ORDER: I V1 INT1 V2 C INT2 GS C V3
[INTRO]
(riff played throughout song, timed chords under)
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B|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|
D|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E
(full band, still timed chords)
E E G#m7 A A B
C#m C#m B A A B
[VERSE 1]
E E G#m7
There was this boy
A A B
And his name was Jer - ry
C#m C#m B
He had a girl
A A B
And her name was Sally
E E G#m7
They were so hap - py
A A B
So much in love
C#m C#m B
Drank Coca-Co - la
A A B
In his mini-bus
[INTERLUDE 1]
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B|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|
D|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E
[VERSE 2]
E E G#m7
A few years later
A A B
They got married
C#m C#m B
They had two kids
A A B
And a dog named Spot
E E G#m7
They were so hap - py
A A B
So much in love
C#m C#m B
They put their kids to bed
A A B
And with them, watched Ben Hur
[CHORUS]
E B A C#m7 B
The perfect family,
A B
Jerry and Sally
E B A C#m7 B A B
The perfect family
E B A C#m7 B
The perfect family,
A B
Jerry and Sally
E B A C#m7 B A B
The perfect family
[INTERLUDE 2]
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B|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|
D|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E E G#m7 A A B
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|
D|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C#m C#m B A A B
[GUITAR SOLO]
(continue same rhythm)
E E G#m7 | A A B |
C#m C#m B | A A B |
E E G#m7 | A A B |
C#m C#m B | A A B |
E E G#m7 | A A B |
C#m C#m B | A A B |
[CHORUS]
E B A C#m7 B
The perfect family,
A B
Jerry and Sally
E B A C#m7 B A B
The perfect family
E B A C#m7 B
The perfect family,
A B
Jerry and Sally
(sung differently but still same chord placement and timing)
E B A C#m7 B A B
The perfect family
[VERSE 3]
E E G#m7
Sally and Jer - ry
A A B
Sure been through a lot
C#m C#m B
But they remem - ber
A A B
Their promise to God
(words are half speed, slower)
E E G#m7
Jerry's getting
A A B
ol - der now
C#m C#m B
He's losing his hair
A A B
E E G#m7
Losing his teeth
A A B
C#m C#m B
But Sally
A B E
really doesn't care