Sam Smith feat. Jessie Reyez – Perfect Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Sam Smith feat. Jessie Reyez – Perfect Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDmFCGmBb

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[Intro]
Dm F C Gm   Dm F C Bb
Dm F C Gm   Dm F C Bb
Dm F C Gm

[Chorus: Sam Smith]
        Dm     F
I'm not perfect,
        C        Bb
 but I'm worth it
        Dm     F
I'm not perfect,
        C       Gm
but I'm working on it
     Dm       F
I go up, I go down,
      C            Bb
 I go all the way around
        Dm     F
I'm not perfect,
        C       Gm
 but I'm worth it

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[Verse 1: Sam Smith]
Dm
  I used to love
     F
the night life
C
 'Til the night life
 Bb
 got too lonely
Dm
  Might be time for
    F
 the right guy
C
  Got a feeling that
    Gm
it could be you
Dm               F
  You like them crazy,
 do you?
Dm            Bb
  I'm crazy through
 and through
C            Gm
  I wear my flaws
 like jewelry
C               Gm
  And I'm dripping

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[Verse 2: Jessie Reyez]
Dm
  Yeah, I used to love
    F
the night life
C                    Bb
 'Til the night life got
 too boring
Dm
  Might be time for the
 F
 right guy, yeah
C
  Got a feeling that
   Gm
 it could be you
Dm            F
Could be you, should be you
C                  Bb
Two plus two makes one in love
   Dm           F
It could be us, baby, twice
    C
And soft to touch
  Gm
Yeah

[Chorus: Sam Smith]
        Dm     F
I'm not perfect,
        C        Bb
 but I'm worth it
        Dm     F
I'm not perfect,
        C       Gm
but I'm working on it
     Dm       F
I go up, I go down,
      C            Bb
I go all the way around
        Dm     F
I'm not perfect,
         C       Gm
but I'm worth it

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[Verse 3: Sam Smith
 & Jessie Reyez]
Dm                  F
  Big lips just how I like
C                Bb
  Be brave, boy, put
them on me
Dm
  I go crazy in the
  F
twilight (Loca)
C
  Got a feeling that
 Gm
you do too (Yeah)
Dm               F
  You love that treble,
 do you?
C               Bb
  I'm trouble through
                   Dm
and through (I'm trouble)
Dm           F
  I wear my flaws like
jewelry (Geez)
C              Gm
   And I'm dripping
Dm               F
  You like them crazy,
 do you? (Crazy)
C             Bb
  I'm crazy through and
through (Through and through)
Dm           F
  I wear my flaws
like jewelry
C              Gm
  And I'm dripping

[Chorus: Sam Smith,
 Jessie Reyez]
        Dm     F
I'm not perfect,
        C        Bb
but I'm worth it
        Dm      F
I'm not perfect, but
     C        Gm
I'm working on it
     Dm       F
I go up, I go down (I go down),
      C            Bb
 I go all the way around
(I go all the way around)
        Dm      F        C
I'm not perfect, but I'm worth it

[Outro: Sam Smith
& Jessie Reyez]
        Dm      F
But I'm worth it
             C Bb
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Dm F C Gm
Oh (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Dm F C Bb
Oh (Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah)
Now you know I'm not perfect
Dm F C Gm
But you're the
one that's worth it
Dm F C Bb
Yeah, you know, yeah,
you know, yeah,
you know, yeah, you know
        Dm    F
I'm worth it, you know,
 C    Gm
 I'm worth it
           Dm
You know I work it
    F           C
You know I'm worth
    Bb       Dm      F C Gm
You know I'm worth it,  yeah

[Outro]
Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm C

How to play Perfect: key, chords and progression

These are Perfect chords by Sam Smith feat. Jessie Reyez on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Perfect by Sam Smith feat. Jessie Reyez sits in D minor (one flat: B♭), and you need 5 chords to play it: Dm, F, C, Gm and Bb.

Listen for Dm – F – C – Gm (i – III – VII – iv in D minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bm, D, A, Em, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

Perfect chords: questions

What key is Perfect in?

Perfect by Sam Smith feat. Jessie Reyez is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Perfect?

Perfect uses 5 chords: Dm, F, C, Gm, Bb.

What is the chord progression of Perfect?

The main progression is Dm – F – C – Gm (i – III – VII – iv).

Is Perfect easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bm, D, A, Em, G (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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