This Life chords by Vampire Weekend

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

Verse      Chorus
----------   ----------
A  x0222x   D5 xx023x
D5 xx023x   B5 x244xx
E  0221xx   E  0221xx
        A  x0222x


Intro:

e|----------------------|-----10---------------|--12-12---10----------|-----10---------------|
B|--14-14---12---10-10--|-/12------14---12-12--|--14-14---12---10-10--|-/12------14---12-12--|
G|--14-14---13---11-11--|----------14---13-13--|---------------11-11--|----------14---13-13--|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| x2
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
/ = slide-up

A D5  E


Verse 1:
A      D5            E
Baby, I know pain is as natural as the rain
    A         D5         E
I just thought it didn't rain in California
A      D5              E
Baby, I know love isn't what I thought it was
      A       D5         E
Cause I've never known a love like this before ya

e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  A            D5                         E

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


Chorus 1:
      D5           B5
You've been cheating on cheating on me
     E            A
I've been cheating on cheating on you
      D5       B5
You've been cheating on me
       E
But I've been cheating through

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


Verse 2:
A      D5              E
Baby I know hate is always waiting at the gate
    A           D5                E
I just thought we locked the gate when we left in the morning
  A        D5              E
And I was told that war is how we landed on these shores
    A            D5          E
I just thought the drums would all be loud warnings
    A D5  E
Hoo hoo
    A D5  E
Hoo hoo


Chorus 2:
      D5           B5
You've been cheating on cheating on me
     E            A
I've been cheating on cheating on you
      D5       B5
You've been cheating on me
       E
But I've been cheating through

       A            D5                   E
This     life
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I’ve been cheating on, cheating on you)
          A       D5             E
And all   its  suffering
   (You've been cheating on me,  I've been cheating through)
       A            D5                   E
Oh      Christ
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I've been cheating on, cheating on you)
           A       D5             E
Am I good    for  nothing?
     (You've been cheating on me,  I've been cheating through)


Verse 3:
A      D5               E
Baby I know death probably hasn't happened yet
    A       D5           E
Cause I don't remember livin' life before this
A         D5              E
And darling, our disease is the same one as the trees
  A           D5         E
Unaware that they've been livin' in a forest
    A D5  E
Hoo hoo
    A D5  E
Hoo hoo


Chorus 3:
      D5           B5
You've been cheating on cheating on me
     E            A
I've been cheating on cheating on you
      D5       B5
You've been cheating on me
       E
But I've been cheating through

       A            D5                   E
This     life
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I’ve been cheating on, cheating on you)
          A       D5             E
And all   its  suffering
   (You've been cheating on me,  I've been cheating through)
       A            D5                   E
Oh      Christ
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I've been cheating on, cheating on you)
           A       D5             E
Am I good    for  nothing?
     (You've been cheating on me,  I've been cheating through)

       A            D5                   E
This     life
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I’ve been cheating on, cheating on you)
          A       D5             E
And all   its  suffering
   (You've been cheating on me,  I've been cheating through)
       A            D5                   E
Oh      Christ
(You've been cheating on, cheating on me, I've been cheating on, cheating on you)

(fade out)