Chord Booklet

Vampire Weekend

10 songs|23 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

Amaj7

F#m

Dsus4

Cmaj7

C/G

Esus4

C#7

F#7

Cadd9

This Life

Key: AMedium

/ = slide-up

AD5E

ABaby, I know D5pain is as natural as the Erain

I just Athought it didn't D5rain in California E

ABaby, I know D5love isn't what I thought it Ewas

Cause I've Anever known a D5love like this befoEre ya

AD5E

ABaby, I know D5dreams tend to crumble at exEtremes

I just Athought our dream would D5last a little bit longer E

There's a Atime when every D5man draws a line down in the Esand

We're surAviving, we're still D5living all stronger E

Hoo hoo A D5 E

You've been D5cheating on cheating on B5me

I've been Echeating on cheating on Ayou

You've been D5cheating on me B5

But I've been Echeating through

This Alife,D5 E and all its Asuffering D5 E

Oh AChrist,D5 E am I good for nAothing? D5 E

ABaby I know D5hate is always waiting at the Egate

I just Athought we locked the D5gate when we left in the morning E

And AI was told that D5war is how we landed on these Eshores

I just Athought the drums would D5all be loud warnings E

Hoo hoo A D5 E

You've been D5cheating on cheating on B5me

I've been Echeating on cheating on Ayou

You've been D5cheating on me B5

But I've been Echeating through

This Alife D5 E

(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I?ve been cheating on, cheating on you)

And all its Asuffering D5 E

(You've been cheating on me, I've been cheating through)

Oh AChrist D5 E

(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I've been cheating on, cheating on you)

Am I good for Anothing? D5 E

(You've been cheating on me, I've been cheating through)

ABaby I know D5death probably hasn't happened Eyet

Cause I Adon't remember D5livin' life before this E

AAnd darling, our diD5sease is the same one as the Etrees

UnaAware that they've been D5livin' in a forest E

Hoo hoo A D5 E

You've been D5cheating on cheating on B5me

I've been Echeating on cheating on Ayou

You've been D5cheating on me B5

But I've been Echeating through

This Alife D5 E

(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I?ve been cheating on, cheating on you)

And all its Asuffering D5 E

(You've been cheating on me, I've been cheating through)

Oh AChrist D5 E

(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I've been cheating on, cheating on you)

Am I good for Anothing? D5 E

(You've been cheating on me, I've been cheating through)

This Alife D5 E

(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I?ve been cheating on, cheating on you)

And all its Asuffering D5 E

(You've been cheating on me, I've been cheating through)

Oh AChrist D5 E

(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I've been cheating on, cheating on you)

(fade out)

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Step Remix

Key: ACapo 1Medium

Amaj7

F#m

Every time I see you in the world, you always step to my girl

AAmaj7F#mEDADE

ABack back way back Amaj7I used to front like I was Don Juan

F#mCouldn't settle down, couldn't Efind a girl to hold on

DUsed to get my roll on, Ahit the spots and stroll on

DNow I found one with a Ehand I like to hold on

AEvery time I'm with her, dudes Amaj7always wanna stare

F#mI be staring back like, "Eyou don't wanna go there."

DUsed to didn't care, now I Ahit you with a chair

DIf it just so happen, tEouch a string on her hair

ANow me and shorty wop spendAmaj7ing more and more time

F#mSo since she got my heart then I Egotta have her spine

DAnd if any dude try to cAome for what's mine? -

DA pair of size 9's where the sEun don't shine

AThe sugar in my Kool-Aid - Amaj7boo gets me through days

F#mSwear to God, one day I might watEch her throw a bouquet

DSaid, "Nowhere on this earth. ANowhere in this world

DI should ever ever ever see you Estepping to my girl."

AThat's my old girl, myAmaj7 old girl from college

F#mI always think about her when the lEeaves turn orange

DYeah, we went to Wesleyan and Ashe scoffed at Vassar

DI met her at a wine and cheese, I Elooked right past her

AApparently, she would nAmaj7otify me right after

F#mI smashed her the first night, The Efirst pipe's the worst pipe

DBut after I satisfied thirst likAe "Mmm",

DThe pastor would satisfy the cEhurch like

AShe lived in WestCo aAmaj7nd studied frescoes

F#mAnd head to toes, Eshe stayed in the best clothes

DI represent Queens, she wAould move out to Brooklyn

DNever thought that she would have Eher precious heart took-en

ABy a shy, brown guy fAmaj7rom Bellerose

F#mThat stayed in shell-toes, untilE Hell froze

DHer freckles dance on her pAorcelain skin

DIt's like, she's got a specialE force within

AAnd I been high, but ain'tAmaj7 no higher place

ThanF#m alongside her by theE fireplace

DADE

AAct like you ain't even Amaj7seen me standing next to her

F#mI'll tie your kicks together if you Eever try to step to her

DMust be why you trippin' when I aAsk you, "Why you stressin' her?"

DPassing notes and texting her, I'm 'Ebout to shoot the messenger

AUsed to smash, slap 'em on the Amaj7ass and go away

F#mThey ask when Imma call 'em and I Ehit 'em with a poker face

DColdest shoulder known to blow a Aload then leave 'em froze and skate

DMagnum wrapper in the trash, I told Ethem, "Nothing gold can stay."

AWho's she? Guess I Amaj7turned over a new leaf

F#mNow I'm choosing groups A thru D Eover groupies

DLose sleep, lately only counting Aon these two sheep

DYou and me, baby, skipping tEown up on these coupe seats

AMust've broke the mold when they Amaj7made you

F#mProbably broke a nail or two Eflippin' off these lame dudes

DHollerin' in plain view, oAn some, "what's your name, boo?"

DBarely had a dollar and a Edream, but it came true

AThe gloves are off, the Amaj7wisdom teeth are F#mout

What you Eon about?

DI feel it in my Abones, I Dfeel it in my Ebones

AI'm stronger now, I'mAmaj7 ready for the F#mhouse

Such a Emodest mouse,

DI can't do it alAone, I caDn't do it alonEe

AEvery time I Amaj7see you in the woF#mrld, you always Estep to my girl

DADE

AAmaj7F#mEDADE

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Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa

Key: DEasy

This is a pretty simple verison of Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa that I arranged based on its tabs. It sounds

great on my guitar tuned baritone ukulele as well as my guitar.

Each chord falls on beat and is strummed once (If I wrote it twice then strum it twice). Enjoy!

DDGGEmAD

Is your bed made?

Is your sweater oEmn? A D

Do you want to fEmly A D

Like you know I Emdo A D

Like you know IEm doA__D____Em___A__D_ ooEm __A__D____Em___A__D_

But this Emfeels so unnAatural

Peter Gabriel Dtoo

But this Emfeels so unnEmaturalA

Peter AGabrielD

DDGGEmAD

EmAD

Is your bed made?

Is your sweater oEmn? A D

Do you want to fEmly A D

Like you know I Emdo A D

Like you know IEm doA__D____Em___A__D_ ooEm __A__D____Em___A__D_

But this Emfeels so unnaturalA

Peter Gabriel Dtoo

But this Emfeels so uEmnnaturalA

Peter AGabrielD D G G Em A D

DDGGEmAD

Is your bed made?

Is your sweater oEmn? A D

Do you want to fEmly A D

Like you know I Emdo A D

Like you know IEm doA__D____Em___A__D_ ooEm __A__D_____Em___A_ D

EmA

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California English

Key: CMedium

This song can be played with open chords, but I think that it sounds much better played with barre

chords.

Also, if you watch a live performance, The band members play it with barre chords.

CWoCulCdn?t ever gag you with a spoon, my only true love

CNeCveCr really heard you speak that way, it?s unworthy of?

CFuCnnCy how that little college girl called language corrupt

CFuCnnCy how the other private schools had no Hapa Club

CSoCmeCone took a trip before you came to ski in the Alps

CYoCurC father moved across the country just to sunburn his scalp

CCoCntCra Costa, Contra Mundum, contradict what I say

CLiCviCng like the French Connection, but we?ll die inF LA

EmBlasted from a dGisconnected Clight switch F

EmThrough the condo thGat they?ll never fCinish F

EmBounced across a SaGudi satelliCte dish F

And thEmrough your brain to GCalifornia ECnglish C C C

CNoC oCne sits inside a freezing flat and stays there ?til May

CLeCafCing through a stack of A-Zs to surf the UK

CWaCitCing with the wind against your face and gel in your hair

CShCivCering in little undershirts, but don?t seem to cFare

EmBlasted from a dGisconnected Clight switch F

EmThrough the condo thGat they?ll never fCinish F

EmBounced across a SaGudi satelliCte dish F

And thEmrough your brain to GCalifornia ECnglish C C C

GSweet carob rice cake

She don?t cFare how the swCeets taste

FFake Philly cheese steak

But she use rEmeal tootChpaste

FCuz if that Tom?s don?t work

CIf it just makes you worse

FWould you loose all of your faGith in the goCod earth

FAnd if it?s all a curse

CAnd we?re just getting worse

FBaby, please don?t lose your Gfaith in the goodC earth

EmBlasted from a dGisconnected Clight switch F

EmThrough the condo thGat they?ll never fCinish F

EmBounced across a SaGudi satelliCte dish F

And thEmrough your brain to GCalifornia ECnglish C C C

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M79

Key: AmHard

Dsus4

AmDEmA7

DDsus4DDsus4DDsus4D

GIt's going to take a Dlittle Emtime

While you're waiting like a Dfactory Gline

I'll fly acDross the Empark

Backseat on the Dseventy nAmine

Wasted dEmays you've come to passD

DDsus4DDsus4DDsus4D

GSo go DI knoEmw you would nDot stGay

It wasDn't trEmue, but DanywaAmy

PollDinatEmion yeA7llow caDb

DDsus4DDsus4DDsus4D

GDEmDG

GYou walk uDp the sEmtairs

See the French kids Dby the dGoor

Up one Dmore flEmight

See the buddha on the seDcond fAmloor

CoDronatEmion rickshaw grDab

DDsus4DDsus4DDsus4D

GSo go, DI knoEmw

You would Dnot sGtay

It wDasn't trEmue, but anDywayAm

RacDist dEmreams you shA7ould not havDe

DDsus4DDsus4DDsus4D

CNo excuse to Dbe so callous

DreGss yourself in blAmeeding madras

CCharm your way acDross the Khyber GPass

CStay awake to Dbreak the habit

SinGg in praise of JaAmckson Crowter

CWatch your step Dalong the arch Gof glass

GDEmDG

CNo excuse to Dbe so callous

DreGss yourself in blAmeeding madras

CCharm your way acDross the Khyber GPass

CStay awake to Dbreak the habit

SinGg in praise of JaAmckson Crowter

CWatch your step Dalong the arch Gof glass

DEmDG

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Don't Lie

Key: CHard

Cmaj7

C/G

COne Cmaj7look sBent Amknees to thC/Ge ground,

YFoung bCloods can't be FsettlingC/G down

CYoung Cmaj7heartsB need the Ampressure to C/Gpound,

So Fhold me Cclose myF baC/Gby

CDon't Cmaj7lie, IB wanAmt him to C/Gknow

GC/Gods' lFoves dCie young, is he Fready to C/Ggo?

CIt's the Cmaj7last tBime Amrunning through C/Gsnow

WC/Ghere the Fvaults are Cfull and the Ffire is C/Gbold

CI want Cmaj7to knoBw, does Amit bother C/Gyou?

The Flow click Cof a Fticking cC/Glock

CThere's aCmaj7 lifetBime rAmight in C/Gfront of you

And eFveryone CI kFnow C/G

CYoung Cmaj7turks,B young AmSaturdayC/G nights

Young Fhips shouCldn't Fbreak on the C/Gice

COld fCmaj7lames,B they can't Amwarm you C/Gtonight

So Fkeep it Ccool, Fmy C/Gbaby

CDon't Cmaj7lie, IB want Amhim to C/Gknow

Dial Fup, tChree rings and Freturn him hisC/G gold

CIt's tCmaj7he lasBt time Amrunning through C/Gsnow

WC/Ghere the Fvaults are Cfull and the Ffire is C/Gbold

CI want Cmaj7to knoBw, Amdoes it C/Gbother you?

The lFow click Cof a tiFcking cC/Glock

CThere'sCmaj7 a heaBdstone Amright in front C/Gof you

And FeveryCone I kFnow C/G

CDon't Cmaj7lie, IB waAmnt 'em tC/Go know

GC/God's Flove die Cyoung, are youF ready tC/Go go?

CIt's Cmaj7the laBst time Amrunning tC/Ghrough snow

Cause thFe fire caCn't last aFnd the wintC/Ger's cold

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Jerusalem New York Berlin

Key: AMedium

F#m

Esus4

C#7

IA know I Dloved you Athen

I Athink I Elove you sDtiAll

ABut this Eprophecy ofF#m ours

Has Dcome back dressed to Esus4kill E

AThree stDones on aA mountain

AThree small Eholes in a DfieAld

AYou've Egiven me the F#mbig dream

ButD you can't make it Esus4real E

AO, wEicked Dworld

Just tEhink what could have Abeen

C#7 JerusaF#mlem, New EYork, BeArlin

All I do is Dlose, but baby

E All I want's to Awin

C#7 JerusaF#mlem, New EYork, BeArlin

A Ahundred Dyears or Amore

It fAeels like Esuch a DdrAeam

AAn Eendless conveF#mrsation since D1917Esus4 E

ANow the baDttery is tAoo hot

It's Aburning Eup in its tDraAy

AYoung mEarriages are F#mmelting

And Ddying where they lEsus4ay E

AO, wEicked Dworld

Just tEhink what could have Abeen

C#7 JerusaF#mlem, New EYork, BeArlin

All I do is Dlose, but baby

E All I want's to Awin

C#7 JerusaF#mlem, New EYork, BeArlin

Our Atongues will fDall so Astill

Our Ateeth will Eall deDcayA

AA Eminute feels much F#mlonger

With nDothing left to sEsus4ay E

So lAet them Dwin the Abattle

But Adon't let Ethem resDtaArt

AThat gEenocidal F#mfeeling

That Dbeats in every hEsus4eart E

AO, wEicked Dworld

Just tEhink what could have Abeen

C#7 JerusaF#mlem, New EYork, BeArlin

All I do is Dlose, but baby

E All I want's to Awin

C#7 JerusaF#mlem, New EYork, BeArlin

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Bambina

Key: DHard

F#m

DADA

BmF#mGA

D No Atime to discuDss it A

Bm Can't F#mspeak when the Gwaves reach our Ahouse upon the Ddunes

Time Acannot be truDsted A

When the Bmpolice F#mcome, they Galways Acome too Dsoon

Life Afelt like Dheaven todAay

Like a Bmforeign Fcar, though, Gwe are AAmerican-Dmade

I Athought I'd Dprobably stAay

But beBmfore I F#mknow it, I Gknow it A

My DChristian Aheart canGnot withstaDnd

The BmthunderiEmng aArenaD

I'll Dsee you Awhen the Gviolence enDds

For Bmnow, ciao ciEmao, BambAinaD

D No Asigns of injuDstice A

Bm No F#msigns, but the Gflames that are Afilling up the Droom

Fire Acannot be truDsted A

When the Bmengines F#mcome, they Galways Acome too Dsoon

Instrumental

DADA

BmF#mGA

DADA

BmF#mGA

My DChristian Aheart canGnot withstaDnd

The BmthunderiEmng aArenaD

I'll Dsee you Awhen the Gviolence enDds

For Bmnow, ciao ciEmao, BambAinaD

My DChristian Aheart canGnot withstaDnd

The BmthunderiEmng aArenaD

I'll Dsee you Awhen the Gviolence enDds

For Bmnow, ciao ciEmao, BambAinaD

N.C.

Uh, to an extent, yeah

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Ya Hey

Key: BHard

F#7

OBh, sweet thing,

Zion doesn't lEove you,

Babylon don't lFove you,

But you love everythBing.

BOh, you saint,

America don't loEve you,

So I could never lFove you,

In spite of everythBing.

In the daErk of this place, there's the gFlow of your face,

There's the dBust on the screen, of this bEroken machine,

And I cEan't help but feel, that I maFde some mistake, but I let it Bgo

Ya hey, Ya hEey, Ya hey

ThrEough the fire and through the flames

(Ya FHey, Ya Hey, Yo De-BO Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-EO Hey, Ya Hey)

YouE won't even say your name

(Ya FHey, Ya Hey, Yo De-BO Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-EO Hey, Ya Hey)

ThroEugh the fire and through the flames, yFou won't even say your name,

OBnly I am that I aEm.

BEut who could ever live that way?

(Ya FHey, Ya Hey, Yo De-BO Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-EO Hey, Ya Hey) B

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Oh,

The motherland don't love you,

The fatherland don't love you,

So why love anything?

Oh, good God,

The faithless they don't love you,

The zealous hearts don't love you,

And that's not gonna change.

All the cameras and files, all the paranoid style,

All the tension and fear, of the secret career

And I can't help but think, that you see the mistakes, but you let it go

Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Ya Hey

Through the fire and through the flames

(Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey)

You won't even say your name

(Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey)

Through the fire and through the flames, you won't even say your name,

You say I am that I am.

But who could ever live that way?

(Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey)

BOutside the tents, on the festival grounds,

EAs the air began to cool, and the sun went down,

FMy soul swooned, as I faintly heard the sound,

F#7Of you spinning Israelites, into 19th Nervous Breakdown

Through the fire and through the flames

(Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey)

You won't even say your name

(Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey)

Through the fire and through the flames, you won't even say your name,

Only I am that I am.

But who could ever live that way?

What De-O, Ya Hey, What De-O, O

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10.

Horchata

Key: DMedium

Cadd9

In DecDember drinking horchata A

GI'd look psychotic in a balaclavAa

GWinter's cold is too much to handAle

GPincher crabs that pinch at your saAndals

D(Whoaaaaa ooooC9h)

DIn December drinking horchata A

GLook down your glasses at that aranciatAa

GWith lips and teeth to ask how my day wAent

GBoots and fists to pound on the paveAment

DHere comes a feeling you thought yoC9u'd forgotten

GChairs to sit and sidewalks to waAlk on

D(Whoaaaaaa ooooC9h)

DYou'd remember drinkin horchataA

GYou'd still enjoy it with your foot on masaAda

GWinter's cold is too much to hAandle

GPincher crabs that pinch at your sandaAls

DHere comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotteC9n

GChairs to sit and sidewalks to walk Aon

DOoh you had it but oh no you lost it Cadd9

GLookin back you shouldn't have fought it A

DC9

DIn December, drinkin horchatAa

GI'd look psychotic in a balaclavAa

GWinter's cold is too much to handlAe

GPincher crabs that pinch at your sandalAs

GYears go by and hearts start to hardenA

GThose palms and firs that grew in your gaArden

GAre falling down and nearing the rose bedAs

GThe roots are shooting up through the tooAl shed

GThose lips and teeth that asked how my daAy went

GAre shouting up through cracks in the pavAement

DHere comes a feeling you thought you'd forgottenC9

GChairs to sit and sidewalks to walk oAn

DOh you had it but oh no you lost itC9

GYou understood so you shouldn't have fougAht it

DHere comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotteC9n

GChairs to sit and sidewalks to walk oAn

DHere comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotteC9n

GChairs to sit and sidewalks to walk oAn D

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