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Not Perfect by Tim Minchin
Not Perfect
Well, basically this song is actually in A major, but I play it in C because it's easier
I can sing that range better. The equivilant chords, if you want to play it properly, are:
C -> A
C7 -> A7
C/B -> A/G#
G -> E
F -> D
Fm -> Dm
Am -> F#m
D -> B
D7 -> B7
E -> C#
Bb -> G
OK let's get to it!
C G
This is my earth, and I live in it,
F Fm
It's one third dirt and two thirds water,
C
And it rotates and revolves through space,
C7
At rather an impressive pace,
F Fm C C/B
And never even messes up my hair,
Am
But here's the really weird thing,
D D7
The force created by its spin,
F C G
Is the force that stops the chaos flooding in.
Am F
This is my earth and it's fine
G E Am
It's where I spend the vast majority of my time
F C G
It's not perfect, but it's mine. It's not perfect.
Pretty much the same throughout, with some notable differences:
C E
This is my house, and I live in it.
(same verse has Bb after the last G chord)
Last lines:
Am F
This is my brain and it's fine
G E Am
It's where I spend the vast majority of my time
F C G
It's not perfect, but it's mine. It's not perfect.
F Am G
I'm not sure I've worked out how to work it.
F Bb C
It's not perfect, but it's mine.
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version 2
A
This is my Earth
E
And I live in it
D
It™s one third dirt
Dm
And two thirds water
A
And it rotates and revolves through space
A7
At rather an impressive pace
D Dm
And never even messes up my hair
F#m
And here™s the really weird thing
B B7
The force created by its spin
D A E
Is the force that stops the chaos flooding in
F#m
This is my Earth
D
And it™s fine
E C# F#m
It™s where I spend the vast majority of my time
D
It™s not perfect
A
But it™s mine
E
It™s not perfect
This is my country
And I live in it
It™s pretty big
And nice to walk on
And the bloke who runs my country
Has built a demagoguery
And taught us to be fearful and boring
And the weirdest thing is that he is
Conservative of politics
But really rather radical of eyebrow
This is my country
And it™s fine
It™s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It™s not perfect
But it™s mine
It™s not perfect
This is my house
And I live in it
It™s made of cracks
And photographs
We rent it off a guy who bought it from a guy
Who bought it from a guy
Whose grandad left it to him
And the weirdest thing is that this house
Has locks to keep the baddies out
But they™re mostly used to lock ourselves in
This is my house
And it™s fine
It™s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It™s not perfect
But it™s mine
It™s not perfect
But it's mine
This is my body
And I live in it
It™s 31
And 6 months old
It™s changed a lot since it was new
It™s done stuff it wasn™t built to do
I often try to fill it up with wine
And the weirdest thing about it is
I spend so much time hating it
But it never says a bad word about me
This is my body
And it™s fine
It™s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It™s not perfect
But it™s mine
It™s not perfect
This is my brain
And I live in it
Its made of love
And bad song lyrics
It™s tucked away behind my eyes
Where all my screwed up thoughts can hide
Cos God forbid I hurt somebody
And the weirdest thing about a mind
Is that every answer that you find
Is the basis of a brand new clich
This is my brain
And it™s fine
It™s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It™s not perfect
But it™s mine
It™s not perfect
I™m not quite sure I™ve worked out how to work it
It™s not perfect
But it™s mine
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version 3
Chords
A E D Dm A7 F#m Bsus4 B
E |-0---|-0---|-2---|-1---|-3---|-2---|-2---|-2---|
H |-2---|-0---|-3---|-3---|-2---|-2---|-5---|-4---|
G |-2---|-1---|-2---|-2---|-0---|-2---|-4---|-4---|
D |-2---|-2---|-0---|-0---|-2---|-4---|-4---|-4---|
A |-0---|-2---|-----|-----|-0---|-4---|-2---|-2---|
E |-----|-0---|-----|-----|-----|-2---|-----|-----|
Bsus2 A6sus2 Bm Bm11/A Dsus2/H Dsus2/A C#
E |-2----|-0----|-2---|--0----|--0-----|--0-----|-4---|
H |-2----|-0----|-3---|--3----|--3-----|--3-----|-6---|
G |-4----|-4----|-4---|--4----|--2-----|--2-----|-6---|
D |-4----|-4----|-4---|--4----|--0-----|--0-----|-6---|
A |-2----|-0----|-2---|--0----|--2-----|--0-----|-4---|
E |------|------|-----|-------|--------|--------|-----|
Earth)--
A E
This is my earth and I live in it
D Dm
It™s one third dirt and two thirds water
A
And it rotates and revolves through space
A7
At rather an impressive pace
D Dm A
And never even messes up my hair
F#m
And here™s the really weird thing
Bsus4 B
The force created by its spin
D A E
Is the force that stops the chaos flooding in
Bsus2 A6sus2 Dsus2/H Dsus2/A
This is my Earth .. and it™s fine
E C# F#m
It™s where I spend the vast majority of my time
Bm Bm11/A A
It™s not perfect .. but it™s mine
Bm Bm11/A D*
It™s not perfect
-> D*
E |---------5-------------------5--|
H |--^3---3----3--3-3-3-3-3---3----|
G |--|2-2-------------------2------|
D |--|0----------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|
Country)--
A E
This is my country and I live in it
D Dm
It™s pretty big and nice to walk on
A
And the bloke who runs my country
A7
Has built a demagoguery
D Dm A
And taught us to be fearful and boring
F#m
And the weirdest thing is that he is
Bsus4 B
Conservative of politics
D A E
But really rather radical of eyebrow
Bsus2 A6sus2 Dsus2/H Dsus2/A
This is my country .. and it™s fine
E C# F#m
It™s where I spend the vast majority of my time
Bm Bm11/A A
It™s not perfect .. but it™s mine
Bm Bm11/A D*
It™s not perfect
House)--
A C#
This is my house and I live in it
D Dm
It™s made of cracks and photographs
A A7
We rent it off a guy who bought it from a guy
D
Who bought it from a guy
Dm A
Whose grandad left it to him
F#m
And the weirdest thing is that this house
Bsus4 B
Has locks to keep the baddies out
D A E
But they™re mostly used to lock ourselves in
Bsus2 A6sus2 Dsus2/H Dsus2/A
This is my house .. and it™s fine
E C# F#m
It™s where I spend the vast majority of my time
Bm Bm11/A A
It™s not perfect .. but it™s mine
Bm Bm11/A G*
It™s not perfect .. but it's mine
-> G*
E |--3--2-0-3--2--0-0-------| stroke down
H |--3--3-3-3--3--2-2--2h3--| with thumb
G |--0--0-0-0--0--2-2--2----|
D |--0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0----|
A |--2--2-2-2--2--0-0-------|
E |--3----3-3-----2-2-------| x2 (2nd one don™t play last thing “x- )
-x-
Body)--
A E
This is my body and I live in it
D Dm
It™s 31 and 6 months old
A
It™s changed a lot since it was new
A7
It™s done stuff it wasn™t built to do
D Dm A
I often try to fill it up with wine
F#m
And the weirdest thing about it is
Bsus4 B
I spend so much time hating it
D A E
But it never says a bad word about me
Bsus2 A6sus2 Dsus2/H Dsus2/A
This is my body .. and it™s fine
E C# F#m
It™s where I spend the vast majority of my time
Bm Bm11/A A
It™s not perfect .. but it™s mine
Bm Bm11/A D*
It™s not perfect
Brain)--
A C#
This is my brain and I live in it
D Dm
It™s made of love and bad song lyrics
A
It™s tucked away behind my eyes
A7
Where all my fucked up thoughts can hide
D Dm A
Cos God forbid I hurt somebody
F#m
And the weirdest thing about a mind
Bsus4 B
Is that every answer that you find
D A E
Is the basis of a brand new cliché
Bsus2 A6sus2 Dsus2/H Dsus2/A
This is my brain .. and it™s fine
E C# F#m
It™s where I spend the vast majority of my time
Bm Bm11/A A
It™s not perfect .. but it™s mine
Bm Bm11/A A
It™s not perfect .. but it™s mine
Bm Bm11/A
It™s not perfect
A Bm Bm11/A A
I™m not quite sure I™ve worked out how to work it
Bm Bm11/A G*
It™s not perfect .. but it's mine
-> G*
E |--3--2-0-3--2--0-0-------| stroke down
H |--3--3-3-3--3--2-2--2h3--| with thumb
G |--0--0-0-0--0--2-2--2----|
D |--0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0----|
A |--2--2-2-2--2--0-0-------|
E |--3----3-3-----2-2-------| x2
E |--^3-----2---0---3---2---------------0---------| picking
H |--|3-------3---3---3----2-2—2h3----------------|
G |--|0---0----------------2-2--------------------|
D |--|0--------------------0-0------------7-------|
A |---------------------------------------7-------|
E |---------------------------------------5-------|
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version 4
A E D Dm
e|---------0---------0---------2---------1--------|
B|---------2---------0---------3---------3--------|
G|---------2---------1---------2---------2--------|
D|---------2---------2---------0---------0--------|
A|---------0---------2---------X---------X--------|
E|---------0---------0---------X---------X--------|
A7 F#m sus4 F#m D6
e|---------0---------2---------2---------2--------|
B|---------2---------2---------2---------3--------|
G|---------0---------4---------2---------4--------|
D|---------2---------4---------4---------0--------|
A|---------0---------4---------4---------X--------|
E|---------0---------2---------2---------X--------|
C# F#m/Bflat Bm A/E
e|---------4---------X---------2---------0--------|
B|---------6---------X---------3---------2--------|
G|---------6---------X---------4---------2--------|
D|---------6---------4---------4---------2--------|
A|---------4---------1---------2---------X--------|
E|---------4---------2---------2---------0--------|
Bsus4 B
e|---------2---------2--------------|
B|---------5---------4--------------|
G|---------4---------4--------------|
D|---------4---------4--------------|
A|---------2---------2--------------|
E|---------2---------2--------------|
I'd recommend picking it something like this:
1 2 3 4
e|------------------------------------|
B|----2-------2-------2-------2-------|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|--------2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|----2-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------0-------|
B|----0-------0-------0-------0-------|
G|----1-------1-------1-----------1---|
D|--------2-------2-------2-----------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|----0-------------------------------|
And so on...
A
This is my Earth
E
And I live in it
D
It's one third dirt
Dm
And two thirds water
A
And it rotates and revolves through space
A7
At rather an impressive pace
D Dm A
And never even messes up my hair
F#m sus4 F#m
And here's the really weird thing
B sus4 B
The force created by its spin
D A E
Is the force that stops the chaos flooding in
F#m sus4 F#m
This is my Earth
D6 D
And it's fine
E C# F#m F#m/Bflat
It's where I spend the vast majority of my time
Bm D
It's not perfect
A A/E
But it's mine
Bm D (D - D - D - A - D - a8)
It's not perfect
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