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Sympathy

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Step 1 / 18Position: 2

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    Strummed chords                        Arpeggiated chords
e|------Em0------C0------|----Bm6/G#---------------C#7--------------Am6/F#--------------B7-----------|
B|------0------1------|-------------12-------------------------10----------------|
G|------0------0------|----------11--------------10----------9--------------8----|
D|------2------2------|-------12---------------9----------10--------------7------|
A|------2------3------|----11---------------11----------9---------------9--------|
E|--------------------|-------------------9---------------------------7----------|
[Intro]
N.C.
I think I take myself too serious, it's not that serious
EmAh ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah
CAh ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, Emah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah
Bm6/G#  C#7  Am6/F#  B7   Em
[Verse 1]
AEmlone in someone's bedroom, she firmly took my hand
The isolation ended, I began to understand
In the Cping-pong match of constant desire, I was never gonna get ahead
'Cause I was lookin' in the Emmirror
[Chorus 1]
Bm6/G#Now we've got that C#7sympathy
What Am6/F#I'm to you, you B7are to me
Let's Emgo
     (Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah)
[Verse 2]
JuEmdeo-Christianity, I'd never heard the words
Enemies for centuries, until there was a third
In the Cping-pong match of constant desire, I was never gonna get ahead
'Cause I was lookin' in the Emmirror
[Chorus 2]
Bm6/G#Now we've got that C#7sympathy
What Am6/F#I'm to you, you B7are to me
Let's Emgo
[Verse 3]
DiEmego Garcia, surrounded by the waves
Lonely in the ocean, but in every other way
It was full of lCove
In the warmest fellow-Emfeeling
[Chorus 3]
Bm6/G#Now we've got that C#7sympathy
What Am6/F#I'm to you, you B7are to me
Let's Emgo
     (Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah)
[Verse 4]
I Emdidn't have your sympathy, but I knew where to start
Explaining to you patiently that the one who broke my heart
Would have broken Cyours
And thrown the pieces in the Emriver
[Chorus 4]
Bm6/G#Now we've got that C#7sympathy
What Am6/F#I'm to you, you B7are to me
Let's Emgo
[Bridge]
EmSympa-
(Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah)
CSympa-Em  
(Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah)
Let's Emgo,     let's go
     (Sympa-)
CSympa-, let's Emgo
Bm6/G#Sympa-C#7  Am6/F#  B7  
EmAh ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah
[Verse 5]
EmDesperate for an enemy, but too afraid to kill
Use the pain of someone else and triumph for their will
And spill the Cblood
Of the arrogant mosEmquitoes
[Chorus 5]
Bm6/G#Now we've got that C#7sympathy
What Am6/F#I'm to you, you B7are to me
Let's Emgo
     (Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah)
     (Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah)

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Sympathy

by Vampire Weekend

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm6/G#

C#7

Am6/F#

Strummed chords Arpeggiated chords

Em C Bm6/G# C#7 Am6/F# B7

e|------0------0------|----------------------------------------------------------|

B|------0------1------|-------------12-------------------------10----------------|

G|------0------0------|----------11--------------10----------9--------------8----|

D|------2------2------|-------12---------------9----------10--------------7------|

A|------2------3------|----11---------------11----------9---------------9--------|

E|--------------------|-------------------9---------------------------7----------|

[Intro]

N.C.

I think I take myself too serious, it's not that serious

Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah

C Em

Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah

Bm6/G# C#7 Am6/F# B7 Em

[Verse 1]

Alone in someone's bedroom, she firmly took my hand

The isolation ended, I began to understand

In the ping-pong match of constant desire, I was never gonna get ahead

'Cause I was lookin' in the mirror

[Chorus 1]

Bm6/G# C#7

Now we've got that sympathy

Am6/F# B7

What I'm to you, you are to me

Let's go

(Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah)

[Verse 2]

Judeo-Christianity, I'd never heard the words

Enemies for centuries, until there was a third

In the ping-pong match of constant desire, I was never gonna get ahead

'Cause I was lookin' in the mirror

[Chorus 2]

Bm6/G# C#7

Now we've got that sympathy

Am6/F# B7

What I'm to you, you are to me

Let's go

[Verse 3]

Diego Garcia, surrounded by the waves

Lonely in the ocean, but in every other way

It was full of love

In the warmest fellow-feeling

[Chorus 3]

Bm6/G# C#7

Now we've got that sympathy

Am6/F# B7

What I'm to you, you are to me

Let's go

(Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah)

[Verse 4]

I didn't have your sympathy, but I knew where to start

Explaining to you patiently that the one who broke my heart

Would have broken yours

And thrown the pieces in the river

[Chorus 4]

Bm6/G# C#7

Now we've got that sympathy

Am6/F# B7

What I'm to you, you are to me

Let's go

[Bridge]

Sympa-

(Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah)

C Em

Sympa-

(Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah)

Let's go, let's go

(Sympa-)

C Em

Sympa-, let's go

Bm6/G# C#7 Am6/F# B7

Sympa-

Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah

[Verse 5]

Desperate for an enemy, but too afraid to kill

Use the pain of someone else and triumph for their will

And spill the blood

Of the arrogant mosquitoes

[Chorus 5]

Bm6/G# C#7

Now we've got that sympathy

Am6/F# B7

What I'm to you, you are to me

Let's go

(Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah)

(Ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah ah-ah, ah ah ah)

About Sympathy Chords by Vampire Weekend

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