| C          | A          | C          | A          |

[Verse 1]
Bm        E             C#m       F#m
  An afternoon of sad affairs,
Bm              C#7             F#m           A7
  shared in the hope of mending broken dreams,
D              E/D            C#m    F#m
  the constant struggle after simple pleasures,
         Bm        E                  A         F#
finds us   perfect strangers, you and I.

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm           E               C#m       F#m
  You know I hate to see you cry
Bm               C#7                  F#m           A7
 and through the tears that fall like winter rain.
D                E/D             C#m     F#m
  You say you're tired of merely just surviving,
         Bm      E
we've so much in common that we're

[Chorus]
C                            D/C
  perfect strangers, singing perfectly in tune,
     Fm/C                    C
from separate corners of the room;
C                    D/C
held together by our hunger to get by
Fm/C                       C              A
perfect strangers, you and I.

[Verse 3]
Bm             E             C#m       F#m
  Let's make a toast to no regrets,
Bm             C#7              F#m           A7
  wet down the painful sting of sweet love lost.
D             E/D                C#m    F#m
  Let evening find us whispering in our whiskey,
         Bm    E             A         F#
come and sit beside me for a while.

[Pre-Chorus]
Bm           E               C#m       F#m
  You know I love to see you smile
Bm          C#7              F#m           A7
  and if perhaps you're only passing through.
D             E/D               C#m  F#m
  At least we tried to reach an understanding
        Bm       E
and for just one moment we were

[Chorus]
C                            D/C
  perfect strangers, singing perfectly in tune,
     Fm/C                    C
from separate corners of the room;
C                    D/C
held together by our hunger to get by
Fm/C                       C
perfect strangers, you and I.

[End-Chorus]
C                            D/C
  perfect strangers, singing perfectly in tune,
     Fm/C                    C
from separate corners of the room;
C                    D/C
held together by our hunger to get by
Fm/C                      (C)
perfect strangers, you and I.