Vampire Weekend – Flower Moon (Guitar)

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[Intro]
     A        Amaj7        Dm6      Dm               Dmaj7  D6         D             E      C#7        |
e|---5--------4---4--------7--------5---5--------|---9------7---7------5------5------4------7-------|  |
B|---5---------------------6--------6---6--------|---7------7---7------7------7------5------6-------|  |
G|---6---------------------7--------7---7--------|---7------7---7------7------7------4------6-------|  |
D|---7-------------------------------------------|---7----------------------------------------------|  |
A|---7-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|  |
E|---5-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|  |
                                                                                                       | x2

     F#m               E     B         Bm7                                    E7/B                     |
e|--------------10---------------------7---------|-----------------------------7--------------------|  |
B|---10---------10-----9-----7---------7---------|-----------------------------9--------------------|  |
G|---11---------11-----9-----8---------7---------|-----------------------------7--------------------|  |
D|---11----------------9-----9---------7---------|-----------------------------9--------------------|  |
A|---9-----------------7-----9---------9---------|-----------------------------7--------------------|  |
E|---------------------------7---------7---------|-----------------------------7--------------------|  |

A  Amaj7    Dm6    Dm
Flower moon cursed the night

Dmaj7  D6      D          E       C#7
If     the sun don't make things right

F#m           E  B      Bm7
Then it's gonna take a year

             E7/B
Gonna take a year

A  Amaj7     Dm6  Dm
Flower moon, sa---cred sign

Dmaj7  D6   D      E    C#7
Co-----ca-Cola and red wine

F#m            E  B     Bm7
Now's the time to disappear

             E7/B
Gonna take a year

Lead riff:
e|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------7--10--9~-------|
B|-------------------7--8---10----8--7--8-7--------|-------------------7--8---10--------------------|
G|--6----6-7--9----9-------------------------9--7--|--6----6-7--9----9------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm riff:
   A              C#dim          Dm               A              G              Dm             A
e|-9----9--9--x-|-9----9--9--x-|-10---10-10-h12-|-9----9--9--x-|-7----7--7-h9-|-5----5--5-h7-|-9----|
B|-10---10-10-x-|-8----8--8--x-|-10---10-10--x--|-10---10-10-x-|-8----8--8--x-|-6----6--6--x-|-10---|
G|-9----9--9--x-|-9----9--9--x-|-10---10-10--x--|-9----9--9--x-|-7----7--7--x-|-7----7--7--x-|-9----|
D|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|------| x2
A|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
E|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
~ = vibrato
x = mute string
h = hammer-on
[Verse 1]
           A            C#dim
It was the right place, wrong time

 Dm                  A
Another night at the borderline

 G                     Dm               A
Another night in the sway of the flower moon

           A               C#dim
It was the right week on a cursed day

 Dm                 A
Another chapter was underway

 G                   Dm                 A
Another year in the light of the flower moon

           A            C#dim
It was the right place, wrong time

 Dm                  A
Another night at the borderline

 G                     Dm               A
Another night in the sway of the flower moon

           A               C#dim
It was the right week on a cursed day

 Dm                 A
Another chapter was underway

 G                   Dm                 A
Another year in the light of the flower moon
(Repeat Lead and Rhythm riffs) [Verse 2]
           A            C#dim
It was the right place, wrong time

 Dm                  A
Another night at the borderline

 G                     Dm               A
Another night in the sway of the flower moon

           A               C#dim
It was the right week on a cursed day

 Dm                 A
Another chapter was underway

 G                   Dm                 A
Another year in the light of the flower moon
[Bridge]
C#m            A
    A shift in weight

C#m                   A
    A simple twist of fate

C#m                        A
    Suddenly it's much too late

           C                             E
The rising tide's already lapping at the gate
[Outro]
A  Amaj7    Dm6    Dm
Flower moon cursed the night

Dmaj7  D6      D          E       C#7
If     the sun don't make things right

F#m           E  B      Bm7
Then it's gonna take a year

             E7/B
Gonna take a year

A  Amaj7     Dm6  Dm
Flower moon, sa---cred sign

Dmaj7  D6   D      E    C#7
Co-----ca-Cola and red wine

F#m            E  B     Bm7
Now's the time to disappear

             E7/B
Gonna take a year

A      Amaj7  Dm6    Dm
Flower moon   cursed the night

Dmaj7  D6      D          E       C#7
If     the sun don't make things right

F#m           E  B      Bm7
Then it's gonna take a year

             E7/B   Amaj7
Gonna take a year
(Last Amaj7 note = xx7999)