Boston Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays685

Boston by Vampire Weekend is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Am, Bb and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro:  F  Am   F  Am   Bb  F 

Verso: 
F         Am         F        Am 
Just got back on a saturday night 
  Bb       F     Am      F 
Mystical boy feeling alright 
  F         Am     F          Am 
Raggededy wisdom flows from my hands 
  Bb             F       Am      F 
Ladies from cambridge know who i am 

 
 Bb 
I've had dreams of boston 
           F 
All of my life 
 Bb                                      F 
Time and time between the sound of the night 
 Am                                         Bb    F 
But if you leave i just dont think i could take it 
 Bb   F 
Take it 
 Bb   F 
Take it 
 Bb   F 
Take it 

 Bb 
I've had dreams of boston 
           F 
All of my life 
 Bb                                      F 
Time and time between the sound of the night 

Ponte: 
     Am             Am                Bb    C 
Cuz when u left my room to go to the kitchen 
    Bb             C        F 
I imagined that you were dead 
    Am                 Am                     Bb  C 
A morbid streak runs through the whole of my family 
         Bb           C         F 
But for you i could put it to rest 

 Am                                         Bb    F 
But if you leave i just dont think i could take it 
 Bb   F 
Take it 
 Bb   F 
Take it 
 Bb 
take 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante