Ottoman by Vampire Weekend (WITH LYRICS) (NOT MY SONG, UNDER SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT LAWS) Chords

Tempo:
109.15 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

G

Bm

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ottoman by Vampire Weekend (WITH LYRICS) (NOT MY SONG, UNDER SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT LAWS) chords
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[G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[A] [G#] [G] [D]
[A] [Bm] [G] [D]
[A] I'm in [G#] the couch, [G] how handsome [D] you furniture, [A] lovely and [G#] now [G] but dressed [D] for a funeral,
[A] begging you [F#] to sit for [Em] a portrait on the [D] wall, to [A] hang [Bm] in the dark of [G] some parliamentary
[D] hall.
[A] [Bm] [G] [D]
[A] [Bm] [G] [D]
[A] [Bm] [G] [D]
[A] [Bm] [G] [D]
[A] Elegant [Bm] clothes, [G] you want to [D] be seen with [A] her, only you [Bm] tweet, [G] you sweat [D] like a teenage
angel, [A] begging [Bm] you to sit [G] for a portrait on [D] the wall, [A] to hang [Bm] in the dark of [G] some parliamentary
[D] [A] hall.
Today's the [D] father of the week, [G]
[A] begging you to lay [D] it out for you, [G]
[A] who will [D] be sweet as
the rain, [G] and party in the city, [A] for you.
[D] Mostly so natural, [G] you're a gay [A] man.
[A]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[A] [Bm] [G] [D]
[A] All of [Bm] the coughs [G] and all [D] of the time it [A] took, soon you [Bm] saw lines [G] of red [D] in a leather [A] book,
begging [Bm] you to wait [G] for a minute [D] by the door, [A] your [Bm] credency, [G] where they've never been [D]
before,
[A]
today's the [D] father of the week, [G]
[A] begging you to lay [D] it out for you, [G]
[A] who will [D] be sweet as
the rain, [G] and party in the city, [A] for you.
[D] But the spit so natural, [G]
you're a gay [A] man.
[C#] [D] [F#] [Bm]
[A] [C#]
[D] [Bm]
[A] [G]
[D] [F#] [Bm]
[A]
[D] [F#] [Bm]
[A] [E]
[D] [Bm]
[A]
[D] [G]
[A]
[D] [Bm]
[A] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Vampire Weekend - Ottoman chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Bm, G, D, A, G, A, D, A and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 54 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 109. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [G#] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] I'm in [G#] the couch, [G] how handsome [D] you furniture, [A] lovely and [G#] now [G] but dressed [D] for a funeral,
[A] begging you [F#] to sit for [Em] a portrait on the [D] wall, to [A] hang [Bm] in the dark of [G] some parliamentary
[D] hall.
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] Elegant [Bm] clothes, [G] you want to [D] be seen with [A] her, only you [Bm] tweet, [G] you sweat [D] like a teenage
angel, [A] begging [Bm] you to sit [G] for a portrait on [D] the wall, [A] to hang [Bm] in the dark of [G] some parliamentary
[D] _ [A] hall. _ _ _ _ _
Today's the [D] father of the week, _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ begging you to lay [D] it out for you, [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ who will [D] be sweet as
the rain, [G] and party in the city, [A] for you. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Mostly so natural, [G] _ you're a gay [A] man.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] All of [Bm] the coughs [G] and all [D] of the time it [A] took, soon you [Bm] saw lines [G] of red [D] in a leather [A] book,
begging [Bm] you to wait [G] for a minute [D] by the door, [A] your [Bm] credency, [G] where they've never been [D]
before,
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
today's the [D] father of the week, _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ begging you to lay [D] it out for you, [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ who will [D] be sweet as
the rain, [G] and party in the city, [A] for you. _ _ _ _ _
[D] But the spit so natural, [G] _ _
you're a gay [A] man.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Chris Baio, Ezra Koenig, Christopher Tomson and Rostam.

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