Chords for Bastille - Pompeii (Acoustic Live)

Tempo:
129.45 bpm
Chords used:

D

E

A

F#m

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bastille - Pompeii (Acoustic Live) chords
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[A]
[F#m] [C#m]
[D] I was [A] left in my [F#m] own [E]
devices.
[D] Many [A]
days fell away [F#m] with nothing [E] to show.
[D] And the walls kept [A] tumbling down in the [F#m] city that we loved.
[E]
[D] Great clouds rolled [A] over the hills, bringing [F#m] darkness from [E] above.
But if you [D] close your eyes, does it [A] almost feel [F#m] like nothing [E] changed at all?
And if you [D] close your eyes, [A] does it almost feel [F#m] like you've been here [E] before?
[D] How am I gonna be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna be an [E] optimist about this?
[D]
We were [A] cost [F#m] in all of [E] our vices.
[D]
In your [A] poses the [F#m] dust settled [E] around us.
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down in the city [F#m] that we loved.
[E] [D] Great clouds rolled over [A] the hills, bringing darkness [F#m] from above.
[E]
But if you close your [D] eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] you've been here [E]
before?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna be [A] an optimist [E] about this?
If you close your [D] eyes.
Eh oh, eh oh, [A] eh oh, eh oh, [F#m] eh oh, eh oh, [E] eh oh, eh oh, eh [D] oh, eh oh.
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[D] Oh, where do we [A] begin?
The [F#m] rubble of [E] our sins.
Oh, [D] where do we [A] begin?
[F#m] The rubble of [E] our sins.
[D] The walls kept tumbling [A]
down in the city [F#m] that we [E] loved.
[D] Great clouds rolled over [A] the hills, bringing [F#m] darkness from above.
[E]
But if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m]
you've been here [E] before?
[D] How am I gonna be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna be an [E] optimist about this?
If you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost [F#m] feel like nothing changed [E] at all?
Oh, oh, [D] eh oh, [A] eh oh, eh oh, [F#m] eh oh, eh oh, [E] eh oh, eh oh, eh [D]
oh, [A] eh oh, eh oh, [F#m] eh oh, eh oh, eh oh, [E] eh oh, eh oh.
Key:  
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
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To learn Bastille - (Live At Studio Brussel / Acoustic) Pompeii chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, F#m, E, D and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 65 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 130. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [D] I was [A] left in my [F#m] own _ _ _ [E] _
devices.
_ [D] _ Many _ [A]
days fell away [F#m] with _ nothing [E] to show.
_ [D] And the walls kept [A] tumbling down in the [F#m] city that we loved.
[E] _
_ _ _ [D] Great clouds rolled [A] over the hills, bringing [F#m] darkness from _ [E] above.
_ _ _ _ But if you [D] close your eyes, does it [A] almost feel [F#m] like nothing [E] changed at all?
And if you [D] close your eyes, [A] does it almost feel [F#m] like you've been here [E] before?
_ [D] How am I gonna be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna be an [E] optimist about this?
[D]
We were _ _ [A] cost _ [F#m] in all of [E] our _ vices.
[D]
In your [A] poses the [F#m] dust _ settled _ [E] around us.
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down in the city [F#m] that we _ loved.
[E] _ _ _ [D] Great clouds rolled over [A] the hills, bringing darkness [F#m] from above.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
But if you close your [D] eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] you've been here [E]
before?
_ [D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about _ this?
[D] How am I gonna be [A] an optimist [E] about this?
If you close your [D] eyes.
Eh oh, eh oh, [A] eh oh, eh oh, [F#m] eh oh, eh oh, [E] eh oh, eh oh, eh [D] oh, eh oh.
[A] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] Oh, where do we [A] begin?
_ The [F#m] rubble of [E] our sins.
Oh, [D] where do we [A] begin?
_ _ [F#m] The rubble of [E] our sins.
[D] The walls kept tumbling [A]
down in the city [F#m] that we [E] loved.
_ _ [D] Great clouds rolled over [A] the hills, bringing [F#m] darkness from above.
[E] _
_ _ _ But if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m]
you've been here [E] before?
_ [D] How am I gonna be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna be an [E] optimist about this?
If you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it _ almost [F#m] feel like nothing changed [E] at all?
Oh, oh, [D] eh oh, _ [A] eh oh, eh oh, [F#m] eh oh, eh oh, [E] eh oh, eh oh, eh [D] _
_ oh, [A] eh oh, eh oh, [F#m] eh oh, eh oh, eh oh, [E] eh oh, eh oh. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Dan Smith.

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