"Perfectly"
Written and Performed by Brad Skistimas (Five Times August)
Transcribed by Whitney Borisenok
Questions/Comments: whitney.borisenok@uvm.edu
This is just a simple chord version I figured out a couple of minutes ago. It's fun to
around with, you can finger pick and play it like he does or make it your own. It can
capoed anywhere depending on your voice, but he capos it on 7.
Chords Used:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/five_times_august/perfectly_crd.html ]
G G/F# Em7 Cadd9 Am
Gsus2
[-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----3-----3-----]
[-----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----3-----3-----]
[-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----0-----0-----]
[-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----]
[-----2-----0-----2-----3-----0-----2-----3-----]
[-----3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----x-----x-----]
Verse: G - G/F# - Em7 - Cadd9
G
You’re the center of me
G/F#
And you’re the sinner in me
Em7 Cadd9
A saint in the wait, but the weight keeps bringing me down
Chorus: Am - G/B - Gsus2
Am G/B Gsus2
Cause how you leaned on me
Am G/B Gsus2
And how you’d sing to me
Am G/B Gsus2 (strum once)
That’s what you mean to me,
And it’s perfectly you
That's all there is to it for the most part. The strumming pattern is pretty basic, you
get it down by listening to the song a couple of times and playing along with it. Enjoy!
