Classical - Vampire Weekend, guitar chords

Published: 2024-03-18 17:27
Selection chords: Sarah Harris

Intro:
Dm7
Dm7 A Em G x2

Verse:
    Dm7                         A
In times of war, the educated class knew what to do
    Em                                    G
In times of peace, their pupils couldnʼt meet your baby blues
      Dm7                        A
Four hundred million animals competing for the zoo
             Em       G
Itʼs such a bleak sunrise

Pre-chorus:
   Dm7     A       Em        G
Untrue, unkind and unnatural..
         Dm7         A             Em        G
How the cruel, with time, becomes classical

Chorus:
             Dm7
I know that walls fall, shacks shake
  A
Bridges burn and bodies break
       Em                      G
Itʼs clear somethingʼs gonna change
             Dm7  A                    Em     G
And when it does,   which classical remains?..

Dm7 A Em G x2

Verse:
     Dm7                               A
The templeʼs gone, but still a single column stands today
      Em                                G
That sinking feeling fades, but never really goes away
    Dm7                          A
A staircase up to nothingness inside your DNA
                Em      G
Well, thatʼs a bleak sunrise

Pre-chorus:
   Dm7     A       Em        G
Untrue, unkind and unnatural
         Dm7         A             Em        G
How the cruel, with time, becomes classical

Chorus:
             Dm7
I know that walls fall, shacks shake
  A
Bridges burn and bodies break
       Em                     Dm7
Itʼs clear somethingʼs gonna change
             Dm7 A                     Em    Dm7
And when it does,   which classical remains?..

Dm7 A Em G x3

Pre-chorus:
   Dm7     A       Em        G
Untrue, unkind and unnatural
         Dm7         A             Em        G
How the cruel, with time, becomes classical

Chorus:
             Dm7
I know that walls fall, shacks shake
  A
Bridges burn and bodies break
       Em                      G
Itʼs clear somethingʼs gonna change
             Dm7  A                    Em     G
And when it does,   which classical remains?..

Dm7 A Em G x4 
Dm7