Vampire Weekend - Step

every time i see you in the world , you always step to my girl

intro :
A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] Gm A#/F D# A#/D D# F

A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] Gm A#/F D# A#/D D# F

piano notes :
A#
D A
D G
D F
D E
C D
C E
D F
A A#
D D# ( higher )
D F ( higher )
D D# ( higher )
D D# ( lower )
C D
C E
D F
A A#

A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ]
back back way back i used to front like angkor wat
Gm A#/F
mechanicsburg anchorage and dar es salaam
D# A#/D
while home in new york was champagne and disco
D# F
tapes from l . A . slash san francisco
A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ]
but actually oakland and not alameda
Gm A#/F
your girl was in berkeley with her communist reader
D# A#/D
mine was entombed within boombox and walkman
D# F
i was a hoarder but girl that was back then

single notes :

A#
A# A
G# G
G F

A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] Gm
the gloves are off , the wisdom teeth are out
A#/F
what you on about?
D# A#/D D# F
i feel it in my bones , i feel it in my bones
A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] Gm
i’m stronger now , i’m ready for the house
A#/F
such a modest mouse ,
D# A#/D D# F
i can’t do it alone , i can’t do it alone

A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] Gm A#/F
every time i see you in the world , you always step to my girl

D# A#/D D# F

A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ]
ancestors told me that their girl was better
Gm A#/F
she’s richer than croesus , she’s tougher than leather
D# A#/D
i just ignored all the tales of a past life
D# F
stale conversation deserves but a bread knife
A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ]
and punks who would laugh when they saw us together
Gm A#/F
well , they didn’t know how to dress for the weather
D# A#/D
i can still see them there huddled on astor
D# F
snow falling slow to the sound of the master

A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] Gm
the gloves are off , the wisdom teeth are out
A#/F
what you on about?
D# A#/D D# F
i feel it in my bones , i feel it in my bones
A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] Gm
i’m stronger now , i’m ready for the house
A#/F
such a modest mouse ,
D# A#/D D# F
i can’t do it alone , i can’t do it alone

A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] Gm A#/F D# A#/D D# F

A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ]
wisdom’s a gift , but you’d trade it for youth
Gm Cm
age is an honor , it’s still not the truth
D# A#/D
we saw the stars when they hid from the world
D# F
you cursed the sun when it stepped to your girl
A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ]
maybe she’s gone and i can’t resurrect her
Gm Cm
the truth is she doesn’t need me to protect her
D# A#/D
we know the true death , the true way of all flesh
D# F
everyone’s dying , but girl you’re not old yet

A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] Gm
the gloves are off , the wisdom teeth are out
A#/F
what you on about?
D# A#/D D# F
i feel it in my bones , i feel it in my bones
A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] Gm
i’m stronger now , i’m ready for the house
A#/F
such a modest mouse ,
D# A#/D D# F
i can’t do it alone , i can’t do it alone
[ x2 ]

A# [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] Gm A#/F
every time i see you in the world , you always step to my girl

single notes : D# D D# A A#