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Joshua Bassett – The Perfect Gift Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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Verse 1:
C                    
I still remember the 
       F             G
first time we ever kissed
C                           
We didn’t need no mistletoe 
     F              G
to know what loving is
C                         
Through every up-and-down 
         F                     G
there’s one thing that stays true
C                         
Christmas is better every 
  F               G
second it’s with you

PreChorus:
    Dm                      
I don’t got much to give so 
   G
I hope you think this is

Chorus:
       C    Em         F        G
The perfect gift, that I could give
           C    Em        F       G
To the perfect gift, that ever lived
            C        
Yeah this song's The 
        Dm                F
second best that I could do
           G             C    Dm   F
When the perfеct gift is you, you-ou
           G          
When the perfеct gift 
   C    Dm  F          G
is you, you-ou

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Verse 2:
C                         
I can’t pretend that this 
     F                G
has been the perfect year
C                        
You held my hand through 
       F    G
every tear-ear
C                      
You were a home for me 
     F             G
when I had no one there
C                  
I promise you that 
         F       G
I’m not going anywhere

PreChorus:
    Dm                      
I don’t got much to give so 
   G
I hope you think this is

Chorus:
       C    Em         F        G
The perfect gift, that I could give
           C    Em   
To the perfect gift, 
     F       G
that ever lived
            C        
Yeah this song's The 
        Dm                F
second best that I could do
           G             C    Dm   F
When the perfеct gift is you, you-ou
           G          
When the perfеct gift 
   C    Dm  F          G
is you, you-ou

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Bridge:
      Dm       F        
When seasons change and 
      Am      G
I’ve lost my way
      Dm                     F
It’ll be okay with you by my side
                   G
And darlin' that’s why

Outro:
 C                          
Yeah this song's The second 
Dm                 F
best that I could do
          G               C   Dm   F
When the perfеct gift is you, you-ou
          G               C   Dm   F
When the perfеct gift is you, you-ou
          G               C
When the perfеct gift is you

How to play The Perfect Gift: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for The Perfect Gift by Joshua Bassett on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

The Perfect Gift by Joshua Bassett sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 6 chords to play it: C, F, G, Dm, Em and Am.

Listen for F – G – C – Dm (IV – V – I – ii in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.