Perfectly Clear (tabs)

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Perfectly Clear
Tabbed by	BreAnn S
Tuning	Standard
Capo	1st Fret

Standard Tuning, Capo@ 1 in 3/4 time, quarter note= 116 (metronomeonline.com)
Note: Strike the bass note first then strum the rest of the chord twice,
all chords not listed below are played this way as well (i.e. C & Em)

        G(1)		        G(2)                   D(1)                    D(2)

E------3----3-----	-------3----3------	------2----2-----	--------2----2----
B------3----3-----	-------3----3------	------3----3-----	--------3----3----
G------0----0-----	-------0----0------	------2----2-----	--------2----2----
D------0----0-----	-------0----0------	---0-------------       ---X--------------
A------2----2-----	---2---------------	-----------------	---0--------------
E--3--------------	-------------------	-----------------	------------------

       D/F#                   Walkdown*			Slide riff †                    
------X----X-------	------------------------3--- 	--------------------------
------3----3-------	------------------------3---	--------------------------
------2----2-------	------------------------0---	--------------------------
------0----0-------	------------------------0---	----2-----4-----2-----0---
------0----0-------	----3----2----0---------2---	----(Slide)---------------
--2----------------	---------------------3------	--------------------------

Verse 1:
     G(1)    G(2)                   C            D
The doorway frames you a picture perfect silhouette,

G(1)     G(2)		     D(1)     D(2)    
Blue sky of regret enough to hang you

     G(1)          G(2)                 C                D
Your legs seem to tremble, at least I imagine that they do

(1)          G(2)                 D(1)        D(2)
        Then again, it’s probably easy for you

Chorus:
  C             C        D(1)     D(2)
Please, don’t open your mouth, my dear

       G            D/F#   Em                    Em     
I can read all the signs-	I can take it from here

         C   C        D(1)           D(2)        G    Walkdown*
There’s no need to explain, 	it’s perfectly clear


Verse 2:
        G(1)      G(2)            C                 D
Yellow wallpaper peals a strange halo around your head

G(1)			G(2)         D(1)            D(2)
      It’s funny how I notice these stupid things instead

    G(1)             G(2)  C                      D
You say something awkward,    but I wish that you   wouldn’t

G(1)          G(2)                   D(1)              D(2)
      A whole life of “You wish you could’s, but just couldn’ts”


Chorus:
   C           C        D(1)      D(2)
Please, don’t open your mouth, my dear

        G           D/F#    Em                   Em
I can read all the signs-	I can take it from here

         C  C          D(1)      D(2)       Em
There’s no need to explain, it’s perfectly clear


Bridge:

Em      Em           C        C   Slide riff†  Em    Em        C        C  Slide riff†   
      I try not to think too much;               it only just makes me mad

Em             Em            C       Slide riff†
      I spent half my life loving you

         G(1)             G(2)          G(1)   G(2)     
Think of all the love that I could have had

Verse 3:
G(1)                 G(2)       C              D
Five years worth of kisses are packed in your bags

G(1)             G(2)               D(1)               D(2)
      This tiny moment fits all the big things we ever had

      G(1)         G(2)              C           D
And I can’t quite pinpoint when it left or what for

G(1)                G(2)  D(1)          D(2)
Love always steps lightly away from the door
Chorus:

   C           C         D(1)     D(2)
Please, don’t open your mouth, my dear

        G           D/F#   Em                    Em      
I can read all the signs-	I can take it from here

        C    C         D(1)   D(2)            C   C         D(1)       D(2)        G   Walkdown*
There’s no need to explain,        no there’s no need to explain, it’s perfectly clear