{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1875368,"song":"Diplomats Son","artist":"Vampire Weekend","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1875368-diplomats-son-chords-by-vampire-weekend/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1875368?type=chord","rating":4.90334,"votes":41,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nIt's not right,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nbut it's now or never[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nAnd if I wa-a-a-ait[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\ncould I ever forgive myself?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n
On a night[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]F#[/ch]     [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nwhen the moon glows yellow in the riptide[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nWith the li-i-i-ight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]G#m7[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nfrom the TVs buzzing in the house[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#[/ch]                     [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nCause I'm gonna cut it where I can[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C#[/ch]                   [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n
And then I'm gonna duck out behind them[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#[/ch]                     [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nIf I ever had a chance it's now then[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#[/ch]                            [ch]C#7[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]G#m7[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nBut I never had the feeling I could offer that to you
[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]G#m[/ch]          [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nTo offer it to you would be cruel[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]   [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nWhen all I want to do is use, use you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nHe was a diplomat's son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]               [ch]C#[/ch]   [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n   It was ‘eighty-one,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nHe was a diplomat's son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]               [ch]C#[/ch]   [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n   It was ‘eighty-one, oh-oh-oh-oh[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nDressed in white[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#7[/ch]                    [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nwith my car keys hidden in the kitchen[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI could sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#7[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nwherever I lay my head[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nAnd the sight[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#7[/ch]                      [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nof your two shoes sitting in the bathtub[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nLet me know[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#7[/ch]                   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nthat I shouldn't give up just yet[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#[/ch]                     [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nCause I'm gonna take it from Simon[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C#[/ch]                   [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nAnd then I'm gonna duck out behind them[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#[/ch]                     [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nIf I ever had a chance it's now then[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#[/ch]                            [ch]C#7[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]G#m7[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n
But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]G#m[/ch]          [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nTo offer it to you would be cruel[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#7[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]   [ch]C#[/ch]  [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nWhen all I want to do is use, use you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nHe was a diplomat's son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]               [ch]C#[/ch]   [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n   It was ‘eighty-one,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nHe was a diplomat's son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]               [ch]C#[/ch]   [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n   It was ‘eighty-one, oh-oh-oh-oh[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[ch]B[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]B[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]        [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  I know, you'll say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nI'm not doing it right[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nBut this is how I want it[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F#[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]        [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n  I can't go back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n  To how I felt before[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]              [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n   That night I smoked a joint[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nWith my best friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#7[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWe found ourselves in bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G#m[/ch]       [ch]C#[/ch]    [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nWhen I woke up he was gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n   He was a diplomat's son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]         [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n   It was ‘eighty-one,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n   He was a diplomat's son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]         [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n   It was ‘eighty-one[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental break]\r\n\r\n[ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]B[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nLooking out[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nat the ice cold water all around me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI can't feel[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]F#[/ch]     [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nany traces of that other place[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nIn the dark[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nwhen the wind comes racing off the river[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nThere's a car[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F#[/ch]     [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nall black with diplomatic plates[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nF# G#m C# C#7\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nF# G#m C# C#7\nF# G#m C# C#7\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\nB F# F# C#7\n\nB F# F# C#7\n\n\n\n\n\nF# C#7\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental break]\n\nF# G#m C# C#7\nF# G#m C# C#7\n\nB F# F# C#7\nB F# F# C#7\n\n[Outro]\n\nF# G#m C#\nF# G#m C#","chords":["F#","G#m","C#","C#7","G#m7","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]}}}