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Shawn Mendes - Perfectly Wrong Chords

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ChordsF, G, Am, Em, C
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

[Opening]
[F]Taste the [G]poison from your [Am]lips, [F]lately, we’re [G]as good as gone[Am]
[F]Oh, our [G]love is [Am]drunken in, [F]singing [G]me my [Am]favorite song
[Em]Me and [F]you, we were [Em]made to [F]break
I [Em]know that’s [F]true, but it’s [Em]much too [F]late

[chorus]
[F]You’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me, and that’s [C]why it’s so hard to [F]leave
Yeah, you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me [F]you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me
All the [C]stars in the sky could [F]see, why you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me

[verse 2]
[F]Oh, you [G]know how much [Am]it hurts, [F]every [G]time you say you [Am]hate me
But when we’re [F]making [G]love, you make it [Am]worth it
I can’t [F]believe the [G]places that you [Am]take me

[verse 3]
[Em]There’s [F]no use, we were [Em]made to [F]break
I [Em]know the [F]truth, and it’s [Em]much too [F]late

[chorus]
[F]You’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me, and that’s [C]why it’s so hard to [F]leave
Yeah, you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me [F]you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me
All the [C]stars in the sky could [F]see, why you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me

[verse 4]
Oh,[F]and why [G]can’t I [Am]quit, when you [C]break my heart open
I need [F]you more [G]than I know [Am]oh, and [F]I [G]can’t resist [Am]
When [C]you’re up against my [F]skin, I [G]never want to let [Am]you go

[Closing]
[F]You’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me, and that’s [C]why it’s so hard for [F]me
Yeah, you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me, [F]mhm, yeah, you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me
Hate that you [C]know that I won’t [F]leave, yeah, you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me, [F]oh
Yeah, you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me, and that’s [C]why it’s so hard for [F]me
Yeah, you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me, [F]yeah, oh, you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me
Hate that you [C]know that I won’t [F]leave, yeah, you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me [F]
Yeah, you’re [G]perfectly wrong for [Am]me

[outro]
[F] [G]

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ArtistShawn Mendes
AlbumShawn Mendes
GenresPop
Year2018
KeyF
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Perfectly Wrong on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Shawn Mendes - Perfectly Wrong on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Perfectly Wrong uses these transitions most often: F → G (30), G → Am (29), and Am → F (17). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with F - G chord transition.

1. F → G chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from F to G;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
F to G

2. G → Am chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from G to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
G to Am

3. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Am to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Am to F

4. Am → Em chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from Am to Em;

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
Am to Em

5. Em → F chord transition

To move from Em to F;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

6. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

7. C → F chord transition

To move from C to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

Perfectly Wrong chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Perfectly Wrong.

  • Perfectly Wrong includes 112 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Perfectly Wrong contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Perfectly Wrong connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → G: 21%
    • F → Em: 3%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → Am: 13%
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