Chords for Bastille - Pompeii Audio (HQ)
Tempo:
127.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [D] I was [A] left to my own [F#m] devices.
[A] [E] [D] Many [A] days fell away [F#m] with nothing to [E] show.
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down, the city [F#m] that we love.
[E] [D] Great clouds all over [A] the hill, bringing [F#m] darkness from above.
[E] [D] But if you close your eyes, does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like you've been here [E] before?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] We were [A] caught up and [G#] lost [F#m] in all of [E] our vices.
[D] In your [A] pose as the dust [F#m] settled [Am] around [E] us.
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down, the city [F#m] that we love.
[E]
[D] Great clouds all over [C#m] the hill, bringing [C] darkness from above.
[G#m]
But [B] if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] you've been here [E] before?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about [D] this?
[A] [F#m]
[E] Oh, [D] where do we [A] begin?
[F#m] The rubble or our [E] sins?
Oh, [D] where do we [A] begin?
[F#m] The rubble or [E] our sins?
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down, the city [F#m] that we love.
[A] [E] [D] Great clouds all over [A] the hill, bringing darkness [F#] from above.
[G#] [C#m] But [D] if you close your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] you've been here [A] before?
[E]
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
But if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing [E] changed at all?
[D] [A] [F#m] [A]
[D] [A]
[F#m] [E] [B]
[N]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [D] I was [A] left to my own [F#m] devices.
[A] [E] [D] Many [A] days fell away [F#m] with nothing to [E] show.
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down, the city [F#m] that we love.
[E] [D] Great clouds all over [A] the hill, bringing [F#m] darkness from above.
[E] [D] But if you close your eyes, does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like you've been here [E] before?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] We were [A] caught up and [G#] lost [F#m] in all of [E] our vices.
[D] In your [A] pose as the dust [F#m] settled [Am] around [E] us.
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down, the city [F#m] that we love.
[E]
[D] Great clouds all over [C#m] the hill, bringing [C] darkness from above.
[G#m]
But [B] if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] you've been here [E] before?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about [D] this?
[A] [F#m]
[E] Oh, [D] where do we [A] begin?
[F#m] The rubble or our [E] sins?
Oh, [D] where do we [A] begin?
[F#m] The rubble or [E] our sins?
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down, the city [F#m] that we love.
[A] [E] [D] Great clouds all over [A] the hill, bringing darkness [F#] from above.
[G#] [C#m] But [D] if you close your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] you've been here [A] before?
[E]
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
But if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing [E] changed at all?
[D] [A] [F#m] [A]
[D] [A]
[F#m] [E] [B]
[N]
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
G#
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ I was [A] left to my own [F#m] _ devices.
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] Many _ [A] days fell away [F#m] with _ nothing to [E] show.
_ [D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down, the city [F#m] that we _ love.
[E] _ _ _ [D] Great clouds all over [A] the hill, bringing [F#m] darkness from above. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] But if you close your eyes, does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like you've been here [E] before? _
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
_ [D] We were _ [A] caught up and [G#] lost [F#m] in all of [E] our vices.
_ [D] In your [A] pose as the dust [F#m] _ settled _ [Am] around [E] us.
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down, the city [F#m] that we love.
_ [E] _ _ _
[D] Great clouds all over [C#m] the hill, bringing [C] darkness from above.
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ But [B] if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] you've been here [E] before?
_ [D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about _ _ [D] this? _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Oh, [D] where do we [A] begin?
_ [F#m] The rubble or our [E] sins?
Oh, [D] where do we _ [A] _ begin?
[F#m] The rubble or [E] our sins?
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down, the city [F#m] that we love.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ [D] Great clouds all over [A] the hill, bringing darkness [F#] from above.
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#m] But [D] if you close your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] you've been here [A] before?
_ [E] _
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
But if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing _ [E] changed at all?
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ I was [A] left to my own [F#m] _ devices.
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] Many _ [A] days fell away [F#m] with _ nothing to [E] show.
_ [D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down, the city [F#m] that we _ love.
[E] _ _ _ [D] Great clouds all over [A] the hill, bringing [F#m] darkness from above. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] But if you close your eyes, does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like you've been here [E] before? _
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
_ [D] We were _ [A] caught up and [G#] lost [F#m] in all of [E] our vices.
_ [D] In your [A] pose as the dust [F#m] _ settled _ [Am] around [E] us.
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down, the city [F#m] that we love.
_ [E] _ _ _
[D] Great clouds all over [C#m] the hill, bringing [C] darkness from above.
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ But [B] if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] you've been here [E] before?
_ [D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about _ _ [D] this? _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Oh, [D] where do we [A] begin?
_ [F#m] The rubble or our [E] sins?
Oh, [D] where do we _ [A] _ begin?
[F#m] The rubble or [E] our sins?
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down, the city [F#m] that we love.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ [D] Great clouds all over [A] the hill, bringing darkness [F#] from above.
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#m] But [D] if you close your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] you've been here [A] before?
_ [E] _
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
But if you close [D] your eyes, does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] nothing _ [E] changed at all?
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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