Song : Perfect
Band : Simple Plan
Tabbed By : Diamond Jerry (Raptureboy182@yahoo.com)
Tuning : Down 1/2 step (D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#)
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[Intro]
(guitar1)
d#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------7h9----------------|
F#|---9~--8~--9~---\2~--1~-----/9~--8~-------2~--1~--------|
C#|---9~--9~--9~---\2~--2~--2--/9~--9~-------2~--2~---2\---|
G#|---7~--7~--7~---\0~---------/7~--7~-------0~------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff]
(guitar1) hard distortion!
d#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--9-9--/11-11--/14-14--13-13--13-/14-\13----------------|
C#|--x-x--/-x--x--/-x--x---x--x---x-/-x-\-x---(3x)--then---|
G#|--7-7--/-9--9--/12-12--11-11--11-/12-\11----------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
d#|-------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------|
F#|--9-9--/11-11--/14-14--13--/16-\14---|
C#|--x-x--/-x--x--/-x--x---x--/-x-\-x---|
G#|--7-7--/-9--9--/12-12--11--/14-\12---|
D#|-------------------------------------|
(guitar2) hard distortion!
d#|---0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------0~--------------|
A#|---0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------0~--------------|
F#|---1-1-1-1-1-1-----2-2-2-2-2-2----------1~--------------|
C#|---2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---(2x)---2~--------------|
G#|---2-2-2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------2~--------------|
D#|---0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------0~--------------|
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[Verse]
(guitar1)
d#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------7h9----------------|
F#|---9~--8~--9~---\2~--1~-----/9~--8~-------2~--1~--2-1---|
C#|---9~--9~--9~---\2~--2~--2--/9~--9~-------2~--2~-----2~-|
G#|---7~--7~--7~---\0~---------/7~--7~-------0~------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
Hey dad look at me
Think back and talk to me
Did I grow up according to plan?
d#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---9~--9-8~--8-9--\2~--1~----/9~-9-8~--8-9~--8-9~--8-9~-|
C#|---9~------9------\2~--2~--2-/9~-----9-----9-----9------|
G#|---7~-------------\0~--------/7~------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------|
And do you think I'm wasting my time doing things I wanna do?
But it hurts when you disapprove all along
[Pre-chorus]
(guitar1)
d#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------2-------4-----9-9-9-9-9----------2--------------------------------|
C#|------4-------7-------9-9-9-9-9--------4------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
G#|----4-------7---------7-7-7-7-7------4--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
D#|--2-------5------------------------2----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
(guitar2)
d#|----------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
A#|--------0~-------0~---0-0-0-0-0-----------0~---------0~---0-0-0-0-0-------|
F#|------2--------2------1-1-1-1-1---------2----------2------2-2-2-2-2-------|
C#|----2--------2--------2-2-2-2-2-------2----------2--------2-2-2-2-2-------|
G#|-----------0----------2-2-2-2-2----------------0----------0-0-0-0-0-------|
D#|--2-------------------0-0-0-0-0-----2-------------------------------------|
And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't pretend that I'm alright
And you can't change me
[Chorus] - It was actually played by one guitar only (I guess!!)
(guitar1)
d#|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--9~----------------------------------------------------|
C#|--9~---9~--9-8~--11~--8-9~--7~--(9-8~)---(2x)-----------|
G#|--7~---9~--------11~--------7~--------------------------|
D#|-------7~---------9~--------5~--------------------------|
(guitar2)
d#|--0~----------------------------------------------------|
A#|--0~------5-4~-----4-5~---2~---(5-4~)-------------------|
F#|--1~---4~-------6~--------2~----------------------------|
C#|--2~---4~-------6~--------2~-------------(2x)-----------|
G#|--2~---2~-------4~--------0~----------------------------|
D#|--0~----------------------------------------------------|
Coz we lost it all ,Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry , I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late and We can't go back
I'm sorry , I can't be perfect
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/simple_plan/perfect_tab_ver_10.html ]
-repeat intro riff-
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[Verse2]
(guitar1)
d#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------7h9----------------------7h9-------------------|
F#|---9~--8~-----\2~--1~------/9~--8~-----/2~--1~-----------|
C#|---9~--9~-----\2~--2~-222--/9~--9~-----/2~--2~--2/-------|
G#|---7~--7~-----\0~----------/7~--7~-----/0~---------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
I try not to think
About the pain I feel inside
Did you know you used to be my hero?
d#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------7h9-----------------------7h9~--7h9~-(9h10-9-)-|
F#|---9~--8~-----\2~--1~-----/9~-9-8~-----------------------|
C#|---9~--9~-----\2~--2~--2--/9~------9----9----------------|
G#|---7~--7~-----\0~---------/7~----------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
All the days you spend with me
Now seem so far away
And it feels like you don't care anymore
-repeat pre-chorus & chorus-
And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't stand another fight
And nothing's alright
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[Bridge]
(guitar1) hard distortion!
d#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------9-9-9-9-xxx-9-\---------------------9-9-9-9-xxx-9-\----|
C#|--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-xxx-9-\---7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-xxx-9-\----|
G#|--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-xxx-7-\---7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-xxx-7-\----|
D#|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--------------------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---------------------|
Nothing's gonna change the things that you said
Nothing's gonna make this right again
d#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--\--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--\--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~---------------|
G#|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--\--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--\--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~---------------|
D#|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--\--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--\--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~---------------|
Please don't turn your back
I can't believe it's hard
Just to talk to you but you don't understand
(guitar2)
d#|---------------------0-0-0-0------0------|---------------------------------|
A#|--2-2-2-2------------0-0-0-0------0------|------------------------2222222~-|
F#|--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4---1-1-1-1--xx--1------|-6-6-6-6-6-/-4-4-4-4-4--2222222~-|
C#|--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2--xx--2-(2x)-|-6-6-6-6-6-/-4-4-4-4-4--2222222~-|
G#|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--xx--2------|-4-4-4-4-4-/-2-2-2-2-2--0000000~-|
D#|---------------------0-0-0-0--xx--0------|---------------------------------|
[Break]
(guitar1)
d#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------7h9--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
F#|---9~--8~--9~---\2~--1~-----/9~--8~-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
C#|---9~--9~--9~---\2~--2~--2--/9~--9~-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---(7777777)------|
G#|---7~--7~--7~---\0~---------/7~--7~-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---(7777777)------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------------(5555555)------|
[Chorus2]
(guitar1) Hard distortion!
d#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11-11-11----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---(4x)-----|
G#|--7-7-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11-11-11----7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|
D#|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7---9--9--9--9--9--9----5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
(guitar2)
d#|--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
F#|--1-1-1-1-1-1---4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
C#|--2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2---(4x)-------------|
G#|--2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
D#|--0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
Coz we lost it all ,Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry , I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late and We can't go back
I'm sorry , I can't be perfect
(End on A)
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