Vampire Weekend – Broken Washing Machine (Guitar)

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Chords

The E7 at the end of the main progression is usually played without the 3rd. The bass outlines A, F#, G, G# through the first 12 bars of the guitar solo then continues focusing on the chord roots. Eaddb9 = x 7 9 10 9 x [Verse 1]
Fmaj7            G7
She's not old or orthodox

Am7                  C7
I don't know why she called the cops

Fmaj7           G7
Two kids in the stairwell

Am7              C7
They won't do it again
[Refrain]
Fmaj7           G7
I don't yell or intervene

       Am7                 C7
'Cause I don't know how to keep things clean

B7
Bad blood with the neighbors

Bb7              E7
Broken washing machine
[Chorus]
Fmaj7       G7
Ba ba ba-da ba da

Am7         C7
Ba ba ba-da ba ba ba ba-da

Fmaj7       G7
Da da da-da da da

Am7         C7
Ba ba da-da da

Fmaj7       G7
Ba ba ba-da ba da

Am7         C7
Ba ba ba-da ba ba ba ba-da

B7
Da da da-da da da

Bb7         E7
Da da da-da da
[Verse 2]
Fmaj7              G7
He's not cheap, he pays for lunch

     Am7                  C7
He's from the land of the Monster Munch

    Fmaj7               G7
But all that charm just vanished

         Am7                C7
When the meeting came to an end
[Refrain]
Fmaj7           G7
I don't yell or intervene

       Am7                   C7
'Cause I can't tell what the hell he means

B7
Bad blood with the waiter

Bb7              A7sus4
Broken washing machine
[Bridge]
Fmaj7     G7
       No lie

    Am7           C7
The common spaces died

Fmaj7      G7
       Old lies

    Am7            C7
Are hanging out to dry
[Refrain]
Fmaj7             G7
I don't care, I'm leaving soon

Am7                 C7
Left my keys in the living room

B7
Bad blood with the neighbors

Bb7              N.C.
Broken washing machine
[Guitar Solo] Fmaj7 D7 G7 E7 Am7 D7 G7 Eaddb9 Am7 D7 G7 Eaddb9 Fmaj7 B7 E7 [Trumpet Solo] Fmaj7 G7 Am7 C7 Fmaj7 G7 Am7 C7 Fmaj7 G7 Am7 C7 B7 Bb7 E7 [Chorus]
Fmaj7       G7
Ba ba ba-da ba da

Am7         C7
Ba ba ba-da ba ba ba ba-da

Fmaj7       G7
Da da da-da da da

Am7         C7
Ba ba da-da da

Fmaj7       G7
Ba ba ba-da ba da

Am7         C7
Ba ba ba-da ba ba ba ba-da

B7
Da da da-da da da

Bb7         E7
Da da da-da da
[Fade-out]
Fmaj7       G7
Ba ba ba-da ba da

Am7         C7
Ba ba ba-da ba ba ba ba-da

Fmaj7       G7
Da da da-da da da

Am7         C7
Ba ba da-da da

Fmaj7       G7
Ba ba ba-da ba da

Am7         C7
Ba ba ba-da ba ba ba ba-da

B7
Da da da-da da da

Bb7         E7
Da da da-da da