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Perfect Sonnet

Bright Eyes
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
lately  i've been wishing i had one desire
something  that would make me never want another
something  that would make it so that nothing matters
 D(b5)sus2
 all would be clear then but i
guess  i'll have to settle for a for a few brief
 moments and
watch  all dissolve into a single second
 and try  to write it down into a perfect sonnet
  D(b5)sus2
 or one foolish line
 cauz that's all  that you'll get  so you'll have  to
 D(b5)sus2
 accept
 you are here  and then you're gone
 *sing the chorus now*
 but i  believe that lovers should be tied together and
thrown  into the ocean in the worst of weather and
left  there to drown, left there to drown
  D(b5)sus2
 in their innocence but
as  for me i'm coming to the final chapter
 i read  all of the pages and there is still no answer
only  all that was before i know must soon come after
  D(b5)sus2
 that is the only way it can be
 so i stand  in the sun
   D(b5)sus2
 and i breathe with my lungs
 trying to spare  myself the weight  of the truth
 saying
everything  you have ever seen was just a mirror
 and you've spent  your whole life sweating in an
 endless fever
 and now you are laying  ina bathtum full of freezing
  D(b5)sus2
 water wishing you were a ghost
 but once  you knew a girl and you named her lover
 and danced  with her in kitchens through the greenest
 summer but autumn  came, she disappeared
  D(b5)sus2
 you don't remember where she said she was going to
 but you know  that she is gone  because she left  you a
 D(b5)sus2
 song
 that you don't  want to sing
 singing i  believe that lovers should be chained
 together
 and thrown  into a fire with their songs and letters
 and left  there to burn, left there to burn in their
 D(b5)sus2
 arrogance
 but as  for me i'm coming to my final failure
 i've killed  myself with changes trying to make it
 better
 but i still ended  up becoming something other than
 D(b5)sus2
 what i had planned to be...ALRIGHT!!!
 now i  believe that lovers should be draped in flowers
 and layed  entwined together on a bed of clover
 and left  there to sleep, left there to dream of their
()sus2 (b5)sus2
 happiness
 End on this:
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Readable chord sheet for Perfect Sonnet by Bright Eyes

[C]lately i've been wishing i had one desire
[Em]something that would make me never want another
[Am]something that would make it so that nothing matters
D(b5)sus2
all would be clear then  but i
[C]guess i'll have to settle for a for a few brief
moments and
[Em]watch all dissolve into a single second
and [Am]try to write it down into a perfect sonnet
   D(b5)sus2
or one foolish line
cauz that's [F]all that you'll [G]get so you'll [Am]have to
D(b5)sus2
accept
you are [F]here and then you're [G]gone
*sing the chorus now*
but [C]i believe that lovers should be tied together and
[Em]thrown into the ocean in the worst of weather and
[Am]left there to drown, left there to drown
        D(b5)sus2
in their innocence but
[C]as for me i'm coming to the final chapter
i [Em]read all of the pages and there is still no answer
[Am]only all that was before i know must soon come after
            D(b5)sus2
that is the only way it can be
so i [F]stand in the [G]sun
      [Am]          D(b5)sus2
and i breathe with my lungs
trying to [F]spare myself the [G]weight of the truth[Am]
saying
[C]everything you have ever seen was just a mirror
and you've [Em]spent your whole life sweating in an
endless fever
and now you are [Am]laying ina bathtum full of freezing
      D(b5)sus2
water wishing you were a ghost
but [C]once you knew a girl and you named her lover
and [Em]danced with her in kitchens through the greenest
summer but [Am]autumn came, she disappeared
                         D(b5)sus2
you don't remember where she said she was going to
but you [F]know that she is [G]gone because she [Am]left you a
D(b5)sus2
song
that you [F]don't want to [G]sing
singing [C]i believe that lovers should be chained
together
and [Em]thrown into a fire with their songs and letters
and [Am]left there to burn, left there to burn in their
D(b5)sus2
arrogance
but [C]as for me i'm coming to my final failure
i've [Em]killed myself with changes trying to make it
better
but i still [Am]ended up becoming something other than
D(b5)sus2
what i had planned to be...ALRIGHT!!! [C,Em,Am, D(b5)]
now [C]i believe that lovers should be draped in flowers
and [Em]layed entwined together on a bed of clover
and [Am]left there to sleep, left there to dream of their
[D]([b5])sus2     [D](b5)sus2
happiness

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