Chords for Vampire Weekend - This Life (Official Audio)

Tempo:
86.85 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

B

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Vampire Weekend - This Life (Official Audio) chords
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[F#m] [B] [A] [G#m]
[A] [D] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [E]
[A] [D] [E]
[A] [D] [E]
[A] I just thought it didn't rain [D] in [A] California.
[E]
[A] Baby, I [D] know love [A] isn't what I [E] thought it was.
[A] Cause I never known love like this before.
[D] Baby, [E]
[A] [D] I know dreams tend to be hard to come true.
And they crumble [E] at extremes.
[A] I just thought our dreams would last a little bit longer.
[E] [A] Every time, whenever it [Dm] draws a line [E] down in the sand.
[A] We're surviving, we're still living, [D] all stronger.
[E] [A] [D] Cheating [A]
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [D] [B] on, cheating on me.
[E] I've been cheating on, cheating [A] on you.
[D] You've been cheating on [B] me.
But [E] I've been [A] cheating through this [E] life [D] [A] [E]
and all [A] it's suffering.
[D] [E]
[A] Oh [D] Christ, [A] [E]
am I [A] good for nothing?
[D] [E]
[A] Baby, [D] I know hate [F#m] is always waiting [E] at the gate.
[A] I just thought [D] we'd lock the gate when [A] we left in the morning.
[E] [A] And I [D] was told that was how [F#m] we landed on [E] these shores.
I [A] just thought the drums would be louder [E] once.
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [A] [D] Cheating
[E] [A] on, cheating [B] on me.
[A] I've been cheating on, cheating on you.
[D] You've been cheating [F#] on [B] me.
But [E] I've been cheating through [A] this life [D] [A] [E]
and all [A] it's [D] suffering.
[A] [E]
[A] Oh Christ, [D] [A] [E] am I [A] good for nothing?
[D] [E]
[A] Baby, [D] I know death probably hasn't happened [E] yet.
Cause I [A] don't [D] remember living life before this.
[E] [A] [F#m] Darling, our disease is the same one [A] as the trees.
Unaware that [D] they've been living in forest.
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] You've
[E] [A] been cheating [B] on, cheating on me.
[E] I've been cheating on, cheating [A] on you.
[Dm] You've been cheating on [B] me.
[E] But I've been cheating through [A] this life.
[E]
And [A] all it's suffering.
[E]
[A] And all it's suffering. Oh Christ.
[D] [A] [E]
Am I good for [A] nothing?
[D] [A]
[E] [A] This [D] life.
[E]
[A] And all it's [D] suffering.
[A] [E] [A] [D] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
B
12341112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn Vampire Weekend - This Life chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: D, A, D, E, A and E. A good strategy is to initiate at 43 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 87 BPM. With A Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ [G#m] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
[A] I just thought it didn't rain [D] in [A] California.
[E] _
_ [A] Baby, I [D] know love [A] isn't what I [E] thought it was.
[A] Cause I never known love like this before. _
_ _ [D] Baby, _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ [D] I know dreams tend to be hard to come true.
And they crumble [E] at extremes.
[A] I just thought our dreams would last a little bit longer.
[E] _ [A] Every time, whenever it [Dm] draws a line [E] down in the sand.
[A] We're surviving, we're still living, [D] all stronger.
[E] _ _ [A] _ [D] Cheating _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] [B] on, cheating on me.
[E] I've been cheating on, cheating [A] on you.
[D] You've been cheating on [B] me.
But [E] I've been [A] cheating through this [E] life [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [E]
and all [A] it's suffering.
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] Oh [D] Christ, _ _ _ [A] _ [E]
am I [A] good for nothing?
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] Baby, [D] I know hate [F#m] is always waiting [E] at the gate.
[A] I just thought [D] we'd lock the gate when [A] we left in the morning.
[E] _ [A] And I [D] was told that was how [F#m] we landed on [E] these shores.
I [A] just thought the drums would be louder [E] once.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ Cheating _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] on, cheating [B] on me.
[A] I've been cheating on, cheating on you.
[D] You've been cheating [F#] on [B] me.
But [E] I've been cheating through [A] this life [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [E]
and all [A] it's [D] suffering.
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
[A] Oh Christ, [D] _ _ _ [A] [E] am I [A] good for nothing?
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] Baby, [D] I know death probably hasn't happened [E] yet.
Cause I [A] don't [D] remember living life before this.
[E] _ [A] [F#m] Darling, our disease is the same one [A] as the trees.
Unaware that [D] they've been living in forest.
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ You've _ _
[E] _ _ [A] been cheating [B] on, cheating on me.
[E] I've been cheating on, cheating [A] on you.
[Dm] You've been cheating on [B] me.
[E] But I've been cheating through [A] this life.
_ _ _ _ [E]
And [A] all it's suffering.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] And all it's suffering. Oh Christ.
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [E]
Am I good for [A] nothing?
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [A] This [D] life.
_ _ _ [E] _
[A] And all it's [D] suffering.
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _

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