Unbearably White

Vampire Weekend
Key
Gm
Scroll
3
E|---------------------| --------------------- ------------------------
Cdim 8-9-10-x-x-x Cm7 8-10-8-8-8-x F/A 5-8-7-x-x-x
Bb 6-8-8-7-x-x Gm7 x-10-12-10-11-x Bb 6-8-8-7-x-x
F x-8-10-10-10-x F7 x-8-10-8-10-x F x-8-10-10-10-x
Eb x-6-8-8-8-x D7 10-12-10-11-10-x Eb x-6-8-8-8-x
Cm7 Cm7
8-10-8-8-8-x 8-10-8-8-8-x
Gm7 x-10-12-10-11-x Gm7 x-10-12-10-11-x
Intro
Riff 1:
Cdim Bb F Eb Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
E|----8--5-----6----------10----------8---x---6---|-------------------------10----------8---x---6--|
B|---7---------6-------------11-------10--x---8---|-------------11-------------11-------10--x---8--|
G|--8-------8--7-----/10--------10----10--x---8---|------8------10-----/10--------10----10--x---8--|
D|------------------------------------------------|--8---8------12---------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------------------|--10--10-----10---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|--8---8------10---------------------------------|
/ = slide-up
x = mute string
Verse 1
Cdim Bb F Eb
Baby I love you, but that's not enough
Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
And pullin' away has been unbearably buff
Cdim Bb F Eb
I ran up the mountain, out of your sight
Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
The snow on the peak was just unbearably white
Riff 2:
Cdim Bb Cdim Bb
E|--------5-h8-p5---------------6-----------------|--------5-h8-p5----------------10---------------|
B|-----7--------------------6-------6--x----------|-----7-----------------------------11--x--------|
G|--8--------------8\7----------------------------|--8--------------8\7------/10-------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
\ = slide down
Verse 2
Cdim Bb F Eb
The city was freezing, an elegant flow
Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
The wind at the doorway was unbearably cold
Cdim Bb F Eb
You walked to the bedroom and sat down to write
Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
The page in your notebook was unbearably white
Chorus 1
Cm7 Gm7 F7
There's an avalanche coming, don't cover your eyes
Cm7 Gm7 F7
It's what you thought that you wanted, it's still a surprise
Cm7 Gm7 F7
It's hard on the body, it's hard on the mind
D7 Gm7
To learn what kept us together, darling
Cm7 F7
Is what kept us alive
(Repeat riff 1)
Verse 3
Cdim Bb F Eb
Sooner or later, the story gets told
Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
To tell it myself would be unbearably bold
Cdim Bb F Eb
Presented with darkness, we turn to the light
Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
Could've been smart, we're just unbearably bright
(Repeat riff 2)
Chorus 2
Cm7 Gm7 F7
There's an avalanche coming, don't cover your eyes
Cm7 Gm7 F7
It's what you thought that you wanted, it's still a surprise
Cm7 Gm7 F7
It's hard on the body, it's hard on the mind
D7 Gm7
To learn what kept us together, darling
Cm7 F7
Is what kept us alive
Bridge
F/A Bb F Eb
Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
F/A Bb F Eb
Call it a day, call it a night
Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
Careless and cold and just unbearably white
F/A Bb F Eb
Call it a day, call it a night
Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
Careless and cold and just unbearably white (you-ooh)
F/A Bb F Eb
Call it a day, call it a night
Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
Careless and cold and just unbearably white (you-ooh)
Verse 4
F/A Bb F Eb
Baby I love you, but that's not enough
Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
And pullin' away has been unbearably buff (you-ooh)
F/A Bb F Eb
I ran up the mountain, out of your sight
Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
The snow on the peak was just unbearably white (you-ooh)
Outro
F/A Bb F Eb
Call it a day, call it a night
Cm7 Gm7 F Eb
Careless and cold and just unbearably white (you-ooh)
F/A Bb F Eb
Call it a day, call it a night
Chords Used
Cm73×
Cdim××
Bb×
F
Eb6×
Gm73
F7
D7××
F/A×