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You will need a Capo on the 1st fret.
Intro: D  
DTook you in the vineyard a Gcouple hours aDfter I met yoGu
DDidn't need my passport, sGaid I'd let you kDeep it forever
F#mI hardly knew a thing abGmout you
I got lost in cape towDn
DIn cape town
I sDaw you, I mGet you, 
I loDved you, I leGft you
GIn cape townD  
D
DWoke me in the morning, asGked me if I meDant it. I didnG't
DAsked to be her husband, sGhe already hDad one. In prisGon
F#mI hardly knew a thing abGmout you
GmI got lost in cape townD  
DIn cape town
I sDaw you, I mGet you
I loDved you, I lGeft you
GIn cape town
In cape townD  
Ran all of out pGapDer, lost it all in paGrt tDo when I was in GAsiDa
I forgot how to caGll yDou
Went out to a grGave yaDrd to pick a couple fGlowDers to give to yGou
GWhen I got back to cape townD  
To cape town (I sDaw you, I mGet you, I loDved you, I leGft you)
To cape town (I sDaw you, I mGet you, I loDved you, I leGft you)
To cape town (I sDaw you, I mGet you, I loDved you, I leGft you)
To cape town (I sDaw you, I mGet you, I loDved you, I leGft you)

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Cape Town

by The Young Veins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

You will need a Capo on the 1st fret.

Intro:

D G D G

Took you in the vineyard a couple hours after I met you

D G D

Didn't need my passport, said I'd let you keep it forever

F#m Gm

I hardly knew a thing about you

I got lost in cape town

In cape town

D G

I saw you, I met you,

D G

I loved you, I left you

G D

In cape town

D G D G

Woke me in the morning, asked me if I meant it. I didn't

D G D G

Asked to be her husband, she already had one. In prison

F#m Gm

I hardly knew a thing about you

Gm D

I got lost in cape town

In cape town

D G

I saw you, I met you

D G

I loved you, I left you

In cape town

G D G D G D

Ran all of out paper, lost it all in part to when I was in Asia

G D

I forgot how to call you

G D G D G

Went out to a grave yard to pick a couple flowers to give to you

G D

When I got back to cape town

D G D G

To cape town (I saw you, I met you, I loved you, I left you)

D G D G

To cape town (I saw you, I met you, I loved you, I left you)

D G D G

To cape town (I saw you, I met you, I loved you, I left you)

D G D G

To cape town (I saw you, I met you, I loved you, I left you)

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