Vampire Weekend – Campus (Guitar Tab)

Capo 2
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Chords

This is an arrangement for solo acoustic that tries to mimic the instrumental parts in the song. I just did this by ear. it's in A instead of G, as the tab is. Alternate up-down picking for these, pretty simple.
Intro/first part of first verse/2nd verse
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------0---0---0---0|
D|---5---5---5---5--0---2---4---5--|
A|-----0---2---3-------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|

Second part of first verse (just a G major scale ascending)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------------------0---2---4---5--|
A|-----0---2---3-------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|

Chorus:
Then I see you, you're walking 'cross the campus
Cruel professor studying romances
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------4------------2------------------4---|
D|----------4------------2------------------4---|
A|---2------5------------3------------------5---|
E|---3------------------------------------------|

How am I supposed to pretend
That I never want to see you again
e|7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5----12-12-12-12-------------|
B|8-8-8-8----7-7-7-7----13-13-13-13-------------|
G|7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----12-12-12-12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
2nd verse and second chorus same as before.
Interlude (3+3+2 strum pattern)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------2----4-----------|
D|------------------------2----4-----------|
A|---5----3-----5----2----3----5---2-------|
E|---3----1-----3----3-------------3-------|

The afternoon, you're out on the stone and grass
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----------2-----4--------------------|
D|----------2-----4--------------------|
A|---2------3-----5------2-------------|
E|---3-------------------3-------------|

Solo, if you can call it that.
e|---3----5---7---3---------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|---2----3---5---2---------|
E|---3------------3---------|
Back to the intro for the ending.