Classical - Vampire Weekend, ukulele chords

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

Intro:
Dm 
Dm A Em G x2

Verse:
    Dm                          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
      Dm                         A
Four hundred million animals competing for the zoo
             Em       G
Itʼs such a bleak sunrise

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

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

Dm A Em G x2

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

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

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

Dm A Em G x3

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

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

Dm A Em G x4 
Dm