Vampire Weekend – Step chords ver. 5
Chords:
This is a great song and the tabs already on here are fine but I just wanted to share how I play this as it's a little different and sounds a little closer to the record for me. I play it with a capo on the 3rd fret. The instructions are for the subsequent chord shapes with the actual chords being played in brackets. Enjoy! [Drum on body of guitar] Every time I see you in the world, you always step to my girl G(Bb) G/F#(Bb/A) Em(Gm) D(F) C(Eb) G(Bb) C(Eb) D(F) x2 [Verse 1]G(Bb) G/F#(Bb/A)Back back way back I used to front like Angkor WatEm(Gm) D(F)Mechanicsburg Anchorage and Dar es SalaamC(Eb) G(Bb)While home in New York was champagne and discoC(Eb) D(F)tapes from L.A. slash San FranciscoG(Bb) G/F#(Bb/A)But actually Oakland and not AlamedaEm(Gm) D(F)Your girl was in Berkeley with her Communist readerC(Eb) G(Bb)Mine was entombed within boombox and walkmanC(Eb) D(F)I was a hoarder but girl that was back thenG(Bb) G/F#(Bb/A) Em(Gm)Badoom Badoom Boom[Chorus]G(Bb) G/F#(Bb/A) Em(Gm)The gloves are off, the wisdom teeth are outD(F)What you on about?C(Eb) G(Bb) C(Eb) D(F)I feel it in my bones, I feel it in my bonesG(Bb) G/F#(Bb/A) Em(Gm)I'm stronger now, I'm ready for the houseD(F)Such a modest mouse,C(Eb) G(Bb) C(Eb) D(F)I can't do it alone, I can't do it aloneG(Bb) G/F#(Bb/A) Em(Gm) D(F)Every time I see you in the world, you always step to my girlC(Eb) G(Bb) C(Eb) D(F) [Verse 2] Ancestors told me that their girl was better She's richer than Croesus, she's tougher than leather I just ignore all the tales of a past life Stale conversation deserves but a bread knife And punks who would laugh when they saw us together Well, they didn't know how to dress for the weather I can still see them there huddled on Astor Snow falling slow to the sound of the master [Chorus] The gloves are off, the wisdom teeth are out What you on about? I feel it in my bones, I feel it in my bones I'm stronger now, I'm ready for the house Such a modest mouse, I can't do it alone, I can't do it alone Every time I see you in the world, you always step to my girl [Bridge] (Same chord progression as Verse and Chorus) Wisdom's a gift, but you'd trade it for youth Age is an honor - it's still not the truth We saw the stars when they hid from the world You cursed the sun when it stepped to your girl Maybe she's gone and I can't resurrect her The truth is she doesn't need me to protect her We know the true death, the true way of all flesh Everyone's dying, but girl - you're not old yet [Chorus] The gloves are off, the wisdom teeth are out What you on about? I feel it in my bones, I feel it in my bones I'm stronger now, I'm ready for the house Such a modest mouse, I can't do it alone, I can't do it alone Every time I see you in the world, you always step to my girl