Vampire Weekend – This Life chords

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]
A            D5                        EBaby, I know pain is as natural as the rain
       A                 D5                 EI just thought it didn't rain in California
A            D5                           EBaby, I know love isn't what I thought it was
           A             D5                 ECause I've never known a love like this before ya

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A            D5                          EBaby, I know dreams tend to crumble at extremes
       A                       D5                       EI just thought our dream would last a little bit longer
          A               D5                           EThere's a time when every man draws a line down in the sand
         A                   D5                  EWe're surviving, we're still living all stronger
        A  D5    EHoo hoo
        A  D5    EHoo hoo


[Chorus 1]
            D5                      B5You've been cheating on cheating on me
          E                       AI've been cheating on cheating on you
            D5             B5You've been cheating on me
              EBut I've been cheating through

     A    D5    E             A         D5    EThis life,        and all its suffering
   A      D5    E                A       D5    EOh Christ,        am I good for nothing?


[Verse 2]
A           D5                            EBaby I know hate is always waiting at the gate
       A                     D5                               EI just thought we locked the gate when we left in the morning
    A               D5                            EAnd I was told that war is how we landed on these shores
       A                       D5                   EI just thought the drums would all be loud warnings
        A  D5    EHoo hoo
        A  D5    EHoo hoo


[Chorus 2]
            D5                      B5You've been cheating on cheating on me
          E                       AI've been cheating on cheating on you
            D5             B5You've been cheating on me
              EBut I've been cheating through

             A                        D5                                     EThis         life
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I’ve been cheating on, cheating on you)
                   A              D5                         EAnd all      its   suffering
      (You've been cheating on me,   I've been cheating through)
             A                        D5                                     EOh           Christ
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I've been cheating on, cheating on you)
                      A              D5                         EAm I good       for   nothing?
         (You've been cheating on me,   I've been cheating through)


[Verse 3]
A           D5                             EBaby I know death probably hasn't happened yet
        A              D5                      ECause I don't remember livin' life before this
A                  D5                           EAnd darling, our disease is the same one as the trees
   A                      D5                 EUnaware that they've been livin' in a forest
        A  D5    EHoo hoo
        A  D5    EHoo hoo


[Chorus 3]
            D5                      B5You've been cheating on cheating on me
          E                       AI've been cheating on cheating on you
            D5             B5You've been cheating on me
              EBut I've been cheating through

             A                        D5                                     EThis         life
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I’ve been cheating on, cheating on you)
                   A              D5                         EAnd all      its   suffering
      (You've been cheating on me,   I've been cheating through)
             A                        D5                                     EOh           Christ
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I've been cheating on, cheating on you)
                      A              D5                         EAm I good       for   nothing?
         (You've been cheating on me,   I've been cheating through)

             A                        D5                                     EThis         life
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I’ve been cheating on, cheating on you)
                   A              D5                         EAnd all      its   suffering
      (You've been cheating on me,   I've been cheating through)
             A                        D5                                     EOh           Christ
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I've been cheating on, cheating on you)

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