{"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":924520,"song":"Giving Up The Gun","artist":"Vampire Weekend","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/924520-giving-up-the-gun-chords-by-vampire-weekend/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/924520?type=chord","rating":4.95131,"votes":119,"content":"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                       GIVING UP THE GUN - Vampire Weekend\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nTabbed by: clementgb\r\nEmail: clmntgbrt@gmail.com\r\n\r\nTuning: Standard (EADGBe)\r\n\r\n\r\nThe whole song is based on the same pattern : \r\n\r\n        [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]F#m[/ch] - [ch]E[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n   Your sword’s grown old and rusty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBurnt beneath the rising sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\n   It’s locked up like a trophy[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nForgetting all the things it’s done[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd though it’s been a long time\r\nYou’re right back where you started from\r\nI see it in your eyes\r\nThat now you’re giving up the gun\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n   When I was 17[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n   I had wrists like steel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   And I felt complete[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd now my body fades\r\nBehind a brass charade\r\nAnd I’m obsolete\r\n\r\nBut if the chance remained\r\nTo see those better days\r\nI’d cut the cannons down\r\n\r\nMy ears are blown to bits\r\nFrom all the rifle hits\r\nBut I still crave that sound\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n   Your sword’s grown old and rusty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBurnt beneath the rising sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\n   It’s locked up like a trophy[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nForgetting all the things it’s done[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd though it’s been a long time\r\nYou’re right back where you started from\r\nI see it in your eyes\r\nThat now you’re giving up the gun\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]   \r\n   I heard you play guitar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n   Down at a seedy bar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Where skinheads used to fight[/tab]\r\n\r\nYour Tokugawa smile\r\nAnd your garbage style\r\nUsed to save the night\r\n\r\nYou felt the coming wave\r\nTold me we’d all be brave\r\nYou said you wouldn’t flinch\r\n\r\nBut in the years that passed\r\nSince I saw you last\r\nYou haven’t moved an inch\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n   Your sword’s grown old and rusty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBurnt beneath the rising sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\n   It’s locked up like a trophy[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nForgetting all the things it’s done[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd though it’s been a long time\r\nYou’re right back where you started from\r\nI see it in your eyes\r\nThat now you’re giving up the gun\r\n\r\n[Bridge] x7\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n   I see you shine in your way         [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGo on, go on, go on[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n   Your sword’s grown old and rusty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBurnt beneath the rising sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch] \r\n   It’s locked up like a trophy[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nForgetting all the things it’s done[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd though it’s been a long time\r\nYou’re right back where you started from\r\nI see it in your eyes\r\nThat now you’re giving up the gun","plain_text":"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n                       GIVING UP THE GUN - Vampire Weekend\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTabbed by: clementgb\nEmail: clmntgbrt@gmail.com\n\nTuning: Standard (EADGBe)\n\n\nThe whole song is based on the same pattern : \n\n        A - F#m - E - D\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd though it’s been a long time\nYou’re right back where you started from\nI see it in your eyes\nThat now you’re giving up the gun\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\nAnd now my body fades\nBehind a brass charade\nAnd I’m obsolete\n\nBut if the chance remained\nTo see those better days\nI’d cut the cannons down\n\nMy ears are blown to bits\nFrom all the rifle hits\nBut I still crave that sound\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd though it’s been a long time\nYou’re right back where you started from\nI see it in your eyes\nThat now you’re giving up the gun\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\nYour Tokugawa smile\nAnd your garbage style\nUsed to save the night\n\nYou felt the coming wave\nTold me we’d all be brave\nYou said you wouldn’t flinch\n\nBut in the years that passed\nSince I saw you last\nYou haven’t moved an inch\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd though it’s been a long time\nYou’re right back where you started from\nI see it in your eyes\nThat now you’re giving up the gun\n\n[Bridge] x7\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd though it’s been a long time\nYou’re right back where you started from\nI see it in your eyes\nThat now you’re giving up the gun","chords":["A","F#m","E","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}