Bastille-Pompeii - BPM - 127
[Intro - Capo 2 - BPM 125 - 'Deh' starts off beat prior to first 1- remember to play G 3x0003 as B is important to melody]
[Chug chords with Vocals - bass drum on all 4]
Deh ... deh do ... ded doo
BxSB - x B S x - B B S x
(sing C to G for C chords, then B to G twice for G and Em chords, then A to G for D chord)
[C] [G] [Em] [D] (x2)
[Verse 1 -
Drums B-B- ---- ---- ----
Guitar X-X- X-xx xxX- X---]
[C] I was left [G] to my own de [Em] i i i i ces [D]
[C] Many days [G] fell away with [Em] nothing to [D] show
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum on all 4]
And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down
In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D]
(to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B)
Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills
Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e
[Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Deh deh in background - Full drums - bass drum on all beats]
But if you close your [C] eyes,
Does it [G] almost feel like
[Em] Nothing changed at [D] all?
And if you close your [C] eyes,
Does it [G] almost feel like
[Em] You've been here be [D] fore?
How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this?
How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? (stop)
[Verse 2 - No drums - Chugging guitar]
[C] We were caught [G] up and lost in [Em] all of our [D] vices (light drums in BxSlap xxSlap)
[C] In your pose [G] as the duh uh ust [Em] settles a [D] round us
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum]
And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down
In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D]
(to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B)
Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills
Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e
[Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4]
But if you close your [C] eyes,
Does it [G] almost feel like
[Em] Nothing changed at [D] all?
And if you close your [C] eyes,
Does it [G] almost feel like
[Em] You've been here be [D] fore?
How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this?
How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this?
[Deh etc section - Full drums]
Deh ... deh do ... ded doo
[C] [G] [Em] [D] (stop)
[Bridge - No drums - Quiet]
[C] Oh where do we beg [G] in?
The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins? (big harmonies come in)
[C] Oh where do we beg [G] in?
The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins?
[Pre-Chorus - Just bass drum and funky strumming]
And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down
In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D]
Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills
Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e
[Vamp on D / drum fill to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4]
But if you close your [C] eyes,
Does it [G] almost feel like
[Em] Nothing changed at [D] all?
And if you close your [C] eyes,
Does it [G] almost feel like
[Em] You've been here be [D] fore?
How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this?
How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this?
If you close your [C] eyes,
Does it [G] almost feel like
[Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? (stop drums)
[Outro - No drums - Deh ... deh do ... ded doo]
[C] [G] [Em] [D] (x2)
[Tempo check - 19/11/23 - 120 - actual 125 - OK - prefer slower everytime]