Vampire Weekend is an indie rock band which formed in February 2006 in New York City, New York, United States. The band consists of Ezra Koenig (vocals, guitar), Rostam Batmanglij (keyboards, guitar, vocals), Chris Baio (bass) and Christopher Tomson (drums). The band has released two albums: Their successful 2008 self-titled album and 2010's &quot;Contra&quot;. The band has gained positive comparisons to such artists as Paul Simon, Haircut 100 and The Walkmen  

Vampire Weekend est un Groupe formé en 2006 et signé chez XL Recordings. Le nom de groupe de ces quatre New-Yorkais inconnus laisse présager une sinistre farce gothique. Fausse piste. Des Racines africaines à la musique classique en passant par le post-punk et le reggae, ce jeune groupe s'imbibe du monde: une joyeuse tricontinentale associant l'Afrique, l'Ancien et le Nouveau Monde.

Vampire Weekend ist eine im Jahr 2006 gegründete Indie-Pop-Band aus New York, die bei XL Recordings unter Vertrag steht.  Als Studenten der New Yorker Columbia University traten Ezra Koenig und Chris Tomson zunächst als Comedy-Rap-Duo unter dem Namen L'Homme Run auf, bevor sie mit ihren Kommilitonen Rostam Batmanglij und Chris Baio die aktuelle Formation der Band bildeten und sich nach dem Titel eines Films benannten, den Koenig mit Freunden aufnahm. 

Vampire Weekend es una banda de indie-rock con influencias africanas, originaria de Nueva York y fundada en febrero de 2006, que se hizo conocida por medio de varios blogs de Internet.  Sus miembros se conocieron en la universidad de Columbia, donde hicieron una película de la que eligieron el nombre de la banda: Vampire Weekend (en la canción Walcott hablan sobre ello).  En 2007, su hit Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa terminó en la posición número 67 de la lista que expone cada año Rolling Stone &quot;Las 100 mejores canciones del año&quot;. 

D
Holiday, oh a holiday
        A               D
And the best one of the year
D
Dozing off underneath my sheets
        A             D
While I cover both my ears


    G    A          D   
But if I wait for a holiday
A                     D
Could it ever stop my fear?
   G  A         D
To go away on a summer's day 
A               D
Never seemed so clear

D                        
Holiday, still so far away
    A               D
Our republic on the beach
D
I can't forget just how bad it gets
         A              D
When I'm counting on my teeth
    G    A          D
But if I wait for a holiday
A                D
Could it stop my fear?
   G  A                  D
To go away on a summer's day
A               D
Never seemed so clear

G, D, A, D, A, D

D                      A
A vegetarian since the invasion
D                         A
She'd never seen the word BOMBS
D                         A
She'd never seen the word BOMBS blown up
   G             A
To 96 point Futura
D                   A
She'd never seen an AK
D                    A
In a yellowy Day Glo display
D            G                A                     D
A t-shirt so lovely it turned all the history books gray


D               
I've got wheels, I've got cutter spray
      A                D
And a healthy sense of worth
D
Half of me is the gasoline
        A                D
But the other half's the surf


    G    A          D
But if I wait for a holiday
A                D
Could it stop my fear?
   G  A                  D
To go away on a summer's day
A               D
Never seemed so clear

Holiday

Keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij told Rolling Stone : &quot;'Cousins' is a song that we recorded in Mexico City. It's got probably the most demanding bass part Chris  has wrote for himself, and probably the most demanding drum part Chris Tomson ever did for himself, so it's a demanding song. Whereas 'Horchata ' was a laidback slice of California pop, the &quot;Cousins&quot; groove kicks off fast and the energy never stops with rapid fire drums and frenzied guitars.&quot; (Source Cousins Songfacts).

A|----------7------------|----------7-7-7-----------|
E|-0---2----2------------|-0---2----2-2-2-----------|
C|-----------------------|--------------------------|
G|---1---3--3------------|---1---3--3-3-3-----------|
                                                      
A|----------7------------|----------6---------------|
E|-0---2----2------------|-0---2----2---------------|
C|-----------------------|--------------------------|
G|---1---3--3------------|---1---3--3---------------|

Cousins

&quot;Giving Up the Gun&quot; was inspired by a book that singer/guitarist Ezra Koenig received from his father. This song was originally performed by Koenig's college rap group, L'Homme Run. This song was recently covered by Fleet Foxes in 2011.

A                  F#m            E                 D
Your sword's grown old and rusty, burnt beneath the rising sun
A              F#m            E                  D   
It's locked up like a trophy, forgetting all the things it's done
A               F#m                    E                      D
And though it's been a long time, you're right back where you started from
A        F#m               E                 D
I see it in your eyes that now you?re giving up the gun....

Giving Up The Gun

Horchata is a song from the album Contra, the second album by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend. Although not a single, Horchata received its own unique album artwork when it premiered. The song's name, &quot;horchata&quot;, is a traditional drink from the Spanish region of Valencia. &quot;Horchata&quot; was available for download in the band's official webpage and for streaming in social network MySpace. 

D                              A  
In December drinking horchata
G                                         A
I'd look psychotic in a balaclava
G                                A    
Winter's cold is too much to handle
G                                  A
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals


D                    C
(Whoaaaaa ooooh)



D                             A
In December drinking horchata
G                                                       A   
Look down your glasses at that aranciata 
G                                      A
With lips and teeth to ask how my day went
G                                   A
Boots and fists to pound on the pavement
D                                  C
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
G                                A
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on


D                    C
(Whoaaaaaa ooooh)


D                                 A
You'd remember drinkin horchata
G                                                    A
You'd still enjoy it with your foot on masada
G                             A
Winter's cold is too much to handle
G                                            A
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
D                                              C
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
G                                   A
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
D                                      C
Ooh you had it but oh no you lost it
G                                        A
Lookin back you shouldn't have fought it

D                      C

D                               A
In December, drinkin horchata
G                                         A
I'd look psychotic in a balaclava
G                                 A
Winter's cold is too much to handle
G                                        A
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
G                                        A
Years go by and hearts start to harden
G                                        A
Those palms and firs that grew in your garden
G                                        A
Are falling down and nearing the rose beds
G                                        A
The roots are shooting up through the tool shed
G                                        A
Those lips and teeth that asked how my day went
G                                        A
Are shouting up through cracks in the pavement


D                                               C
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
G                                        A
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
D                                  C
Oh you had it but oh no you lost it
G                                        A
You understood so you shouldn't have fought it

D                                                C
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
G                                        A
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
D                                                 C
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
G                                        A                  D
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on

Horchata

Contra

G
Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?
D                              G
I've seen those English dramas too
        D
They're cruel
G                  
So if there's any other way
D
To spell the word
               G        D
It's fine with me, with me

C                      D
Why would you speak to me that way
G                 D
Especially when I always said that I
C               D
Haven't got the words for you
G                D
All your diction dripping with disdain
C
Through the pain
  D               G
I always tell the truth

G                                          
Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?
D                       G
I climbed to Dharamsala too
D
I did
G
I met the highest lama
D
His accent sounded fine
   G      D
to me, to me


C
Check your handbook
D
It's no trick
G
Take the chapstick
D
Put it on your lips
C
Crack a smile
D
Adjust my tie
G                    D
Know your boyfriend, unlike other guys


G                       D
Why would you lie about how much coal you have?
G                       D
Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
G                       D
Why would you lie about anything at all?
G                 D      
First the window, then it's to the wall
C            D                G
Lil' Jon, he always tells the truth


C
Check your passport
D
It's no trick
G
Take the chapstick
D
Put it on your lips
C
Crack a smile
D
Adjust my tie
G                 D
Know your butler, unlike other guys
G                       D
Why would you lie about how much coal you have?
G                       D
Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
G                       D
Why would you lie about anything at all?
G                 D
First the window, then it's through the wall
G                  D
Why would you tape my conversations?
G
Show your paintings
D
At the United Nations
C            D                G
Lil' Jon, he always tells the truth

Oxford Comma

Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa by Vampire Weekend
Tabs by: Chris Reithel
standard tuning


h=hammer on
p=pull off


A   -----2--2---5--5---3---1---0h1p0------------------------------
E   -----3--3---2--2---3---------------2------0------2-----3------  
C   ---------------------------------------0------2--------2------    
G   --------------------------------------------------------------


*repeat through the song

Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa

A-Punk by Vampire Weekend
tabs by: Chris Reithel
standard tuning


A   ---4---4---7---7---2---2---5---5---------------------------------
E    ---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
C   -----------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
G   -----------------------------------------------------------------

A   ---4---4---7---7---2---2---5---5---------------------------------
E    ---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
C   -----------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
G   -----------------------------------------------------------------

A   ---4---4---7---7---2---2---5---5---------------------------------
E    ---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
C   -----------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
G   -----------------------------------------------------------------





A   ---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---------------------------------
E    ---6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
C   -----------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
G   -----------------------------------------------------------------

A   ---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---------------------------------
E    ---6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
C   -----------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
G   -----------------------------------------------------------------

Enjoy!

A-punk

C           Dm     F
A devastating backstroke

F       G        C
All the way from France

C           Dm    F
With shiny, shiny cufflinks

F          G            C
A shirtsleeve to enhance

C               Dm      F         
The pin-striped men of morning

F          G      C
Are coming for to dance

C         Dm           F
With pure Egyptian Cotton

F         G           C
The kids don't stand a chance

Solo

You criticize the practice
By murdering their plants
Ignoring all the history
Denying them romance

The pin-striped men of morning
Are coming for to dance
Forty-million dollars
The kids don't stand a chance

Solo

I didn't like the business,
But that was at first glance
Your pillow feels so soft now
But still you must advance

The pin-striped men of morning
The partners in the dance
The paper's shot to pieces
The kids don't stand a chance

Solo

The Kids Don't Stand A Chance

intro
F C A# F x2

verse 1

F
Walcott, Don't you know
          C
That it's insane? Don't you want to
    A#
Get out of Cape Cod?
                  F
Out of Cape Cod tonight?

F
Walcott, Mystic seaport
        C
Is that that way, Don't you know
          A#
That your life could be lost?
                  F
Out of Cape Cod tonight

F C A# F x2

F
Walcott, Don't you know
          C
That it's insane? Don't you want to
    A#
Get out of Cape Cod?
                  F
Out of Cape Cod tonight?

F
Walcott, The Bottleneck
     C
Is a shit-show, Hyannisport
     A#
Is a ghetto
                  F
Out of Cape Cod tonight

    Dm
The Lobster's Claw
   C
Is sharp as knives
Dm
Evil feasts
   C
On human lives
    A#          Gm
The Holy Roman Empire
          C
Roots for you

F C A# F x2

F
Walcott, All the way to
    C
New Jersey, All the way to
    A#
The Garden State
                  F
Out of Cape Cod tonight

F
Walcott, Fuck the women
     C
From Wellfleet, Fuck the bears out in
A# 
Provincetown
                       F
Heed my words and take flight

F
Walcott, Don't you know
          C
That it's insane? Don't you want to
    A#
Get out of Cape Cod?
                  F
Out of Cape Cod tonight?

F
Walcott, Don't you know
          C
That it's insane? Don't you want to
    A#
Get out of Cape Cod?
                  F
Out of Cape Cod tonight?

F
Walcott, Don't you know
          C
That it's insane? Don't you want to
    A#
Get out of Cape Cod?
                  F
Out of Cape Cod tonight?

F
Walcott, Don't you know
          C
That it's insane? Don't you want to
    A#
Get out of Cape Cod?
                  F
Out of Cape Cod tonight?

Walcott

F
I see a Mansard Roof through the trees,
F                     Gm
I see a salty message written in the eves,
   C
The ground beneath my feet
         F	          Dm
the hot garbage and concrete,
            Gm	
And now the tops of buildings
C	              F
I can see them too!



F
I see a Mansard Roof through the trees,
F                     Gm
I see a salty message written in the eves,
   C
The ground beneath my feet
         F	          Dm
the hot garbage and concrete,
            Gm	
And now the tops of buildings
C	              F
I can see them too!


F
The Argentines collapse in defeat,
F                      Gm
The admiralty surveys the remnants of the fleet,
   C
The ground beneath their feet
     F                  Dm
Is a nautically map sheet
       Gm
as thin as paper
C                           F
while it slips away from you.

Mansard Roof

Intro Riff:
G|----------2-4-5------------------------------------------------------------|
C|
E|-3-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2-3-5------------------------------------------------------------------|


(Intro Riff x9)
I wake up, my shoulders cold
I've got to leave here, before I go
I pull my shirt on, walk out the door
Drag my feet along the floor
I pull my shirt on, walk out the door
Drag my feet along the floor


         G         D                   Am                          Cmaj
Then I see you, you're walking 'cross the campus
G                  D       Am         Cmaj
Cruel professor studying romances


  G                       D               Cmaj
How am I supposed to pretend
   G                      D              Cmaj
I never want to see you again
    G                      D              Cmaj
How am I supposed to pretend
    G                       D             Cmaj
I never want to see you again


(Intro Riff x6)
Walked to class, in front of ya
Spilled kefir on your keffiyeh
You look inside and turn to the door
Drag your feet along the floor

         G         D                   Am                          Cmaj
Then I see you, you're walking 'cross the campus
G                  D       Am         Cmaj
Cruel professor studying romances

 

  G                       D               Cmaj
How am I supposed to pretend
   G                      D              Cmaj
I never want to see you again
    G                      D              Cmaj
How am I supposed to pretend
    G                       D             Cmaj
I never want to see you again


In the afternoon, you're out on the stone and grass
And I'm sleeping on the balcony after class
In the afternoon, you're out on the stone and grass
And I'm sleeping on the balcony after class

Riff:
e|--33333333--55555555--77777777--33333333-|
a|--33333333--55555555--77777777--33333333-|

In the afternoon, you're out on the stone and grass
And I'm sleeping on the balcony after class

(Intro Riff x8)

Campus

Intro
C Dm F        F G C x2

Verse 1 

C           Dm         F
A devastating backstroke

F                G                  C
All xxx way xxxx France

C        Dm            F
With xxxxx, xxxxx cufflinks

F          G            C
A shirtsleeve to xxxxxxx

C               Dm      F         
The xxx-xxxxxxx men xx morning

F          G      C
Are xxxxxx for xx dance

C         Dm           F
With xxxx Egyptian xxxxxx

F         G           C
The xxxx don't xxxxx x chance

Solo

A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-3--1-0-------3--1-0-------------0---------0-|
C|--------2-0----------2-0------0----2-----0---|
G|---------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------|
E|-0--3--1-0----------------0-------------------|
C|-----------2--0--------0-----2--0-0-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------|

Verse 2

        C             Dm               F
You xxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxx

     F               G                C
By xxxxxxxxx their xxxxxx

     C           Dm         F
Ignoring all xxx xxxxxxx

        F            G            C
Denying xxxx romance

         C                      Dm             F
The pin-xxxxxxx men of xxxxxxx

           F           G           C        
Are xxxxxx for to xxxxx

   C          Dm       F
Forty-xxxxxxx dollars

         F                   G             C
The kids don't stand a chance

Solo

A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-3--1-0-------3--1-0-------------0---------0-|
C|--------2-0----------2-0------0----2-----0---|
G|---------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------|
E|-0--3--1-0----------------0-------------------|
C|-----------2--0--------0-----2----0-0---------|
G|----------------------------------------------|

C Dm F    F G C x2

      C            Dm              F
I xxxxxx like the xxxxxxxx

        F              G                C
But xxxx was at xxxxx xxxxxx

            C          Dm          F
Your xxxxxx feels so xxxx now

         F                G             C
But xxxxx you must xxxxxxx

          C                    Dm             F
The pin-xxxxxxx men of xxxxxxx

         F              G             C
The xxxxxxxx in the xxxxx

           C           Dm        F
xxx paper's xxxx to pieces

        F                     G               C
The kids don't stand a chance

Kids Don't Stand A Chance

A                       G
Ion displacement Won't work in the basement
   A                          G 
Especially when i'm not with you
A                        G
Here in the heartland A feelin' so startlin'
A                         D
I dont know what i should do

A            G
Oh Bryn, you see through the dark
A                                G
Right past the fireflies that sleep in my heart
A             G
You know its easy to see
A                     G
Wait for the season to come back to me

A|-7-4-4-4----------5-2-2-----------------|
E|--------5-3-3-5-5-------3-5-5-5-2-------|
C|----------------------------------2-----|  2 x
G|----------------------------------------|

Bryn

Em		     G
You've been checking all my facts
    Em	      G
And I admit I have been lax
   Em		    G
In double-screening what I say
   Em		G
It wasn't funny anyway

CHORUS:
G	Em	  C	     G
  I  stand  corrected	 x 2

Em		  G
No one cares when you are wrong
    Em		      G
But I've been at this far too long
   Em		      G
To act like that when we should be
   C	   D	 G
In perfect harmony

# [CHORUS]

Em	     C
Lord knows I haven't tried
G	     Em
I'll take my stand
Am  C	 D
One last time
Em           C
Forget the protocol
G            Em
I'll take your hand
Am  C   D
Right in mine

# CHORUS

I Stand Corrected

G                    D      Em
It's going to take a little time
                            D       G
While you're waiting like a factory line
           D        Em
I'll fly across the park
                D        Am
Backseat on the seventy nine
        Em                     D
Wasted days you've come to pass
D  Dsus4   D  Dsus4  D   Dsus4 D 
D  Dsus4   D  Dsus4  D   Dsus4 D  

G     D    Em           D    G
So go I know you would not stay
      D     Em      D    Am
It wasn't true, but anyway
    D   Em    A7     D
Pollination yellow cab
D  Dsus4   D  Dsus4  D   Dsus4 D 
D  Dsus4   D  Dsus4  D   Dsus4 D 

C D
C D Em
C D 
C D G
2x

G  D   Em   D  G
G  D   Em   D  G

G         D      Em
You walk up the stairs
                    D       G
See the French kids by the door
       D      Em
Up one more flight
                        D     Am
See the buddha on the second floor
  D    Em             D
Coronation rickshaw grab
D  Dsus4   D  Dsus4  D   Dsus4 D 
D  Dsus4   D  Dsus4  D   Dsus4 D 

G      D    Em  
So go, I know 
          D    G
You would not stay
    D       Em        D   Am
It wasn't true, but anyway
   D    Em          A7          D
Racist dreams you should not have
D  Dsus4   D  Dsus4  D   Dsus4 D 
D  Dsus4   D  Dsus4  D   Dsus4 D 

C D
C D Em
C D
C D G
C D
C D Em
C D
C D G

C            D        
No excuse to be so callous
   G                Am      
Dress yourself in bleeding madras
C                D               G
Charm your way across the Khyber Pass

C             D              
Stay awake to break the habit
   G                Am           
Sing in praise of Jackson Crowter
C               D              G
Watch your step along the arch of glass

G  D   Em   D  G
G  D   Em   D  G

C D
C D Em
C D
C D G
C D 
C D Em
C D 
C D G

C            D        
No excuse to be so callous
   G                Am      
Dress yourself in bleeding madras
C                D               G
Charm your way across the Khyber Pass

C             D              
Stay awake to break the habit
   G                Am           
Sing in praise of Jackson Crowter
C               D              G
Watch your step along the arch of glass

G  D   Em   D  G
G  D   Em   D  G

Vampire Weekend

B  
You torched a Saab like a pile of leaves
I'm gonna to find some better wheels
F#
Four-five meters running on around the bend
         B
When the government agents surround you again
    E
If Diane Young won't change your mind
F#                           B
Baby baby baby baby right on time.

B
Out of control but you're playing a role
DO you think you can go to the eighteenth hole
          F#
Well, you flip-flop the day of the championship
       B
Try to go it alone, you roll for a bit
    E
If Diane Young won't change your mind
F#
Baby baby baby baby right on time.

Chorus:
E
Baby baby baby baby right on 
B
Baby baby baby baby right on 
E
Baby baby baby it's a light on
B
Baby baby baby it's a lifetime
E                            B
Baby baby baby baby right on time 
Time time time time. 
E                            B  
Baby baby baby baby right on time
F#            B
Uh let 'em go
    E
If Diane Young won't change your mind
F#                            B
Baby baby baby baby right on time.

B (lots of noise) E F#

B
Irish and proud baby naturally
But you got the luck of a Kennedy
     F#
So grab the wheel, keep holding it tight
             B
'Til you're driving off in the black of the night
     E
If Diane Young won't change your mind
F#                            B
Baby baby baby baby right on time.

Chorus:
E
Baby baby baby baby right on 
B
Baby baby baby baby right on 
E
Baby baby baby it's a light on
B
Baby baby baby it's a lifetime
E                            B
Baby baby baby baby right on time 
Time time time time. 
E                            B  
Baby baby baby baby right on time

Nobody knows what the future holds on
Said it's bad enough just getting old
F#
Live my life, they say it's too fast
           B
You know I love the past, 'cause I used to spend 
    E
If Diane Young won't change your mind
F#                            B
Baby baby baby baby right on time

Diane Young

E               D#dim? (D#, F#, A)  E
A gardener told me some plants move
E       D#dim       E
But I could not believe it
F#m            A
Till me and Hannah Hunt
                     F#m                       A
Saw crawling vines and weeping willows
          F#m                        A                    E    D#dim  E
As we made our way from Providence to Phoenix


A man of faith said
Hidden eyes could see what I was thinking
I just smiled and told him
That was only true of Hannah
And we glided on through Waverley and Lincoln


B                                   A
Our days were long our nights no longer
F#m                         A
Count the seconds, watching hours
B                                      A
Though we live on the US dollar
F#m                    A
You and me, we got our own sense of time


B G# / B F# / A E / G# D# / C# D# C# B


In Santa Barbara, Hannah cried
Amidst those freezing beaches
And I walked into town
To buy some kindling for the fire,
Hannah tore the New York Times up into pieces


If I can't trust you then damn it Hannah,
There's no future, there's no answer
Though we live on the US dollar
You and me, we got our own sense of time
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Hannah Hunt

Intro: B E B E B E B

B     E      B
Got a little soul
     E          B          E       B
The world is a cold, cold place to be
B      E      B         E               B             E         B
Want a little warmth but who's going to save a little warmth for me

D#m                E
We know the fire awaits unbelievers
C#m                     B
All of the sinners the same
D#m                  E               C#m                         B
Girl you and I will die unbelievers bound to the tracks of the train

B      E        B       E             B      E      B
If I'm born again I know that the world will disagree
B      E      B          E              B            E         B
Want a little grace, but who's going to say a little grace for me?

D#m                E
We know the fire awaits unbelievers
C#m                     B
All of the sinners the same
D#m                  E               C#m                         B
Girl you and I will die unbelievers bound to the tracks of the train

B                D# E
I'm not excited
                 B  F#
But should I be
             B                     E
Is this the fate that half of the world has planned for me?

B                 D# E
I know I love you
                     B F#
And you love the sea
                B                      E                   B
Wonder if the water contains a little drop little drop for me

B       E      B         E        B             E        B
See the sun go down it's going on down when the night is deep
B      E      B         E              B             E         B
Want a little light but who's going to save a little light for me?

D#m                E
We know the fire awaits unbelievers
C#m                     B
All of the sinners the same
D#m                  E               C#m                         B
Girl you and I will die unbelievers bound to the tracks of the train

B                D# E
I'm not excited
                 B  F#
But should I be
             B                     E
Is this the fate that half of the world has planned for me?

B                 D# E
I know I love you
                     B F#
And you love the sea
                B                      E                   B
Wonder if the water contains a little drop little drop for me

Unbelievers

Bb               F                      Cm                Dm 
Every time I see you in the world, you always step to my girl

(Bb, F, Cm, Dm, Eb, Bb, Eb, F) X2

Bb                            F
Back back way back I used to front like Angkor Wat
Cm                          Dm
Mechanicsburg Anchorage and Dar es Salaam
       Eb                    Bb
While home in New York was champagne and disco
Eb               F
Tapes from L.A. slash San Francisco
     Bb                   F
But actually Oakland and not Alameda
      Cm                            Dm
Your girl was in Berkeley with her Communist reader
Eb                        Bb
Mine was entombed within boombox and walkman
Eb                   F
I was a hoarder but girl that was back then

Bb     F     Cm    Dm
Dum dadum dadum dadum

     Bb                  F              Cm
The gloves are off, the wisdom teeth are out
         Dm
What you on about?
   Eb            Bb       Eb            F
I feel it in my bones, I feel it in my bones
     Bb                F              Cm
I'm stronger now, I'm ready for the house
        Dm
Such a modest mouse,
   Eb           Bb       Eb           F
I can't do it alone, I can't do it alone

Bb               F                      Cm                Dm 
Every time I see you in the world, you always step to my girl

(Eb, Bb, Eb, F)

Bb                      F
Ancestors told me that their girl was better
       Cm                         Dm
She's richer than Croesus, she's tougher than leather
   Eb                   Bb
I just ignored all the tales of a past life
Eb                      F
Stale conversation deserves but a bread knife
     Bb                              F
And punks who would laugh when they saw us together
       Cm                       Dm
Well, they didn't know how to dress for the weather
Eb                          Bb
I can still see them there huddled on Astor
Eb                         F
Snow falling slow to the sound of the master

     Bb                  F              Cm
The gloves are off, the wisdom teeth are out
         Dm
What you on about?
   Eb            Bb       Eb            F
I feel it in my bones, I feel it in my bones
     Bb                F              Cm
I'm stronger now, I'm ready for the house
        Dm
Such a modest mouse,
   Eb           Bb       Eb           F
I can't do it alone, I can't do it alone

(Bb, F, Cm, Dm, Eb, Bb, Eb, F)

Bb                           F
Wisdom's a gift, but you'd trade it for youth
Cm                      F
Age is an honor, it's still not the truth
Eb                          Bb
We saw the stars when they hid from the world
Eb                           F
You cursed the sun when it stepped to your girl
Bb                      F
Maybe she's gone and I can't resurrect her
     Cm                       F
The truth is she doesn't need me to protect her
Eb                           Bb
We know the true death, the true way of all flesh
Eb                     F
Everyone's dying, but girl you're not old yet

     Bb                  F              Cm
The gloves are off, the wisdom teeth are out
         Dm
What you on about?
   Eb            Bb       Eb            F
I feel it in my bones, I feel it in my bones
     Bb                F              Cm
I'm stronger now, I'm ready for the house
        Dm
Such a modest mouse,
   Eb           Bb       Eb           F
I can't do it alone, I can't do it alone
[x2]

Bb               F                      Cm                Dm 
Every time I see you in the world, you always step to my girl

Eb, Bb, Eb, F, Bb
Ooh

Step

Ya Hey
By Vampire Weekend
On their upcoming album Modern Vampires of the City

Standard Tuning, not very complex, let me know of any corrections you come across


 C 
Oh, sweet thing,
              F
Zion doesn't love you,
               G
Babylon don't love you,
                    C
But you love everything.

C
Oh, you saint,
                F
America don't love you,
                  G
So I could never love you,
                   C
In spite of everything.

         F                              G 
In the dark of this place, there's the glow of your face,
             C                           F
There's the dust on the screen, of this broken machine,
       F                            G                            C
And I can't help but feel, that I made some mistake, but I let it go
            F
Ya hey, Ya hey, Ya hey

   F
Through the fire and through the flames
    G                 C                    F
(Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey)
   F
You won't even say your name
    G                 C                    F
(Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey)
    F                                     G
Through the fire and through the flames, you won't even say your name,
 C                F
Only I am that I am.
 F
But who could ever live that way?
    G                 C                    F                   C
(Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey)

*chords same as first verse*
 C
Oh,
                      F
The motherland don't love you,
                       G
The fatherland don't love you,
                  C
So why love anything?


C
Oh, good God,
                           F
The faithless they don't love you,
                           G
The zealous hearts don't love you,
                         C
And that's not gonna change.
 

           F                          G
All the cameras and files, all the paranoid style,
            C                       F
All the tension and fear, of the secret career
        F                         G                                   C
And I can't help but think, that you see the mistakes, but you let it go
           F
Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Ya Hey


F
Through the fire and through the flames

    G               C                       F
(Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey)

F
You won't even say your name
    G                C                     F
(Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey)
F                                         G
Through the fire and through the flames, you won't even say your name,
C                   F
You say I am that I am.
F
But who could ever live that way?
   G                  C                    F
(Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey)

C
Outside the tents, on the festival grounds,
F
As the air began to cool, and the sun went down,
G
My soul swooned, as I faintly heard the sound,
G7
Of you spinning Israelites, into 19th Nervous Breakdown

F
Through the fire and through the flames
    G                 C                     F
(Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey)
F
You won't even say your name
    G                 C                     G
(Ya Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey, Yo De-O Hey, Ya Hey)
F                                        G
Through the fire and through the flames, you won't even say your name,
C                 F
Only I am that I am.
F
But who could ever live that way?

G            C           F
What De-O, Ya Hey, What De-O, O

Ya Hey

Modern Vampires of the City

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

School Friends

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

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