Tabs
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
CdimCdim 
Bb majorBb 
FF 
Eb MajorEb 
C5C5 
G5G5 Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|----13--11------11--x-------15--------13--x--11----|--------------------------15--------13--x--11--|
G+G|---11-----------10--x---------15------14--x--12----|----------------------------15------14--x--12--|
D MajorD|--13--------13--12--x---/15-----15----15--x--13----|--10--10-----5--------/15-----15----15--x--13--| x2
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|--10--10-----5---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|--8---8------3---------------------------------|
x = mute string
/ = slide-up
Verse 1:
CdimCdim Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb C5C5 G5G5 Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|----13--11------11--x-------15--------13--x--11----|--------------------------15--------13--x--11--|
G+G|---11-----------10--x---------15------14--x--12----|----------------------------15------14--x--12--|
D MajorD|--13--------13--12--x---/15-----15----15--x--13----|--10--10-----5--------/15-----15----15--x--13--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|--10--10-----5---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|--8---8------3---------------------------------|
Baby I love you, but that's not enough, and pulling away has been unbearably buff
CdimCdim Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb C5C5 G5G5 Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|----13--11------11--x-------15--------13--x--11----|--------------------------15--------13--x--11--|
G+G|---11-----------10--x---------15------14--x--12----|----------------------------15------14--x--12--|
D MajorD|--13--------13--12--x---/15-----15----15--x--13----|--10--10-----5--------/15-----15----15--x--13--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|--10--10-----5---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|--8---8------3---------------------------------|
I ran up the mountain, out of your sight, the snow on the peak was just unbearably white
CdimCdim Bb majorBb CdimCdim Bb majorBb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--------10—h13-p10-------------------11------------|--------10—h13-p10------------------15---------|
G+G|-----11--------------------------10------10--x-----|-----11-----------------------------15--15--x--|
D MajorD|--13----------------13--12-------------------------|--13----------------13--12-----/15-------------| x2
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
CdimCdim Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb C5C5 G5G5 Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|----13--11------11--x-------15--------13--x--11----|--------------------------15--------13--x--11--|
G+G|---11-----------10--x---------15------14--x--12----|----------------------------15------14--x--12--|
D MajorD|--13--------13--12--x---/15-----15----15--x--13----|--10--10-----5--------/15-----15----15--x--13--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|--10--10-----5---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|--8---8------3---------------------------------|
The city was freezing, an elegant flow, the wind at the doorway was unbearably cold
CdimCdim Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb C5C5 G5G5 Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|----13--11------11--x-------15--------13--x--11----|--------------------------15--------13--x--11--|
G+G|---11-----------10--x---------15------14--x--12----|----------------------------15------14--x--12--|
D MajorD|--13--------13--12--x---/15-----15----15--x--13----|--10--10-----5--------/15-----15----15--x--13--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|--10--10-----5---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|--8---8------3---------------------------------|
You walked to the bedroom and sat down to write, the page in your notebook was unbearably white
Chorus 1:
C5C5 G5G5 
F5F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A augmentedA|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|--3--3----------3--3---------1--1--------1--1--|
There's an avalanche coming, don't cover your eyes
C5C5 G5G5 F5F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A augmentedA|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|--3--3----------3--3---------1--1--------1--1--|
It's what you thought that you wanted, it's still a surprise
C5C5 G5G5 F5F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A augmentedA|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|--3--3----------3--3---------1--1--------1--1--|
It's hard on the body, it's hard on the mind
D5D5 G5G5 C5C5 F5F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7--7---------7--7--------------------------------|--5--5----------5--5---------------------------|
D MajorD|--7--7---------7--7---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A augmentedA|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--3--3----------3--3---------3--3--------3--3--|
E MajorE|----------------------------3--3---------3--3------|-----------------------------1--1--------1--1--|
To learn what kept us together darling, is what kept us alive
CdimCdim Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb C5C5 G5G5 Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|----13--11------11--x-------15--------13--x--11----|--------------------------15--------13--x--11--|
G+G|---11-----------10--x---------15------14--x--12----|----------------------------15------14--x--12--|
D MajorD|--13--------13--12--x---/15-----15----15--x--13----|--10--10-----5--------/15-----15----15--x--13--| x2
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|--10--10-----5---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|--8---8------3---------------------------------|
Verse 2:
C5C5 
A5A5 F5F5 Eb MajorEb C5C5 A5A5 F5F5 Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D MajorD|--10-10------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------8-------------10-10------8--------|
A augmentedA|--10-10------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------8-------------8--8-------6--------|
E MajorE|--8--8-------6-------------------------------------|--8--8-------6---------------------------------|
Sooner or later, the story gets told, to tell it myself would be unbearably bold
C5C5 A5A5 F5F5 Eb MajorEb C5C5 A5A5 F5F5 Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D MajorD|--10-10------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------8-------------10-10------8--------|
A augmentedA|--10-10------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------8-------------8--8-------6--------|
E MajorE|--8--8-------6-------------------------------------|--8--8-------6---------------------------------|
Presented with darkness, we turn to the light, could've been smart, we're just unbearably bright
CdimCdim Bb majorBb CdimCdim Bb majorBb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--------10—h13-p10-------------------11------------|--------10—h13-p10------------------15---------|
G+G|-----11--------------------------10------10--x-----|-----11-----------------------------15--15--x--|
D MajorD|--13----------------13--12-------------------------|--13----------------13--12-----/15-------------| x2
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2:
C5C5 G5G5 F5F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A augmentedA|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|--3--3----------3--3---------1--1--------1--1--|
There's an avalanche coming, don't cover your eyes
C5C5 G5G5 F5F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A augmentedA|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|--3--3----------3--3---------1--1--------1--1--|
It's what you thought that you wanted, it's still a surprise
C5C5 G5G5 F5F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A augmentedA|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|--3--3----------3--3---------1--1--------1--1--|
It's hard on the body, it's hard on the mind
D5D5 G5G5 C5C5 F5F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7--7---------7--7--------------------------------|--5--5----------5--5---------------------------|
D MajorD|--7--7---------7--7---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A augmentedA|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--3--3----------3--3---------3--3--------3--3--|
E MajorE|----------------------------3--3---------3--3------|-----------------------------1--1--------1--1--|
To learn what kept us together darling, is what kept us alive
CdimCdim Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb C5C5 G5G5 Bb majorBb FF Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|----13--11------11--x-------15--------13--x--11----|--------------------------15--------13--x--11--|
G+G|---11-----------10--x---------15------14--x--12----|----------------------------15------14--x--12--|
D MajorD|--13--------13--12--x---/15-----15----15--x--13----|--10--10-----5--------/15-----15----15--x--13--| x2
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|--10--10-----5---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|--8---8------3---------------------------------|
Bridge:
F/AF/A Bb majorBb F5F5 Eb MajorEb C5C5 G5G5 F5F5 Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D MajorD|--7—-7-------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------5-------------10-10------8--------|
A augmentedA|--8--8-------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------5-------------8--8-------6--------|
E MajorE|--5--8-------6-------------------------------------|--8--8-------3---------------------------------|
F/AF/A Bb majorBb F5F5 Eb MajorEb C5C5 G5G5 F5F5 Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D MajorD|--7—-7-------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------5-------------10-10------8--------| x3
A augmentedA|--8--8-------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------5-------------8--8-------6--------|
E MajorE|--5--8-------6-------------------------------------|--8--8-------3---------------------------------|
Call it a day, call it a night, careless and cold and just unbearably white (you-ooh)
Verse 3:
F/AF/A Bb majorBb F5F5 Eb MajorEb C5C5 G5G5 F5F5 Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D MajorD|--7—-7-------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------5-------------10-10------8--------|
A augmentedA|--8--8-------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------5-------------8--8-------6--------|
E MajorE|--5--8-------6-------------------------------------|--8--8-------3---------------------------------|
Baby I love you, but that's not enough, and pulling away has been unbearably buff (you-ooh)
F/AF/A Bb majorBb F5F5 Eb MajorEb C5C5 G5G5 F5F5 Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D MajorD|--7—-7-------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------5-------------10-10------8--------|
A augmentedA|--8--8-------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------5-------------8--8-------6--------|
E MajorE|--5--8-------6-------------------------------------|--8--8-------3---------------------------------|
I ran up the mountain, out of your sight, the snow on the peak was just unbearably white (you-ooh)
Outro:
F/AF/A Bb majorBb F5F5 Eb MajorEb C5C5 G5G5 F5F5 Eb MajorEb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D MajorD|--7—-7-------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------5-------------10-10------8--------|
A augmentedA|--8--8-------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------5-------------8--8-------6--------|
E MajorE|--5--8-------6-------------------------------------|--8--8-------3---------------------------------|
Call it a day, call it a night, careless and cold and just unbearably white (you-ooh)
(Fade out)
Other versions of Unbearably White
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Unbearably white by Vampire Weekend
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| Unbearably white | Chords |
