F'ing awesome song by Vampire Weekend. And a very simple one too.
The real song uses barre chords but these simple, unbarred chords get the job done...
Intro: - - - - -
chestnut park on a saturday night
mystical boys feelin alright
raggedy wisdom falls from my hand
as the ladies of cambridge know who i am
F C (play chord, then palm mute)
I've held dreams of boston all of my life
chinatown between the sound of the night
but if you leave i just don't think i could take it
take it
take it
take it
Repeat Intro: - - - - -
graveyard freaks we're fallin in style
(couldn't find the exact lyrics for this part, sorry)
I've held dreams of boston all of my life
F C (play chord, then palm mute again)
chinatown between the sound of the night
but if you leave i just don't think i could take it
take it
take it
take it
- - - - -
F C (play chord, then palm mute)
I've held dreams of boston all of my life
chinatown between the sound of the night
(for this part play chords slowly & only once)
cos when you left my room
to go to the kitchen
i imagined that you were dead
Em (play a little faster)
a morbid steak runs through
the whole of my family
but for you i could put it to rest
but if you leave i just don't think i could take it
take it
take it
take it
and that's it! freaking simple!