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Married In A Gold Rush

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     Ax0222x
     Dxx0232
    Bmx2443x
     E02210x
  E/G#4221xx
[Verse 1]
   ASomething's happenin' in the Dcountry
   BmAnd the government's to Eblame
     E/G#We got married in a Agold rush
And the Bmrush has never felt the Esame
   AShared a moment in a Dcafé
   BmShared a kiss in the pouring Erain
     E/G#We got married in a Agold rush
And the Bmsight of gold will always bring me Epain
[Chorus 1]
AI don't wanna hear the rumors, Dplease don't say it loud
BmI just wanna go out tonight and Emake my baby proud
     E/G#Boy who's your baby, girl if Ayou don't know by now
There's Bmtwo seats on the midnight train, the gEold won't weigh us down
[Verse 2]
   AHanging gardens turned to Ddesert
   BmAll that loving turned to Ehate
     E/G#We got married in a Agold rush
And those Bmwedding bells were ringin' out our Efate
[Chorus 2]
AI don't wanna hear the rumors, Dplease don't say it loud
BmI just wanna go out tonight and Emake my baby proud
     E/G#Boy who's your baby, girl if Ayou don't know by now
There's Bmtwo seats on the midnight train, the gEold won't weigh us down
[Interlude]
E  A  Bm  E
[Bridge]
The F#mrush is on to somewhere else, we're Bmrunnin' out of time
F#mEverything was ours, now it's Bmjust an empty mine
BAnimals don't understand the wEords on the danger sign
For Bthem it's just some shade from the mornin' Eshine
[Verse 3]
   AI thought you might learn the Dlanguage
   BmI thought you might learn to Esing
     E/G#We were born before the Agold rush
So Bmwhy can't I remember anyEthing?
   AI want to put things back toDgether
   BmI wanna give, I don’t wanna Etake
     E/G#Time to disavow the Agold rush
And the Bmbitterness that's flourished in its Ewake
[Chorus 3]
AI don't wanna hear the rumors, Dplease don't say it loud (please don't say it loud)
BmI just wanna go out tonight and Emake my baby proud
     E/G#Boy who's your baby, girl if Ayou don't know by now
There's Bmtwo seats on the midnight train, the gEold won't weigh us down
AI don't wanna hear the rumors, Dplease don't say it loud (please don't say it loud)
BmI just wanna go out tonight and Emake my baby proud
     E/G#Boy who's your baby, girl if Ayou don't know by now
There's Bmtwo seats on the midnight train, the gEold won't weigh us down
[Outro]
A    D   Bm   E
E/G# A   Bm   E
A

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Married In A Gold Rush

by Vampire Weekend

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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E/G#

F#m

Chords

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x0222x

xx0232

x2443x

02210x

E/G#

4221xx

[Verse 1]

A D

Something's happenin' in the country

Bm E

And the government's to blame

E/G# A

We got married in a gold rush

Bm E

And the rush has never felt the same

A D

Shared a moment in a café

Bm E

Shared a kiss in the pouring rain

E/G# A

We got married in a gold rush

Bm E

And the sight of gold will always bring me pain

[Chorus 1]

A D

I don't wanna hear the rumors, please don't say it loud

Bm E

I just wanna go out tonight and make my baby proud

E/G# A

Boy who's your baby, girl if you don't know by now

Bm E

There's two seats on the midnight train, the gold won't weigh us down

[Verse 2]

A D

Hanging gardens turned to desert

Bm E

All that loving turned to hate

E/G# A

We got married in a gold rush

Bm E

And those wedding bells were ringin' out our fate

[Chorus 2]

A D

I don't wanna hear the rumors, please don't say it loud

Bm E

I just wanna go out tonight and make my baby proud

E/G# A

Boy who's your baby, girl if you don't know by now

Bm E

There's two seats on the midnight train, the gold won't weigh us down

[Interlude]

E A Bm E

[Bridge]

F#m Bm

The rush is on to somewhere else, we're runnin' out of time

F#m Bm

Everything was ours, now it's just an empty mine

B E

Animals don't understand the words on the danger sign

B E

For them it's just some shade from the mornin' shine

[Verse 3]

A D

I thought you might learn the language

Bm E

I thought you might learn to sing

E/G# A

We were born before the gold rush

Bm E

So why can't I remember anything?

A D

I want to put things back together

Bm E

I wanna give, I don’t wanna take

E/G# A

Time to disavow the gold rush

Bm E

And the bitterness that's flourished in its wake

[Chorus 3]

A D

I don't wanna hear the rumors, please don't say it loud (please don't say it loud)

Bm E

I just wanna go out tonight and make my baby proud

E/G# A

Boy who's your baby, girl if you don't know by now

Bm E

There's two seats on the midnight train, the gold won't weigh us down

A D

I don't wanna hear the rumors, please don't say it loud (please don't say it loud)

Bm E

I just wanna go out tonight and make my baby proud

E/G# A

Boy who's your baby, girl if you don't know by now

Bm E

There's two seats on the midnight train, the gold won't weigh us down

[Outro]

A D Bm E

E/G# A Bm E

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