Chords for Bastille - Pompeii (Official Audio)

Tempo:
127.35 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

F#m

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bastille - Pompeii (Official Audio) chords
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[A] [D]
[A] I [F#m]
[E] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [D] was [A] left to my own [F#m] device [A] [E] [D] Many [A] days fell away [F#m] with nothing [A] to [E] show
[D] I'm a wolf cat tumbling [A] down in the city [F#m] that we love
[E] [D] Great clouds roll over [A] the hill bringing [F#m] darkness from above
[E] But [D] if you close your eyes
[A] Does it almost feel [F#m] like nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes
Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like you'll be here [E] before?
[D] How am I gonna be an [A] [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna be an [A] optimist [E] about this?
[D] We were [A] caught up and [G#] lost [F#m] in all of [E] our vices
[D] In your [A] bones as the dust [F#m] settled [Am] around [E]
us
[D] I'm a wolf cat tumbling [A] down in the city [F#m] that we love
[E]
[Bm] Great clouds roll over the [C#m] hill bringing darkness from [E] above
But [Bm] if you close [D] your 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'll be here [C#m] before?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [D] Where do we [A] begin?
[F#m] The rubble or [A] our [E] sins?
[D] Where do we [A] begin?
[F#m] The rubble or [E] our sins?
[D] And the wolf cat tumbling [A] down in the city [F#m] that we love
[A] [E] [D] Great clouds roll over [A] the hill bringing darkness [F#m] from
[G#] above
[F#m] But if you close [D] your 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'll be here [A] before?
[E]
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
If you close [D] your eyes
Does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing [E] changed at all?
[D] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[D] [A]
[F#m] [E] [B]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
F#m
123111112
G#
134211114
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Bastille - Pompeii chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, E, D, A and F#m. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 63 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 127. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ I _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ was [A] left to my own [F#m] _ device _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [D] Many _ _ [A] days fell away [F#m] with _ nothing [A] to [E] show
_ [D] I'm a wolf cat tumbling [A] down in the city [F#m] that we _ love
[E] _ _ _ [D] Great clouds roll over [A] the hill bringing [F#m] darkness from _ above
[E] _ _ But _ [D] if you close your eyes
_ [A] Does it almost feel [F#m] like nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes
Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like you'll be here [E] before? _
[D] How am I gonna be an [A] [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna be an [A] optimist [E] about this?
_ [D] We were _ [A] caught up and [G#] lost [F#m] in all of [E] our _ vices
[D] In your [A] bones as the dust [F#m] _ settled _ [Am] around [E]
us
[D] I'm a wolf cat tumbling [A] down in the city [F#m] that we love
_ [E] _ _ _
[Bm] Great clouds roll over the [C#m] hill bringing darkness from [E] above _ _ _
But _ [Bm] if you close [D] your 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'll be here [C#m] before?
_ _ [D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about _ this?
[D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] Where do we [A] begin?
_ [F#m] The rubble or [A] our [E] sins?
_ [D] Where do we [A] begin?
_ _ [F#m] The rubble or [E] our sins?
[D] And the wolf cat tumbling [A] down in the city [F#m] that we love
[A] _ _ [E] _ [D] Great clouds roll over [A] the hill bringing darkness [F#m] from _ _
_ [G#] _ above
_ [F#m] But if you close [D] your 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'll be here [A] before?
_ [E] _
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
If you close [D] your eyes
Does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing _ [E] changed at all?
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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It's Dan Smith who authored this song.

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