Unbearably White chords by Vampire Weekend

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Chords for strumming:

Intro + Verse           Chorus         Bridge + Verse 3 + Outro
-------------------     ----------     ------------------------
Cdim  8-9-10-x-x-x      Cm  x3554x     F/A  587xxx
Bb    6-8-8-x-x-x       Gm  3553xx     Bb   688xxx
F     x-8-10-10-x-x     F   1332xx     F    x-8-10-10-x-x
Eb    x-6-8-8-x-x       D   x577xx     Eb   x688xx
C5    8-10-10-x-x-x                    Cm   x3554x
G5    3-5-5-x-x-x                      Gm   3553xx

Intro:

Riff 1:
    Cdim          Bb                    F      Eb       C5         G5        Bb           F      Eb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----13--11------11--x-------15--------13--x--11----|--------------------------15--------13--x--11--|
G|---11-----------10--x---------15------14--x--12----|----------------------------15------14--x--12--|
D|--13--------13--12--x---/15-----15----15--x--13----|--10--10-----5--------/15-----15----15--x--13--| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------|--10--10-----5---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|--8---8------3---------------------------------|
x = mute string
/ = slide-up


Verse 1:
Cdim   Bb                   F    Eb
Baby I love you, but that's not enough
    C5       Bb                F     Eb
And pulling away has been unbearably buff
  Cdim       Bb            F       Eb
I ran up the mountain, out of your sight
    C5          Bb                 F     Eb
The snow on the peak was just unbearably white

Riff 2:
    Cdim                  Bb                            Cdim                  Bb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------10—h13-p10-------------------11------------|--------10—h13-p10------------------15---------|
G|-----11--------------------------10------10--x-----|-----11-----------------------------15--15--x--|
D|--13----------------13--12-------------------------|--13----------------13--12-----/15-------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

    Cdim     Bb              F    Eb
The city was freezing, an elegant flow
    C5          Bb               F     Eb
The wind at the doorway was unbearably cold
    Cdim          Bb              F       Eb
You walked to the bedroom and sat down to write
    C5           Bb                F     Eb
The page in your notebook was unbearably white


Chorus 1:
Cm                             Gm                   F
   There's an avalanche coming,  don't cover your eyes
Cm                                       Gm                   F
   It's what you thought that you wanted,  it's still a surprise
Cm                       Gm                   F
   It's hard on the body,  it's hard on the mind
D                          Gm
   To learn what kept us together, darling
Cm                   F
   Is what kept us alive

(Repeat riff 1)


Verse 2:
C5        Bb               F    Eb
Sooner or later, the story gets told
   C5        Bb                 F     Eb
To tell it myself would be unbearably bold
C5             Bb                F      Eb
Presented with darkness, we turn to the light
C5            Bb                     F     Eb
Could've been smart, we're just unbearably bright

(Repeat riff 2)


Chorus 2:
Cm                             Gm                   F
   There's an avalanche coming,  don't cover your eyes
Cm                                       Gm                   F
   It's what you thought that you wanted,  it's still a surprise
Cm                       Gm                   F
   It's hard on the body,  it's hard on the mind
D                          Gm
   To learn what kept us together, darling
Cm                   F
   Is what kept us alive


Bridge:
F/A  Bb   F  Eb
Cm   Gm   F  Eb

F/A       Bb        F    Eb
Call it a day, call it a night
Cm           Gm                 F     Eb
Careless and cold and just unbearably white

F/A       Bb        F    Eb
Call it a day, call it a night
Cm           Gm                 F     Eb
Careless and cold and just unbearably white (you-ooh)

F/A       Bb        F    Eb
Call it a day, call it a night
Cm           Gm                 F     Eb
Careless and cold and just unbearably white (you-ooh)


Verse 3:
F/A    Bb                   F    Eb
Baby I love you, but that's not enough
    Cm       Gm                F     Eb
And pulling away has been unbearably buff (you-ooh)
  F/A        Bb            F       Eb
I ran up the mountain, out of your sight
    Cm          Gm                 F     Eb
The snow on the peak was just unbearably white (you-ooh)


Outro:
F/A       Bb        F    Eb
Call it a day, call it a night
Cm           Gm                 F     Eb
Careless and cold and just unbearably white (you-ooh)
F/A       Bb        F    Eb
Call it a day, call it a night

(Fade out)