Vampire Weekend - Giving Up The Gun

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giving up the gun – vampire weekend
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tabbed by : clementgb
email : clmntgbrt@gmail . com

tuning : standard ( eadgbe )

the whole song is based on the same pattern :

A – F#m – E – D

chorus :

A F#m
your swords grown old and rusty
E D
burnt beneath the rising sun
A F#m
its locked up like a trophy
E D
forgetting all the things its done

and though its been a long time
youre right back where you started from
i see it in your eyes
that now youre giving up the gun

verse :

A
when i was 17
F#m
i had wrists like steel
E D
and i felt complete

and now my body fades
behind a brass charade
and im obsolete

but if the chance remained
to see those better days
id cut the cannons down

my ears are blown to bits
from all the rifle hits
but i still crave that sound

chorus :

A F#m
your swords grown old and rusty
E D
burnt beneath the rising sun
A F#m
its locked up like a trophy
E D
forgetting all the things its done

and though its been a long time
youre right back where you started from
i see it in your eyes
that now youre giving up the gun

verse :

A
i heard you play guitar
F#m
down at a seedy bar
E D
where skinheads used to fight

your tokugawa smile
and your garbage style
used to save the night

you felt the coming wave
told me wed all be brave
you said you wouldnt flinch

but in the years that passed
since i saw you last
you havent moved an inch

chorus :

A F#m
your swords grown old and rusty
E D
burnt beneath the rising sun
A F#m
its locked up like a trophy
E D
forgetting all the things its done

and though its been a long time
youre right back where you started from
i see it in your eyes
that now youre giving up the gun

bridge ( x7 ) :

A F#m
i see you shine in your way
E D
go on , go on , go on

chorus :

A F#m
your swords grown old and rusty
E D
burnt beneath the rising sun
A F#m
its locked up like a trophy
E D
forgetting all the things its done

and though its been a long time
youre right back where you started from
i see it in your eyes
that now youre giving up the gun