Vampire Weekend - Diplomats son

It's not ri^F#ght^G#m, ^A#m but it's ^B*now or ne^F#ver^{G#m A#m B*} And if I wa^F#it ^{G#m A#m} could I e^B*ver forgive myse^F#lf?^{G#m A#m B*} On a ni^F#ght^{G#m A#m} when the m^B*oon glows yellow in the r^F#ipt^G#mide ^{A#m B*} With the li^F#ght^{G#m A#m} from the T^B*Vs buzzing in the ho^F#use^{G#m A#m B*}

Cause I^F#'m gonna cut it where^G#m I can And then ^A#mI'm gonna duck out behi^B*nd them If I e^F#ver had a chance it's ^G#mnow then But I n^A#mever had the feeling I could of^B*fer that to y^F#ou ^{G#m A#m B*}

To of^F#fer it to ^G#myou would be c^A#mruel When a^B*ll I want to ^F#do is use^G#m, use ^A#myou

He was a diplomat's ^F#son^G#m It was ^A#m'81 ^B* He was a diplomat's ^F#son^G#m It was ^A#m'81 ^B*

Dressed in wh^F#ite^{G#m A#m} with my ^B*car keys hidden in the k^F#itc^G#mhen ^{A#m B*} I could sl^F#eep^{G#m A#m} wher^B*ever I lay my he^F#ad ^{G#m A#m B*} And the si^F#ght^{G#m A#m} of your t^B*wo shoes sitting in the ba^F#tht^G#mub ^{A#m B*} Let me kn^F#ow ^{G#m A#m} that I sho^B*uldn't give up just y^F#et ^{G#m A#m B*}

Cause I^F#'m gonna take it from S^G#mimon And then ^A#mI'm gonna duck out be^B*hind them If I e^F#ver had a chance it's ^G#mnow, then But I n^A#mever had the feeling I could o^B*ffer that to you

To of^F#fer it to ^G#myou would be c^A#mruel When a^B*ll I want to ^F#do is use^G#m, use ^A#myou

He was a diplomat's ^F#son^G#m It was '^A#m81 ^B* He was a diplomat's^F# so^G#mn It was '^A#m81 ^B*

^BI know, ^F#you'll say ^F#I'm not doing^C# it right But ^Bthis is how I w^F#ant it ^{F# C# B}I can't ^F#go back ^F#To how I f^C#elt before

^F#That night I sm^G#moked a joint With ^A#mmy best friend We fo^B*und ourselves in b^F#ed When I w^G#moke up he was g^A#mone

He was a diplomat's ^F#son^G#m It was ^A#m'81 ^B* He was a diplomat's ^F#son^G#m It was ^A#m'81 ^B*

Looking ^F#out^{G#m A#m} at the i^B*ce cold water all ar^F#oun^G#md me^{A#m B*} I can't f^F#eel^{G#m A#m} any tr^B*aces of that other pl^F#ace^{G#m A#m B*} In the da^F#rk ^{G#m A#m} when the w^B*ind comes racing off the r^F#ive^G#mr ^{A#m B*} There's a c^F#ar ^{G#m A#m} all bl^B*ack with diplomatic plates