Vampire Weekend - Step

^BbBack back way back I used to ^Bbmaj7front like Angkor Wat, Mec^Gmhanicsburg, Anchorage and ^FDar es Salaam While ^Ebhome from New York was c^Bbhampagne and disco ^EbTapes from l.a. sla^Fsh San Francisco But ^Bbactually Oakland and n^Bbmaj7ot Alameda Your ^Gmgirl was in Berkeley with her^F communist reader ^EbMine was entombed within bo^Bbombox and Walkman ^EbI was a hoarder but gi^Frl, that was back then

The ^Bbgloves are off, the w^Bbmaj7isdom teeth are ou^Gmt What you o^Fn about? I ^Ebfeel it in my b^Bbones, I fe^Ebel it in my bone^Fs I'm ^Bbstronger now, I'm r^Bbmaj7eady for the ho^Gmuse Such a m^Fodest mouse I ^Ebcan't do it al^Bbone, I ca^Ebn't do it alon^Fe ^BbEvery time I see y^Bbmaj7ou in the world, you al^Gmways step to my g^Firl

^BbAncestors told me that t^Bbmaj7heir girl was better She's ^Gmricher than Croesus, she's^F tougher than leather ^EbI just ignored all the t^Bbales of a past life ^EbStale conversation des^Ferves but a bread knife And ^Bbpunks who would laugh when they s^Bbmaj7aw us together Well ^Gmthey didn't know how to^F dress for the weather ^EbI can still see them there h^Bbuddled on Astor ^EbSnow falling slow to the s^Found of the Master

The ^Bbgloves are off, the w^Bbmaj7isdom teeth are ou^Gmt What you o^Fn about? I ^Ebfeel it in my b^Bbones, I fe^Ebel it in my bone^Fs I'm ^Bbstronger now, I'm r^Bbmaj7eady for the ho^Gmuse Such a m^Fodest mouse I ^Ebcan't do it al^Bbone, I ca^Ebn't do it alon^Fe

^BbWisdom's a gift but you'd t^Bbmaj7rade it for youth ^GmAge is an honour - it's^F still not the truth ^EbWe saw the stars when they h^Bbid from the world ^EbYou cursed the sun when it s^Ftepped to your girl ^BbMaybe she's gone and I c^Bbmaj7an't resurrect her The ^Gmtruth is she doesn't need^F me to protect her We ^Ebdon't know the true death - the t^Bbrue way of all flesh ^EbEveryone's dying but g^Firl - you're not old yet

The ^Bbgloves are off, the w^Bbmaj7isdom teeth are ou^Gmt What you o^Fn about? I ^Ebfeel it in my b^Bbones, I fe^Ebel it in my bone^Fs I'm ^Bbstronger now, I'm r^Bbmaj7eady for the ho^Gmuse Such a m^Fodest mouse I ^Ebcan't do it al^Bbone, I ca^Ebn't do it alon^Fe

The ^Bbgloves are off, the w^Bbmaj7isdom teeth are ou^Gmt What you o^Fn about? I ^Ebfeel it in my b^Bbones, I fe^Ebel it in my bone^Fs I'm ^Bbstronger now, I'm r^Bbmaj7eady for the ho^Gmuse Such a m^Fodest mouse I ^Ebcan't do it al^Bbone, I ca^Ebn't do it alon^Fe

^BbEvery time I see y^Bbmaj7ou in the world, you al^Gmways step to my g^Firl [Outro] Eb Bb Eb F Bb