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The Kids Dont Stand A Chance

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Vampire Weekend - The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance
[Intro]
C Dm F
F G C
C Dm F
F G C
[Verse 1]
CA devastatinDmg backsFtroke
FAll the Gway from CFrance
CWith shiny, Dmshiny Fcufflinks
FA shirtsleeGve to enChance
CThe pin-striped Dmmen of mForning
FAre coming Gforward to Cdance
CWith pure DmEgyptian CottFon
FThe kids dGon't stand Ca chance
[Solo]
e|-3-1----3-1-0---3-1-0-----0---0-3-1-0-----------|
B|----3--1-----3-1-----3-1-1-3-1-1------3-1-1-0-1-|
G|------------------------2----------------2------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
CYou criDmticize the Fpractice
FBy murderGing their Cplants
CIgnoring Dmall the Fhistory
FDenying Gthem Cromance
CThe pin-striped Dmmen of Fmorning
FAre coming Gforward to Cdance
CForty-miDmllion Fdollars
FThe kids Gdon't stand Ca chance
[Solo]
(Not sure about how to play anything past the solo, but it roughly is based on the previous solo)
e|-3-1----3-1-0---3-1-0-----0---0-3-1-0-----------|
B|----3--1-----3-1-----3-1-1-3-1-1------3-1-1-0-1-|
G|------------------------2----------------2------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
CI didn't Dmlike the Fbusiness
FBut that waGs at first Cglance
CYour pillow Dmfeels so Fsoft now
FBut still you Gmust Cadvance
CThe pin-striped Dmmen of Fmorning
FThe partners Gin the Cdance
CThe paper's Dmshot to Fpieces
FThe kids donG't stand Ca chance
[Outro]

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The Kids Dont Stand A Chance

by Vampire Weekend

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Vampire Weekend - The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance

[Intro]

C Dm F

F G C

C Dm F

F G C

[Verse 1]

C Dm F

A devastating backstroke

F G C

All the way from France

C Dm F

With shiny, shiny cufflinks

F G C

A shirtsleeve to enhance

C Dm F

The pin-striped men of morning

F G C

Are coming forward to dance

C Dm F

With pure Egyptian Cotton

F G C

The kids don't stand a chance

[Solo]

e|-3-1----3-1-0---3-1-0-----0---0-3-1-0-----------|

B|----3--1-----3-1-----3-1-1-3-1-1------3-1-1-0-1-|

G|------------------------2----------------2------|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

C Dm F

You criticize the practice

F G C

By murdering their plants

C Dm F

Ignoring all the history

F G C

Denying them romance

C Dm F

The pin-striped men of morning

F G C

Are coming forward to dance

C Dm F

Forty-million dollars

F G C

The kids don't stand a chance

[Solo]

(Not sure about how to play anything past the solo, but it roughly is based on the previous solo)

e|-3-1----3-1-0---3-1-0-----0---0-3-1-0-----------|

B|----3--1-----3-1-----3-1-1-3-1-1------3-1-1-0-1-|

G|------------------------2----------------2------|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

C Dm F

I didn't like the business

F G C

But that was at first glance

C Dm F

Your pillow feels so soft now

F G C

But still you must advance

C Dm F

The pin-striped men of morning

F G C

The partners in the dance

C Dm F

The paper's shot to pieces

F G C

The kids don't stand a chance

[Outro]

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