Perfect Love — Marc Cohn
Chords and lyrics for Perfect Love by Marc Cohn (key of D).
Verse 1
(From the 1991 Album MARC COHN)
Intro
[G] [A] [G] [A]
Verse 1
[G]Down by the boathouse at Shaker [A]Lake
[G]When there wasn't nothing but love to [A]make
They were [G]two young lovers [A]wishing on the stars [G]above[A]
[G]Well, they carved their initials in an old [A]birch tree
[G]With a heart and an arrow and a sixty-three[A]
[G]You had to be blind not to see
Refrain
[A]It was a [G]perfect love[A]
It was a perfect [G]love
Ooh yeah [A]yeah
Verse 2
Well, they [G]worked one summer together at the '64 World's [A]Fair[G]
They met Robert Kennedy [A]there[G]
Well, that was [A]right before the [G]fall[A]
And they [G]saved up a little money for his career[A]
And they [G]talked about the future underneath the giant [A]sphere
And all [G]around them the little voices were singing
[A]"It's a small world after [G]all"
Yes it is - [A]small world after [G]all
[A]And it was [G]-
Refrain
Perfect love[A]
It was a perfect [G]love
[G](Under the moon and the stars above)
Ooh yeah [A]yeah
[A](It was a perfect love)
Bridge
Now they were [Bm]dizzy from [G]dancing on [Bm]Rockaway [G]Beach
They came to [A]Rockaway
Yeah and [Bm]everything they dreamed [G]of was [Bm]still within [G]reach
[A]Dreaming...
Verse 3
[A]Dreaming as the years roll [G]by
(Like they always [A]do)[G]
Well, they had their share of hard [A]times too
But [G]whatever they were
They [A]never let it [D]get them [G]down[A]
Now, [G]they just go walking down a [A]country lane
[G]See the leaves are changing in the [A]misty rain
And [Bm]only one [G]thing [D]remains the [A]same -
[G]Whoa, ooh yeah [A]yeah
Refrain
Just the perfect [G]love
[G]Under the moon and the stars above
(Ooh [A]yeah yeah)
It was a perfect [G]love[A]
[A](Keep talking 'bout) the perfect [G]love
[G]Perfect love
Oh, yeah, [A]yeah
[A](People keep talking)[G]
Outro
Oh yeah, yeah [A]yeah yeah
[A](People keep talking 'bout the perfect love)
[A]Dizzy from dancing
[G]Under the moon and the stars above
It was a [A](People keep talking) perfect love
[G]Yeah, well well well well well [A]well
[G]Under the moon and the stars above[A]
[G] [A] [G] [A] [D]
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