Vampire Weekend – This Life (Ukulele Fingerpicking)
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Versions
(5)
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1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
A|4-4-2-0-0--5-5-4-2-2--7-7-5-0-0--5-5-4-2-2---| E|5-5-4-2-2--7-7-5-4-4--9-9-7-2-2--7-7-5-4-4---| x2 C|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
A D E Baby, I know pain is as natural as the rain A D E I just thought it didn't rain in California A D E Baby, I know love isn't what I thought it was A D E 'Cause I've never known a love like this before ya A|4-4-2-2-0-0-0-0--5-5-4-4-2-2-2-2------| E|-5-5-4-4-2-2-2----7-7-5-5-4-4-4-------| C|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
A D E Baby, I know dreams tend to crumble at extremes A D E I just thought our dream would last a little bit longer A D E There's a time when every man draws a line down in the sand A D E We're surviving, we're still living I was stronger A|4-4-2-2-0-0-0-0--5-5-4-4-2-2-2-2------| E|-5-5-4-4-2-2-2----7-7-5-5-4-4-4-------| C|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| A|7-7-5-5-0-0-0-0--5-5-4-4-2-2-2-2------| E|-9-9-7-7-2-2-2----7-7-5-5-4-4-4-------| C|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
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]
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 3]
A D E Baby, I know hate is always waiting at the gate A D E I just thought we locked the gate when we left in the morning A D E I was told that war is how we landed on these shores A D E I just thought the drums would all be loud warnings
[Pre-Chorus]
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]
A D E This life A D E And all its suffering A D E Oh Christ, A D E Am I good for for nothing?
[Final Verse]
A D E Baby, I know death probably hasn't happened yet A D E 'Cause I don't remember living life before this A D E And darling, our disease is the same one as the trees A D E Unaware that they've been living in a forest A|-------------------|----------------------| E|--12p9\7--7/9~~----|--9\7\4--7\4\2/4/5----| C|-------------------|----------------------| G|-------------------|----------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
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 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? A D E This life A D E And all its suffering
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