Vampire Weekend – This Life (Guitar)

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
A            D          D              E
Baby, I know pain is as natural as the rain

       A                 D           D      E
I just thought it didn't rain in California

A            D          D                 E
Baby, I know love isn't what I thought it was

           A             D                D  E
Cause I've never known a love like this before ya

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[Verse 2]
A            D               D           E
Baby, I know dreams tend to crumble at extremes

       A                       D                  D     E
I just thought our dream would last a little bit longer

          A               D            D               E
There's a time when every man draws a line down in the sand

         A                   D           D        E
We're surviving, we're still living, all stronger,  hoo hoo!

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                                                                                Hoo hoo!

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[Pre-Chorus 1]
            D                        Bm
You've been cheating on, cheating on me

          E                        A
I've been cheating on, cheating on you

            D              Bm
You've been cheating on me

              E
But I've been cheating through
[Chorus 1]
     A    D   E
This life

             A        D   E
And all its suffering

   A      D   E
Oh Christ

               A      D   E
Am I good for nothing
[Verse 2]
A            D              D             E
Baby I know hate is always waiting at the gate

       A                     D                         D     E
I just thought we locked the gate when we left in the morning

    A               D              D              E
And I was told that war is how we landed on these shores

       A                    D               D        E
I just thought the drums of war beat louder warnings,  hoo hoo!

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                                                                                Hoo hoo!

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[Pre-Chorus 2]
            D                        Bm
You've been cheating on, cheating on me

          E                        A
I've been cheating on, cheating on you

            D              Bm
You've been cheating on me

              E
But I've been cheating through
[Chorus 2]
     A                        D                                      E
This life
(Cheating on, cheating on me, I’ve been cheating on, cheating on you)
                    A              D                         E
And all its ------- suffering
(You've been cheating on me, I've been cheating through)
   A                        D                                      E
Oh Christ
(Cheating on, cheating on me, I've been cheating on, cheating on you)
                      A              D                         E
Am I good for ------- nothing?
(You've been cheating on me, I've been cheating through) [Verse 3]
A           D               D              E
Baby I know death probably hasn't happened yet

        A              D              D        E
Cause I don't remember livin' life before this

    A              D             D              E
And darling, our disease is the same one as the trees

   A                      D            D     E
Unaware that they've been living in a forest

         A  D   E
Hoo hoo!

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                                    Hoo hoo!
[Pre-Chorus 3]
            D                       Bm
You've been cheating on cheating on me

          E                       A
I've been cheating on cheating on you

            D              Bm
You've been cheating on me

              E
But I've been cheating through
[Chorus 3] (x2 to fade)
     A                        D                                      E
This life
(Cheating on, cheating on me, I’ve been cheating on, cheating on you)
                    A              D                         E
And all its ------- suffering
(You've been cheating on me, I've been cheating through)
   A                        D                                      E
Oh Christ
(Cheating on, cheating on me, I've been cheating on, cheating on you)
                      A              D                         E
Am I good for ------- nothing?
(You've been cheating on me, I've been cheating through)