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Ladies Of Cambridge by Vampire Weekend
Ladies Of Cambridge
Intro/main riff:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------| X4
G|--2-xx---xx-3-xx---xx---xx-2-xx---xx-2----|
D|--3-xx-7-xx-3-xx-7-xx-8-xx-3-xx-7-xx-3----|
A|--3-xx-7-xx-1-xx-7-xx-8-xx-3-xx-7-xx-3----|
E|--1-xx-5-xx---xx-5-xx-6-xx-1-xx-5-xx-1----|
I've had dreams of...
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------| X2
G|-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
But if you leave...
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8----|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8----|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6----|
Take it!
e|------------|
B|------------| X4
G|--2----3----|
D|--3----3----|
A|--3----1----|
E|--1---------|
Intro:
F Am F Am Bb F Am F
Verse:
F Am F Am
chestnut park on a saturday night
Bb F Am F
mystical boys feelin alright
F Am F Am
raggedy wisdom falls from my hand
Bb F Am F
as the ladies of cambridge know who i am
Chorus:
Bb F
I've held dreams of boston all of my life
Bb F
chinatown between the sound of the night
Am Bb F
but if you leave i just dont think i could take it
Bb F
take it
Bb F
take it
Bb F
take it
F Am F Am Bb F Am F
Verse:
F Am F Am
graveyard freaks we're fallin in style
Bb F Am F
lady's the pharaoh, Charles is the Nile
F Am F Am
thats a museum, thats a cool place
Bb F Am F
stones of your fathers standin' today
Chorus:
Bb F
I've held dreams of boston all of my life
Bb F
chinatown between the sound of the night
Am Bb F
but if you leave i just dont think i could take it
Bb F
take it
Bb F
take it
Bb F
take it
F Am F Am Bb F Am F
(little violin riff, just play this)
Chorus:
Bb F
I've held dreams of boston all of my life
Bb F
chinatown between the sound of the night
Bridge:
Am
cause when you left my room
Bb C
to go to the kitchen
Am Bb F
i imagined that you were dead
Am (stop) Am
a morbid steak runs through
Bb C
the whole of my family
Am Bb F
but for you i could put it to rest
Chorus:
Am Bb F
but if you leave i just dont think i could take it
Bb F
take it
Bb F
take it
Bb F
take it
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version 2
Intro: C - Em - C - Em - F - C
C Em C Em
chestnut park on a saturday night
F C Em C
mystical boys feelin alright
C Em C Em
raggedy wisdom falls from my hand
F C Em F C
as the ladies of cambridge know who i am
F C (play chord, then palm mute)
I've held dreams of boston all of my life
F C
chinatown between the sound of the night
Em F C
but if you leave i just don't think i could take it
F C
take it
F C
take it
F C
take it
Repeat Intro: C - Em - C - Em - F - C
C Em C Em
graveyard freaks we're fallin in style
(couldn't find the exact lyrics for this part, sorry)
F C
I've held dreams of boston all of my life
F C (play chord, then palm mute again)
chinatown between the sound of the night
Em F C
but if you leave i just don't think i could take it
F C
take it
F C
take it
F C
take it
C - Em - C - Em - F - C
F C (play chord, then palm mute)
I've held dreams of boston all of my life
F C
chinatown between the sound of the night
(for this part play chords slowly & only once)
Em
cos when you left my room
F
to go to the kitchen
G C
i imagined that you were dead
Em (play a little faster)
a morbid steak runs through
Em F G
the whole of my family
F G C
but for you i could put it to rest
Em F C
but if you leave i just don't think i could take it
F C
take it
F C
take it
F C
take it
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