Guitar chords Perfect Day

Perfect Day is a song written by Lou Reed in 1972, originally featured on his second solo album, Transformer, produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson. The song is known for its ambiguous lyrics, which can be interpreted as describing a simply perfect day spent with a loved one, or as an allusion to Reeds heroin addiction.

Key:  A
Introduction:
E
  
Am
  
E
  
Am
  
Am
     
D
 
Just a perfect day,
G
            
C
 
Drink Sangria in the park,
F
               
Dm
 
And then later, when it gets dark,
      
E
 
We go home.
Am
     
D
 
Just a perfect day,
G
           
C
 
Feed animals in the zoo
F
          
Dm
 
Then later, a movie, too,
         
E
 
And then home.

   
A
           
D
 
Oh it's such a perfect day,
    
C#m
                  
D
    
D/C#
  
D/B
 
I'm glad I spent it with you.
A
         
E
 
Oh such a perfect day,
         
F#m
     
E
       
D
 
You just keep me hanging on,
         
F#m
     
E
       
D
 
You just keep me hanging on.

Am
     
D
 
Just a perfect day,
G
            
C
 
Problems all left alone,
F
         
Dm
 
Weekenders on our own.
          
E
 
It's such fun.
Am
     
D
 
Just a perfect day,
G
              
C
 
You made me forget myself.
F
               
Dm
 
I thought I was someone else,
        
E
 
Someone good.

   
A
           
D
 
Oh it's such a perfect day,
    
C#m
                  
D
    
D/C#
  
D/B
 
I'm glad I spent it with you.
A
         
E
 
Oh such a perfect day,
         
F#m
     
E
       
D
 
You just keep me hanging on,
         
F#m
     
E
       
D
 
You just keep me hanging on.

 
F#m
  
E
    
D
 

C#m
                 
G
                  
D
    
D/C#
  
D/B
   
A
 
    You're going to reap just what you sow,
C#m
                 
G
                  
D
    
D/C#
  
D/B
   
A
 
    You're going to reap just what you sow,
C#m
                 
G
                  
D
    
D/C#
  
D/B
   
A
 
    You're going to reap just what you sow,
C#m
                 
G
                  
D
    
D/C#
  
D/B
   
A
 
    You're going to reap just what you sow,
C#m
   
G
   
D
   
D/C#
  
D/B
   
A
 
             (rall.)
C#m
   
G
   
D
   
D/C#
  
D/B
   
A