Ottoman chords by Vampire Weekend

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Intro 1

Verse 1
A 
Bm 
 (A major) Ottoman couch,  (B minor) 
G 
D 
how  (G major) handsome your fur (D major) niture
A 
 (A major) Lovelier now,
Bm 
G 
D 
 (B minor) but  (G major) dressed for a fu (D major) neral
A 
Bm 
G 
 (A major) Begging you to sit  (B minor) for a por (G major) trait on the wall
D 
A 
Bm 
G 
D 
A 
 (D major) To  (A major) hang in the  (B minor) dark of some  (G major) parliamentary  (D major) hall  (A major) 
Bm 
G 
D 
 (B minor)  (G major)  (D major) 

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
D 
A 
 (D major) Elegant  (A major) clothes,
Bm 
G 
D 
 (B minor) you  (G major) want to be seen  (D major) with her
A 
Bm 
 (A major) Under your tweed (B minor) s you
G 
D 
 (G major) sweat like a  (D major) teenager
A 
Bm 
G 
D 
 (A major) Begging you to sit  (B minor) for a por (G major) trait on the wall  (D major) 
A 
Bm 
F# 
To  (A major) hang in the dark  (B minor)  (F sharp major) of  some
G 
D 
 (G major) parliament (D major) ary hall
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 3
D 
G 
A 
Today is for  (D major) you  (G major)  (A major) 
D 
G 
A 
They laid it out  (D major) for you,  (G major) for you  (A major) 
D 
There will be six  (D major) bells a-ringing and and
G 
Bm 
A 
 (G major) white women singing for  (B minor) you  (A major) 
D 
G 
 (D major) But this feels so unnatur (G major) al, Peter Gabriel,

Interlude 2

too

Verse 4
A 
Bm 
G 
 (A major) All of the cost (B minor) s and  (G major) all
D 
of the time  (D major) it took
A 
Bm 
G 
 (A major) Soon it's all lines  (B minor) of  (G major) red
D 
in a leather  (D major) book
A 
Bm 
G 
 (A major) Begging you to  (B minor) wait for a minute  (G major) by the door
D 
A 
Bm 
 (D major) Your creeping  (A major) feet  (B minor) where
G 
D 
they've nev (G major) er been be (D major) fore
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 5
D 
G 
A 
Today is for  (D major) you  (G major)  (A major) 
D 
G 
A 
They laid it out  (D major) for you,  (G major) for you  (A major) 
D 
There will be six bell (D major) s a-ringing and
G 
Bm 
A 
and  (G major) white women singing  (B minor) for you  (A major) 
D 
G 
D 
G 
D 
A 
But this  (D major) feels so unnatural,  (G major) Peter  (D major)  (G major) Gabriel,  (D major) too  (A major) 

Outro 1
A 
G 
D 
Bm 
A 
 (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (A major) 
G 
D 
Bm 
A 
 (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (A major) 
G 
F#m 
D 
Em 
 (G major)  (F sharp minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
Bm 
A 
G 
D 
 (B minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major) 
G 
Em 
Bm 
A 
G 
A 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (E minor)  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major) 
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
A 
G 
D 
 (B minor)  (E minor)  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major) 
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
A 
G 
D 
 (B minor)  (E minor)  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major) 
Bm 
A 
G 
 (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) 