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Unbearably White Tab by Vampire Weekend

Unbearably White tab by Vampire Weekend

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:

    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       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--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|--10--10-----5---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|--8---8------3---------------------------------|
    Baby     I    love you,  but that's not   enough, and pulling away   has   been   unbearably buff

    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--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|--10--10-----5---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|--8---8------3---------------------------------|
  I ran  up  the  mountain,        out of your sight, the snow on the peak was  just  unbearably white

    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       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--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|--10--10-----5---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|--8---8------3---------------------------------|
The city   was    freezing,         an elegant flow, the wind at the doorway   was   unbearably  cold

    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--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|--10--10-----5---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|--8---8------3---------------------------------|
 You walked to the bedroom  and  sat  down to write, the page in your notebook   was  unbearably white


Chorus 1:

    C5                                                  G5                         F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|--3--3----------3--3---------1--1--------1--1--|
        There's an avalanche  coming,                          don't  cover  your  eyes

    C5                                                  G5                         F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|--3--3----------3--3---------1--1--------1--1--|
         It's what you thought that you wanted,                  it's still a surprise

    C5                                                  G5                         F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|--3--3----------3--3---------1--1--------1--1--|
             It's hard on the body,                              it's hard on the mind

    D5                        G5                        C5                         F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7---------7--7--------------------------------|--5--5----------5--5---------------------------|
D|--7--7---------7--7---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--3--3----------3--3---------3--3--------3--3--|
E|----------------------------3--3---------3--3------|-----------------------------1--1--------1--1--|
   To learn what  kept  us  together  darling,                is what kept   us   alive

    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---------------------------------|


Verse 2:

    C5         A5            F5          Eb             C5         A5            F5         Eb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D|--10-10------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------8-------------10-10------8--------|
A|--10-10------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------8-------------8--8-------6--------|
E|--8--8-------6-------------------------------------|--8--8-------6---------------------------------|
    Sooner or  later,   the story  gets  told,       to tell it  myself would be unbearably bold

    C5         A5            F5          Eb             C5         A5            F5         Eb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D|--10-10------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------8-------------10-10------8--------|
A|--10-10------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------8-------------8--8-------6--------|
E|--8--8-------6-------------------------------------|--8--8-------6---------------------------------|
 Presented with darkness, we turn to the light,      could've been smart, we're just unbearably bright

    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|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|


Chorus 2:

    C5                                                  G5                         F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|--3--3----------3--3---------1--1--------1--1--|
        There's an avalanche  coming,                          don't  cover  your  eyes

    C5                                                  G5                         F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|--3--3----------3--3---------1--1--------1--1--|
         It's what you thought that you wanted,                  it's still a surprise

    C5                                                  G5                         F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A|--3--3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--3------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|--3--3----------3--3---------1--1--------1--1--|
             It's hard on the body,                              it's hard on the mind

    D5                        G5                        C5                         F5
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7---------7--7--------------------------------|--5--5----------5--5---------------------------|
D|--7--7---------7--7---------5--5---------5--5------|--5--5----------5--5---------3--3--------3--3--|
A|--5--5---------5--5---------5--5---------5--5------|--3--3----------3--3---------3--3--------3--3--|
E|----------------------------3--3---------3--3------|-----------------------------1--1--------1--1--|
   To learn what  kept  us  together  darling,                is what kept   us   alive

    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---------------------------------|


Bridge:

    F/A        Bb            F5          Eb             C5         G5            F5         Eb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D|--7—-7-------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------5-------------10-10------8--------|
A|--8--8-------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------5-------------8--8-------6--------|
E|--5--8-------6-------------------------------------|--8--8-------3---------------------------------|

    F/A        Bb            F5          Eb             C5         G5            F5         Eb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D|--7—-7-------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------5-------------10-10------8--------| x3
A|--8--8-------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------5-------------8--8-------6--------|
E|--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/A        Bb            F5          Eb             C5         G5            F5         Eb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D|--7—-7-------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------5-------------10-10------8--------|
A|--8--8-------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------5-------------8--8-------6--------|
E|--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/A        Bb            F5          Eb             C5         G5            F5         Eb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D|--7—-7-------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------5-------------10-10------8--------|
A|--8--8-------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------5-------------8--8-------6--------|
E|--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/A        Bb            F5          Eb             C5         G5            F5         Eb
e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10-10-------8-----------|---------------------------10-10------8--------|
D|--7—-7-------8-------------10-10-------8-----------|--10-10------5-------------10-10------8--------|
A|--8--8-------8-------------8--8--------6-----------|--10-10------5-------------8--8-------6--------|
E|--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)

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