Vampire Weekend – This Life (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
e|--9--9----7---5-5---|-----10---9----7-7---|--12-12---10---5-5---|-----10---9----7-7---| B|--10-10---9---7-7---|-/12------10---9-9---|--14-14---12---7-7---|-/12------10---9-9---| G|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| x2 D|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| / = slide-up
[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 e|---/9----9----7---9---5---5---5---5-------|--/10----10----9----9----7---7---7---7-----| B|------10---10---9---9---7---7---7---7-----|------12----12---10---10---9---9---9---9---| G|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
[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! e|---/9----9----7---9---5---5---5---5-------|--/10----10----9----9----7---7---7---7-----| B|------10---10---9---9---7---7---7---7-----|------12----12---10---10---9---9---9---9---| G|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| Hoo hoo! e|--/12---12---10----10----5---5---5---5----|--/10----10----9----9----7---7---7---7-----| B|-----14---14----12----12---7---7---7---7--|------12----12---10---10---9---9---9---9---| G|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
[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! e|---/9----9----7---9---5---5---5---5-------|--/10----10----9----9----7---7---7---7-----| B|------10---10---9---9---7---7---7---7-----|------12----12---10---10---9---9---9---9---| G|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| Hoo hoo! e|--/12---12---10----10----5---5---5---5----|--/10----10----9----9----7---7---7---7-----| B|-----14---14----12----12---7---7---7---7--|------12----12---10---10---9---9---9---9---| G|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
[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! e|--12p9\7--7/9~~----|--9\7\4--7\4\2/4/5----| p = pull-off B|-------------------|----------------------| \ = slide=down G|-------------------|----------------------| / = slide up D|-------------------|----------------------| ~ = vibrato A|-------------------|----------------------| E|-------------------|----------------------| 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)