Bambina Chords
Bambina by Vampire Weekend is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, Bm, F#m, G, F# and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
D A D A
e|---------2-----|---------------|---------2-----|---------------|
B|-3-----------3-|-------------2-|-3-----------3-|-------------2-|
G|-----2---------|-2-------0-----|-----2---------|-2-------0-----|
D|-0-------------|-----2---------|-0-------------|-----2---------|
A|---------------|-0-------------|---------------|-0-------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bm F#m G A
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-------------3-|-----2---------|-------------0-|-------------2-|
G|-4-------4-----|-------------3-|-0-------0-----|-2-------0-----|
D|-----4---------|-4-------4-----|-----0---------|-----2---------|
A|-2-------------|---------------|---------------|-0-------------|
E|---------------|-2-------------|-3-------------|---------------|
verse 1
D A D A
No time to discuss it
Bm F#m G A D
Can't speak when the waves reach our house upon the dunes
A D A
Time cannot be trusted
Bm F#m G A D
When the police come, they always come too soon
A D A
Life felt like heaven today
Bm F# G A D
Like a foreign car, though, we are American-made
A D A
I thought I'd probably stay
Bm F#m G A
But before I know it, I know it
D A G D
My Christian heart cannot withstand
Bm Em A D
The thundering arena
D A G D
I'll see you when the violence ends
Bm Em A D
For now, ciao ciao, Bambina
verse 2
D A D A
No signs of injustice
Bm F#m G A D
No signs, but the flames that are filling up the room
A D A
Fire cannot be trusted
Bm F#m G A D
When the engines come, they always come too soon
Instrumental
|D |A |D |A |
|Bm |F#m|G |A |
|D |A |D |A |
|Bm |F#m|G |A |
D A G D
My Christian heart cannot withstand
Bm Em A D
The thundering arena
D A G D
I'll see you when the violence ends
Bm Em A D
For now, ciao ciao, Bambina
D A G D
My Christian heart cannot withstand
Bm Em A D
The thundering arena
D A G D
I'll see you when the violence ends
Bm Em A D
For now, ciao ciao, Bambina
Outro
N.C.
Uh, to an extent, yeah