Talking Heads - Perfect World: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Perfect World" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Perfect World Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Talking Heads

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Perfect World" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

        A#6
Well, I know what it is but I don't know
         F
Where it is, where it is
         A#6
Well, I know where it is but I don't know
         F
What it looks like, what it looks like
         A#6
Well, I know what it looks like but I don't know
           F
Where she comes from
         A#6
Well, I know where she comes from but I don't know
            F
What's her name

Chorus:
              Am         A#
And she said: "This is a perfect world
Am               A#
I'm riding on an incline
A#m             F
I'm staring in your face
A#6               C#6
You'll photograph mine"

And I've been walking, talking
Believing the things that are true
And I've been finding the difference
between right and wrong
Bad and good
See me put things together, put them back
Where they belong
When I look at each other
Have I always been singing the same song?

Chorus:
She said
This is a perfect world
I'm riding on an incline
I'm staring in your face
You'll photograph mine

Somebody said that it happens all over the world
I do believe that it's true
And the sun's coming up
And we're doing all the things that we should
Ah, ah, ah
Doesn't everybody here believe in
the things that we do?
Ah, ah, ah

Chorus:
And she said
This is a perfect world
I'm riding on an incline
I'm staring in your face
You'll photograph mine
Hey, hey, hey, hey

It's a strange situation
What's wrong with you?
Baby, baby, baby
Whatcha doin' in my house?
I, I said it's all true
Hey, hey, hey, hey, there's nothing wrong with you

Chorus:
And I said
This is a perfect world
I'm riding on an incline
I'm staring in your face
You'll photograph mine


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#6

Guitar chord A#6

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

Am

Guitar chord Am

C#6

Guitar chord C#6

F

Guitar chord 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 "Perfect World" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Perfect World" by Talking Heads.