Katie Melua – Perfect Circle
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tabbed by Fred Faber

Intro: 
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Bass with thumb, chords with index (lightly upwards)
     Am        Bm/A      
|--------------0-------0------0----||
|-(1)------T---3-------3---T--3/1--||
|-(2)------A---4-------4---A--4/2--|| 3x
|-(2)------P---4-------4---P-------||
|--0-------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||
   1   ^   2   ^   3   ^   4   ^   


         Am                        C
       A mask is easily           placed, 
         G                         F 
 On a betrayed  and  broken       face.
         Dm                        Am
      A disguise  to  hide  the   past, When you mapped out my
         G                         F
       skin and made the memories last.

           Am                   C
     Some things are never    erased,
           G                    F
And I have run when I've been  chased,
           Dm                   Am                  G              F
  By recollections of  you and  me falling off our homemade castle

           C                     E 
      And even when I'm walking straight 
           Am                    F
  I always end up in a         perfect circle.
           C                     E
      Oh I try but I just can't  wait,
           Am                    F
       To break out of this    perfect circle.
           G                     F
      'Cos giving  into old temptation,
           Am                    G
      Is like   that  common   twitch.
           G                     F
    Oh the silly  stupid   realisation,
              F                    G – Dm               G - Dm             
The more you scratch the more you itch.
              G – Dm               G – Dm  

           Am                    C  
  Why am I fighting, what's it  for,
           G                     F
Must let my mask  drop  to  the floor.
           Dm                    Am            G                    F
      My scars I   shouldn't     hide from the people who are on my side,

           Am                    C
       Rolling up my sleeves to fight against,
           G                           F
All the things I locked up and all the things I fenced.
           Dm                    Am                    G                F
   But it's time  to  let  it    out so we can build a brand new castle.

           C                     E 
      And even when I'm walking straight 
           Am                    F
 I always end up in a  perfect  circle.
           C                     E
      Oh I try but I just can't  wait,
           Am                    F
     To break out  of  this  perfect circle.
           G                     F
      'Cos giving  into  old   temptation,
           Am                    G
      Is like   that  common   twitch.
           G                     F
    Oh the silly  stupid   realisation,
              F                    G – Dm              G - Dm    
The more you scratch the more you itch.
              G – Dm               G – Dm               

Guitar solo in Bm over:
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           D                    F#
           Bm                   G
           D                    F#
           Bm                   G

           D                    F#
      And even when I'm walking straight 
           Bm                   G        
  I always end  up  in  a  perfect circle.
           D                    F#
     Oh I try but I just can't  wait,
           Bm                   G
    To break out of this   perfect circle.
           F#                   G
     'Cos giving  into  old   temptation,
           G                    A  
      Is like  that   common  twitch.
           A                    G
    Oh the silly    stupid   realisation,
           G                    Dm
The more you scratch the more you itch.


Guitar solo / Impro over Dm

           Dm                   Dm
The more you scratch the more you itch