kid
Time is linear
Memory's a stranger
[F] History is for fools
Man is a tool in the hands
Of the great God Almighty
And they [G] gave him command of a nuclear submarine
Sent him back in search of the Garden of Eden[C]
Can't you see [C]
It all makes perfect sense [C]
Expressed in dollars and cents [C]
Pounds shillings and pence [G]
[Dm] Can't you see
[F]It all makes [Dm]perfect [C]sense
[A#]Little black soul departs in perfect focus[C]
Hold on soldier
[Gm]Prime time fodder for the News at Nine[C]
Hold on, hold on soldier
[A#]Darling is the child warm in the bed tonight[C]
"Hi everybody I'm Marv Albert
And welcome to our telecast
Coming to you live from [D#] Memorial Stadium
It's a beautiful day
And today we expect a sensational matchup [F]
But first our global anthem"
[A#] Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense [A#]
Expressed in dollars and cents [A#]
Pounds shillings and pence [F]
[Cm] Can't you see
[D#]It all makes [F]perfect [A#]sense
"And here come the players
[F]As I speak to you now, the captain
Has his cross hairs zeroed in on the oil rig[A#]
He's at periscope depth
It looks to me like he's going to attack
[F]By the way did you know that a submarine
Captain earns 200,000 dollars a year"[A#]
"That's less tax Marv"
"Yeah, less tax
Thank you Edward"
"You're welcome"
[G#]"Now back to the game...he fires one...yes[A#m]
There goes two; both fish are running
[C#]The rig is going into a prevent defense
Will they make it? [D#]I don't think so"
Look out!
Look at that baby burn!
[G#]Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense [G#]
Expressed in dollars and cents [G#]
Pounds shillings and pence [D#]
[C#m] Can't you see
[E]It all makes [D#]perfect [G#]sense
[C#m] Can't you see
[E]It all makes [D#]perfect [G#]sense
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025