Ottoman chords by
Vampire Weekend 
Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
G
Bm
D
G
Bm
D
A
Bm
G
D
A
Bm
G
D
Verse 1
A
Bm
Ottoman couch,
G
D
how handsome your fur_ niture
A
Lovelier now,
Bm
G
D
but dressed for a fu_ neral
A
Bm
G
Begging you to sit for a por_ trait on the wall
D
A
Bm
G
D
A
To hang in the dark of some parliament_ ary hall
Bm
G
D
Interlude 1
A
Bm
G
D
A
Bm
G
D
A
Bm
G
D
Verse 2
D
A
Elegant clothes,
Bm
G
D
you want to be seen with her
A
Bm
Under your tweed_ s you
G
D
sweat like a teenager
A
Bm
G
D
Begging you to sit for a por_ trait on the wall
A
Bm
F#
To hang in the dark of some
G
D
parliament_ ary hall
A
Verse 3
D
G
A
Today is for you
D
G
A
They laid it out for you, for you
D
There will be six bells a-ringing and and
G
Bm
A
white women singing for you
D
G
But this feels so unnatur_ al, Peter Gabriel,
Interlude 2
too
A
Bm
G
D
A
Bm
G
D
Verse 4
A
Bm
G
All of the cost_ s and all
D
of the time it took
A
Bm
G
Soon it's all lines of red
D
in a leather book
A
Bm
G
Begging you to wait for a minute by the door
D
A
Bm
Your creeping feet where
G
D
they've nev_ er been be_ fore
A
Verse 5
D
G
A
Today is for you
D
G
A
They laid it out for you, for you
D
There will be six bell_ s a-ringing and
G
Bm
A
and white women singing for you
D
G
D
G
D
A
But this feels so unnatural, Peter Gabriel, too
Outro 1
A
G
D
Bm
A
G
D
Bm
A
G
F#m
D
Em
Bm
A
G
D
G
Em
Bm
A
G
A
G
D
Bm
Em
Bm
A
G
D
Bm
Em
Bm
A
G
D
Bm
A
G
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