Vampire Weekend - Step

^DBack back way back I used to ^Dmaj7front like Angkor Wat, Me^Bmchanicsburg, Anchorage and^A Dar es Salaam

While ^Ghome from New York was ^Dchampagne and disco ^GTapes from L.A. sl^Aash San Francisco

But ^Dactually Oakland and ^Dmaj7not Alameda Your ^Bmgirl was in Berkeley with her^A communist reader ^GMine was entombed within b^Doombox and Walkman ^GI was a hoarder but g^Airl, that was back then

The ^Dgloves are off, the ^Dmaj7wisdom teeth are ^Bmout What you o^An about? I ^Gfeel it in my ^Dbones, I ^Gfeel it in my b^Aones

I'm ^Dstronger now, I'm ^Dmaj7ready for the ^Bmhouse Such a m^Aodest mouse I ^Gcan't do it a^Dlone, I ^Gcan't do it a^Alone

^DEvery time I see ^Dmaj7you in the world, you ^Bmalways step to my^A girl G D G A

^DAncestors told me that ^Dmaj7their girl was better She's ^Bmricher than Croesus, she's^A tougher than leather ^GI just ignored all the ^Dtales of a past life ^GStale conversation de^Aserves but a bread knife And ^Dpunks who would laugh when they ^Dmaj7saw us together Well ^Bmthey didn't know how to^A dress for the weather ^GI can still see them there ^Dhuddled on Astor ^GSnow falling slow to the ^Asound of the Master

The ^Dgloves are off, the ^Dmaj7wisdom teeth are ^Bmout What you o^An about? I ^Gfeel it in my ^Dbones, I ^Gfeel it in my b^Aones

I'm ^Dstronger now, I'm ^Dmaj7ready for the ^Bmhouse Such a m^Aodest mouse I ^Gcan't do it a^Dlone, I ^Gcan't do it a^Alone

^DWisdom's a gift but you'd ^Dmaj7trade it for youth ^BmAge is an honour - it's^A still not the truth ^GWe saw the stars when they ^Dhid from the world ^GYou cursed the sun when it ^Astepped to your girl ^DMaybe she's gone and I ^Dmaj7can't resurrect her The ^Bmtruth is she doesn't need^A me to protect her We ^Gdon't know the true death - the ^Dtrue way of all flesh ^GEveryone's dying but ^Agirl - you're not old yet

The ^Dgloves are off, the ^Dmaj7wisdom teeth are ^Bmout What you o^An about? I ^Gfeel it in my ^Dbones, I ^Gfeel it in my b^Aones

I'm ^Dstronger now, I'm ^Dmaj7ready for the ^Bmhouse Such a m^Aodest mouse I ^Gcan't do it a^Dlone, I ^Gcan't do it a^Alone

The ^Dgloves are off, the ^Dmaj7wisdom teeth are ^Bmout What you o^An about? I ^Gfeel it in my ^Dbones, I ^Gfeel it in my b^Aones

I'm ^Dstronger now, I'm ^Dmaj7ready for the ^Bmhouse Such a m^Aodest mouse I ^Gcan't do it a^Dlone, I ^Gcan't do it a^Alone

^DEvery time I see ^Dmaj7you in the world, you ^Bmalways step to my^A girl G D G A D