Sinéad O’Connor - A Perfect Indian: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "A Perfect Indian" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Dm Am Dm Am A Perfect Indian is he Dm Am Dm Am Remembering him life is sweet F C Like a weeping willow Dm Am His face on my pillow Dm Am Dm Am Comes to me still in my dreams And there I saw a young baby A beautiful daughter was she A face from a painting Red cheeks and teeth aching Her eyes like a wild Irish sea On a table in her yellow dress For a photograph feigned happiness Why in my life is that the only time That any of you will smile at me Chorus: F C Dm Am I'm sailing on this terrible ocean Dm Am Dm Am I've come for my self to retrieve Dm Am Dm Am Too long have I been feeling like Lir's children Dm Am Dm Am And there's only one way to be free He's shy and he speaks quietly He's gentle and he seems to me Like the elf-arrow His face worn and harrowed Is he a daydreamer like me Chorus: I'm sailing on this terrible ocean I've come for my self to retrieve Too long have I been feeling like Lir's children And there's only one way to be free You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  Dm  F  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "A Perfect Indian" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Perfect Indian" by Sinéad O’Connor.