Perfect circle
Am - Bm - Am - Bm - Am - Bm - Am
Am C
1. A mask is easily placed,
G F
on a
betrayed and broken face.
Dm Am G
A disguise to hide the past, when
you mapped out my skin
F
and
made the memories last.
Am C
2. Some things are never erased,
G
F
and I
have run when I've been chased,
Dm Am
by
recollections of you and me,
G - F
falling
off our homemade castle.
C E Am F
And even when I'm walking straight, I always end up in a perfect circle,
C E
Am F
oh, I try, but I just can't wait,
to break out of this perfect circle.
G F Dm G
'Cos giving into old temptation, is like that common twitch,
G
F C
oh, the silly, stupid realisation,
the more you scratch, the more you itch.
Am C
3. Why am I fighting, what's it for ?
G F
Must let my mask drop
to the floor.
Dm Am
My scars I shouldn't hide
G F
from
the people who are on my side,
Am C
4. Rolling up my sleeves to fight against,
G F
all
the things I locked up and all the things I fenced.
Dm
Am
but
it's time to let it out,
G - F
so we can build a
brand new castle.
+ CHORUS + D - F# - Bm - G (2x)
D F# Bm G
And even when I'm walking straight, I always end up in a perfect circle,
D F#
Bm G
oh, I try, but I just can't
wait, to break out of this perfect circle.
A G Em A
'Cos giving into old temptation, is like that common twitch,
A G
D
oh, the silly, stupid
realisation, the more you scratch, the more you itch.
+ D ~ Dm ~
Dm Dm ~ ~
+ The more you scratch the more you itch.
(Katie Melua)