Chords for Bastille - Pompeii (lyrics)
Tempo:
127.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [D] I
[A] [F#m]
[E] [D]
was [A] left to my [F#m] own device [A] [E] [D] Many [A] days fell away [F#m] with nothing [A] to [E] show
[D] And the walls kept [A] tumbling down The [F#m] city that we [E] love
[D] Great clouds all over [A] the hill Bringing [F#m] darkness from above
[E] But if you [D] close your eyes [A] Does it almost feel [F#m] like
Nothing's changed [E] at all?
And if you [D] close your eyes
[A] Does it almost feel [F#m] like You'll be near [E] before?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
[D] How am I gonna be an [A] [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 [F#m] dust settled [Am] [E] around us
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down The city [F#m] that we love
[E]
[D] Great clouds all over [C] the hill Bringing darkness from above
[E]
But [C#] if you close [D] your eyes Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like
Nothing's changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes
Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like You'll be near [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] Oh, [F#m]
[E] [D] where do we [A] begin?
[F#m] The rubble or [A] 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#] But [F#m]
if you close [D] your eyes Does [A] it almost feel like
[F#m] Nothing's changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes
Does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] You'll be [E] near before?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
If you close [D] your eyes Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like
Nothing's [E] changed at [D] all?
[A] [F#m] [A]
[D] [A]
[F#m] [E] [B]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [D] I
[A] [F#m]
[E] [D]
was [A] left to my [F#m] own device [A] [E] [D] Many [A] days fell away [F#m] with nothing [A] to [E] show
[D] And the walls kept [A] tumbling down The [F#m] city that we [E] love
[D] Great clouds all over [A] the hill Bringing [F#m] darkness from above
[E] But if you [D] close your eyes [A] Does it almost feel [F#m] like
Nothing's changed [E] at all?
And if you [D] close your eyes
[A] Does it almost feel [F#m] like You'll be near [E] before?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
[D] How am I gonna be an [A] [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 [F#m] dust settled [Am] [E] around us
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down The city [F#m] that we love
[E]
[D] Great clouds all over [C] the hill Bringing darkness from above
[E]
But [C#] if you close [D] your eyes Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like
Nothing's changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes
Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like You'll be near [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] Oh, [F#m]
[E] [D] where do we [A] begin?
[F#m] The rubble or [A] 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#] But [F#m]
if you close [D] your eyes Does [A] it almost feel like
[F#m] Nothing's changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes
Does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] You'll be [E] near before?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
If you close [D] your eyes Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like
Nothing's [E] changed at [D] all?
[A] [F#m] [A]
[D] [A]
[F#m] [E] [B]
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
G#
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] I _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
was _ [A] left to my [F#m] own device _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] Many _ _ [A] days fell away [F#m] with nothing [A] to [E] show
_ [D] And the walls kept [A] tumbling down The [F#m] city that we _ [E] love
_ _ [D] Great clouds all over [A] the hill Bringing [F#m] darkness from above
_ [E] But _ _ _ if you [D] close your eyes _ [A] Does it almost feel [F#m] like
_ Nothing's changed [E] at all?
And if you [D] close your eyes
[A] Does it almost feel [F#m] like You'll be near [E] before?
_ [D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
[D] How am I gonna be an [A] [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 _ [F#m] dust settled _ [Am] [E] around us
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down The city [F#m] that we _ love
[E] _ _
_ [D] Great clouds all over [C] the hill Bringing darkness from above
_ _ [E] _
But _ [C#] _ if you close [D] your eyes Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like
Nothing's changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes
Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like You'll be near [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] _ Oh, _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] where do we [A] begin?
_ [F#m] The rubble or [A] 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#] But _ [F#m] _
if you close [D] your eyes Does [A] it almost feel like
[F#m] _ Nothing's changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes
Does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] You'll be [E] near before?
_ [D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
If you close [D] your eyes Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like
_ _ Nothing's [E] changed at _ [D] all?
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] I _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
was _ [A] left to my [F#m] own device _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] Many _ _ [A] days fell away [F#m] with nothing [A] to [E] show
_ [D] And the walls kept [A] tumbling down The [F#m] city that we _ [E] love
_ _ [D] Great clouds all over [A] the hill Bringing [F#m] darkness from above
_ [E] But _ _ _ if you [D] close your eyes _ [A] Does it almost feel [F#m] like
_ Nothing's changed [E] at all?
And if you [D] close your eyes
[A] Does it almost feel [F#m] like You'll be near [E] before?
_ [D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
[D] How am I gonna be an [A] [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 _ [F#m] dust settled _ [Am] [E] around us
[D] And the walls kept tumbling [A] down The city [F#m] that we _ love
[E] _ _
_ [D] Great clouds all over [C] the hill Bringing darkness from above
_ _ [E] _
But _ [C#] _ if you close [D] your eyes Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like
Nothing's changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes
Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like You'll be near [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] _ Oh, _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] where do we [A] begin?
_ [F#m] The rubble or [A] 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#] But _ [F#m] _
if you close [D] your eyes Does [A] it almost feel like
[F#m] _ Nothing's changed [E] at all?
And if you close [D] your eyes
Does [A] it almost feel like [F#m] You'll be [E] near before?
_ [D] How am I gonna [A] be an [E] optimist about this?
[D] How am I gonna [A] be an optimist [E] about this?
If you close [D] your eyes Does [A] it almost feel [F#m] like
_ _ Nothing's [E] changed at _ [D] all?
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _