Diplomats Son chords by Vampire Weekend

Chords with lyrics

C majorC

CHORDS USED:
F#: 244322
G#m: 466444
A#m: 688666
B*: 789XX7
B:  X24442
C#: X46664

Intro:
F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m B* x 7

Verse:
      F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m     B*    F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m B*
It's not right,    but it's now or never
      F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m     B*       F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m B*
And if I wait     could I ever forgive myself?
    F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m      B*            F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m B*
On a night    when the moon glows yellow in the riptide
      F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m      B*         F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m B*
With the light    from the TVs buzzing in the house

Pre-Chorus:
    F#F#          G# minorG#m
Cause I'm gonna cut it where I can
     A#mA#m          B*
And then I'm gonna duck out behind them
   F#F#          G# minorG#m
If I ever had a chance it's now then
    A#mA#m              B*      F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m B*
But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you

   F#F#    G# minorG#m      A#mA#m
To offer it to you would be cruel
   B*      F#F#    G# minorG#m  A#mA#m
When all I want to do is use, use you

Chorus:
          F#F# G# minorG#m
He was a diplomat's son
    A#mA#m B*
It was '81
          F#F# G# minorG#m
He was a diplomat's son
    A#mA#m B*
It was '81

Verse:
       F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m     B*           F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m B*
Dressed in white    with my car keys hidden in the kitchen
     F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m   B*       F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m B*
I could sleep    wherever I lay my head
     F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m     B*            F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m B*
And the sight    of your two shoes sitting in the bathtub
     F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m     B*          F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m B*
Let me know    that I shouldn't give up just yet

Pre-Chorus:
    F#F#           G# minorG#m
Cause I'm gonna take it from Simon
     A#mA#m         B*
And then I'm gonna duck out behind them
   F#F#          G# minorG#m
If I ever had a chance it's now, then
    A#mA#m              B*
But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you

   F#F#    G# minorG#m      A#mA#m
To offer it to you would be cruel
   B*      F#F#    G# minorG#m  A#mA#m
When all I want to do is use, use you

Chorus:
          F#F# G# minorG#m
He was a diplomat's son
    A#mA#m B*
It was '81
          F#F# G# minorG#m
He was a diplomat's son
    A#mA#m B*
It was '81

Bridge:
BB F#F# F# C#C# x 2

BB    F#F#
I know, you'll say
F#F#      C#C#
I'm not doing it right
  BB       F#F#   F#F#   C#C#
But this is how I want it
BB    F#F#
I can't go back
F#F#    C#C#
To how I felt before

Verse:
F#F#       G# minorG#m
That night I smoked a joint
   A#mA#m
With my best friend
   B*        F#F#
We found ourselves in bed
    G# minorG#m      A#mA#m
When I woke up he was gone

Chorus:
          F#F# G# minorG#m
He was a diplomat's son
    A#mA#m B*
It was '81
          F#F# G# minorG#m
He was a diplomat's son
    A#mA#m B*
It was '81

Bridge:
BB F#F# F# C#C# x 7

Outro:
    F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m    B*         F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m B*
Looking out    at the ice cold water all around me
     F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m   B*          F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m B*
I can't feel    any traces of that other place
     F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m     B*            F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m B*
In the dark    when the wind comes racing off the river
      F#F# G# minorG#m A#mA#m   B*

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