Chords for Vampire Weekend - 'Holiday' (official video)
Tempo:
156 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C#
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm]
[D]
Holiday, oh holiday, and [G] the best [Bm] one of the [A] year.
[D] Closing up underneath my sheets while [G] I cover [D] both my [A] ears.
[G] If I [C#] wait for [D] a [G] holiday, would it [C#] stop my [D] fear?
[G] To go [C#] away on [Bm] a [G] summer's day, never [C#] seemed so [D] clear.
Holiday's this far away, out in public, on the [A] beach.
[G#] I can't forget just how bad it gets when [G] I'm [D] counting on my [A] [D] teeth.
[G] If I wait [C#] for [D] a [G] holiday, would it [C#] stop my [D] fear?
[G] To go [C#] away on [D] a [G] summer's day, never [A] seemed so [D] clear.
[G]
[A] [D] [G]
A [Em] vegetarian since the [A] invasion, [D] she's never seen the [G] wood farms.
She's never seen the [C#] wood farms blown up [D] to 96 for a future [G] rhyme.
She's never seen an [C#] AK in [D] the yellow day glow [G] display.
But teaching's a [Em] lovely turn of the history.
[D]
I got whiz, I got gutters spray, and [A] a healthy sense of worth.
[D] Half of me is the gasoline, but the other half's the [A]
sun.
[Em] If I wait for [D] a [G] holiday, would it [C#] stop my [D] fear?
[G] To go [C#] away [D] on a [G] summer's day, never [C#] seemed so [D] clear.
[G#]
[D]
Holiday, oh holiday, and [G] the best [Bm] one of the [A] year.
[D] Closing up underneath my sheets while [G] I cover [D] both my [A] ears.
[G] If I [C#] wait for [D] a [G] holiday, would it [C#] stop my [D] fear?
[G] To go [C#] away on [Bm] a [G] summer's day, never [C#] seemed so [D] clear.
Holiday's this far away, out in public, on the [A] beach.
[G#] I can't forget just how bad it gets when [G] I'm [D] counting on my [A] [D] teeth.
[G] If I wait [C#] for [D] a [G] holiday, would it [C#] stop my [D] fear?
[G] To go [C#] away on [D] a [G] summer's day, never [A] seemed so [D] clear.
[G]
[A] [D] [G]
A [Em] vegetarian since the [A] invasion, [D] she's never seen the [G] wood farms.
She's never seen the [C#] wood farms blown up [D] to 96 for a future [G] rhyme.
She's never seen an [C#] AK in [D] the yellow day glow [G] display.
But teaching's a [Em] lovely turn of the history.
[D]
I got whiz, I got gutters spray, and [A] a healthy sense of worth.
[D] Half of me is the gasoline, but the other half's the [A]
sun.
[Em] If I wait for [D] a [G] holiday, would it [C#] stop my [D] fear?
[G] To go [C#] away [D] on a [G] summer's day, never [C#] seemed so [D] clear.
[G#]
Key:
D
G
C#
A
Em
D
G
C#
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Holiday, oh _ holiday, and [G] the best [Bm] one of the [A] year.
_ _ [D] Closing up underneath my sheets while [G] I cover [D] both my [A] ears.
_ [G] If I [C#] wait for [D] a [G] holiday, _ would it [C#] stop my [D] fear?
_ [G] To go [C#] away on [Bm] a [G] summer's day, never [C#] seemed so [D] clear. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Holiday's this far away, out in public, on the [A] beach.
_ [G#] I can't forget just how bad it gets when [G] I'm [D] counting on my [A] [D] teeth.
_ [G] If I wait [C#] for [D] a [G] holiday, _ would it [C#] stop my [D] fear?
_ [G] To go [C#] away on [D] a [G] summer's day, _ never [A] seemed so [D] clear. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ A [Em] vegetarian since the [A] invasion, [D] she's never seen the [G] wood farms.
She's never seen the [C#] wood farms blown up [D] to 96 for a future [G] rhyme.
_ She's never seen an [C#] AK _ in [D] the yellow day glow [G] display.
_ But teaching's a [Em] lovely turn of the history.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I got whiz, I got gutters spray, and [A] a healthy sense of worth.
_ _ [D] Half of me is the gasoline, but the other half's the [A] _
sun.
[Em] If I wait for [D] a [G] holiday, _ would it [C#] stop my [D] fear?
_ [G] To go [C#] away [D] on a [G] summer's day, never [C#] seemed so [D] clear. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Holiday, oh _ holiday, and [G] the best [Bm] one of the [A] year.
_ _ [D] Closing up underneath my sheets while [G] I cover [D] both my [A] ears.
_ [G] If I [C#] wait for [D] a [G] holiday, _ would it [C#] stop my [D] fear?
_ [G] To go [C#] away on [Bm] a [G] summer's day, never [C#] seemed so [D] clear. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Holiday's this far away, out in public, on the [A] beach.
_ [G#] I can't forget just how bad it gets when [G] I'm [D] counting on my [A] [D] teeth.
_ [G] If I wait [C#] for [D] a [G] holiday, _ would it [C#] stop my [D] fear?
_ [G] To go [C#] away on [D] a [G] summer's day, _ never [A] seemed so [D] clear. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ A [Em] vegetarian since the [A] invasion, [D] she's never seen the [G] wood farms.
She's never seen the [C#] wood farms blown up [D] to 96 for a future [G] rhyme.
_ She's never seen an [C#] AK _ in [D] the yellow day glow [G] display.
_ But teaching's a [Em] lovely turn of the history.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I got whiz, I got gutters spray, and [A] a healthy sense of worth.
_ _ [D] Half of me is the gasoline, but the other half's the [A] _
sun.
[Em] If I wait for [D] a [G] holiday, _ would it [C#] stop my [D] fear?
_ [G] To go [C#] away [D] on a [G] summer's day, never [C#] seemed so [D] clear. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _