Chords for Vampire Weekend - This Life (Official Video)

Tempo:
86.7 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

B

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Vampire Weekend - This Life (Official Video) chords
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I'm Wade.
I live in the desert.
.
I'm a people person.
.
Danielle?.
Yeah.
Meet Driver.
Oh, hey.
Thanks.
Wow, this is so cool.
Yeah, this is my mom's car.
Oh, really?.
You here for the festival?.
Yeah.
Did you tell?.
And come on in.
Yep.
Sweet car, Mom.
Baby, [B] [G#m] .
[A] [F#m] [E] [A] .
[D] [E] .
[A] [D] [E] .
[B] I know [D] pain is as natural [E] as the rain.
I [A] just thought it didn't rain in California.
[E] .
[A] Baby, [D] I know [A] love isn't what I [E] thought it was, [A] cause I've never known love like this before.
[F#] .
[A] [D] .
[A] Baby, I know [D] dreams tend to [E] crumble at extremes.
I just thought our [A] dream would last a little bit [E] longer.
.
[A] There's a time when every man draws a line down [E] in the sand.
[A] We're surviving, [D] we're still [A] living, I'm stronger.
[F#] .
[A] [D] .
[E] [A] [D] .
[E] [D] You've been cheating on, cheating [B] on me.
[E] I've been cheating on, cheating [A] on you.
[D] You've been [C#] cheating on [B] me.
[E] But I've been cheating [A] through this life [D] [E] and [A] all it's suffering.
[D] [E] .
[A] Oh Christ, [D] [E] am [A] I good for nothing?.
[D] [E] .
[A] Baby, [D] I know hate is always waiting at [E] the gate.
I [A] just thought we'd lock [D] the gate when we left in the [F#] morning.
.
[A] When I was told [D] that was [A] how we landed on [E] these shores.
I just [D] thought the drums would be louder once.
.
[A] [D] [E] .
[D] [D] [E] .
[A] You've been cheating on, cheating on me.
[E] I've been cheating on, cheating [A] on you.
[D] You've been cheating [F#] on [B] me.
But [E] I've been cheating through [A] this life [D] [E] and [A] all it's suffering.
[D] [E] .
[A] Oh Christ, [D] [E] am [A] I good for nothing?.
[D] [E] .
[A] Baby, [D] I know death probably hasn't happened [E] yet.
Cause [A] I don't [D] remember living life [C#] before this.
.
[A] Darling, our [D] disease is the same one [E] as the trees.
[C#m] Unaware that [D] they've been living in forests.
.
[A] [D] [E] .
[A] [D] [E] .
You've 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.
But [E] I've been cheating through [A] this life and [E] all [A] it's suffering.
[E] .
[A] Oh Christ, [E] am I [A] good for nothing?.
I've been cheating through this life [D] and all [E] .
[A] it's [D] suffering.
[E] .
[A] Oh Christ, [D] am I good for nothing?.
[A] [E] .
[D] I'm kind of a loner, but I'm also [E] sort of a people person.
.
[N] .
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
B
12341112
F#
134211112
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn Vampire Weekend - This Life chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: D, A, D, E, A and E. Ease into the song by practicing at 43 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 87 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ I'm Wade.
_ _ I live in the desert.
_ _ .
I'm a people person.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
Danielle?.
Yeah.
Meet Driver.
Oh, hey.
_ Thanks.
Wow, this is so cool.
Yeah, this is my mom's car.
Oh, really?.
You here for the festival?.
Yeah.
Did you tell?.
And come on in.
Yep.
Sweet car, Mom.
Baby, _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ .
[A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
[B] I know [D] pain is as natural [E] as the rain.
I [A] just thought it didn't rain in California.
[E] _ _ .
[A] Baby, [D] I know [A] love isn't what I [E] thought it was, [A] cause I've never known love like this before.
[F#] _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] Baby, I know [D] dreams tend to [E] crumble at extremes.
I just thought our [A] dream would last a little bit [E] longer.
_ .
[A] There's a time when every man draws a line down [E] in the sand.
[A] We're surviving, [D] we're still [A] living, I'm stronger.
[F#] _ .
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ [D] You've been cheating on, cheating [B] on me.
[E] I've been cheating on, cheating [A] on you.
[D] You've been [C#] cheating on [B] me.
[E] But I've been cheating [A] through this life [D] _ _ _ _ [E] and [A] all it's suffering.
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
[A] Oh Christ, [D] _ _ _ _ [E] am [A] I good for nothing?.
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
[A] Baby, [D] I know hate is always waiting at [E] the gate.
I [A] just thought we'd lock [D] the gate when we left in the [F#] morning.
_ .
[A] When I was told [D] that was [A] how we landed on [E] these shores.
I just [D] thought the drums would be louder once.
_ .
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ .
_ [A] You've been cheating on, cheating on me.
[E] I've been cheating on, cheating [A] on you.
[D] You've been cheating [F#] on [B] me.
But [E] I've been cheating through [A] this life [D] _ _ _ _ [E] and [A] all it's suffering.
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
[A] Oh Christ, [D] _ _ _ _ [E] am [A] I good for nothing?.
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
[A] Baby, [D] I know death probably hasn't happened [E] yet.
Cause [A] I don't [D] remember living life [C#] before this.
_ .
[A] Darling, our [D] disease is the same one [E] as the trees.
[C#m] Unaware that [D] they've been living in forests.
_ .
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
You've 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.
But [E] I've been cheating through [A] this life _ _ and [E] all [A] it's suffering.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ .
[A] Oh Christ, _ _ _ _ [E] am I [A] good for nothing?.
_ I've been cheating through this life [D] and all _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
[A] it's [D] suffering.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ .
[A] Oh Christ, [D] am I good for nothing?.
[A] _ [E] _ .
[D] I'm kind of a loner, but I'm also [E] sort of a people person.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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