Past Perfect chords by Wild Beasts

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
Db                              Eb
Back then, there were no others
                          Db
All I knew, true beginners
                                  Eb
We had a gift: the perfect present

No such a thing I'm taught


Chorus:
               Db
It's tense for me
                    Bb
Can't live within a memory
                                 Fm
Proud woman, I dare not come passively
                            Bbm
Every fella deserves his dignity

Verse 2:
              Db
Our hurt is older than our hands
                 Eb
It passed from monkey into man
              Bbm
Now, tender hands do heal the hurt
              Eb
Man did fuck up, and then he learnt


Chorus:
                Db
It's tense for me
                      Bbm
Can't live within a memory
                                 F
Proud woman, I dare not come passively
                            Bbm
Every fella deserves his dignity


Post-Chorus:
               Db
It's tense for me
                              Bbm
Can't keep reliving what is history
                                   Ab
Proud woman, now don't go soft on me
                             Eb
Where's that famous old dexterity?


Bridge:
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense for me
                Bbm
It's tense, it's tense
                Db
It's tense for me
                Fm

Outro:
       Db Gb
It's tense for me
                      Bbm
Can't live within a memory
                                 Fm
Proud woman, I dare not come passively
               Eb
Every fella deserves