Pompeii Chords

by Bastille
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 4th fret
Author paulreverecsc [a] 61.
4 contributors total, last edit on Aug 29, 2023
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Chords

F
C
Am
G

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Capo 4th fret
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
F          C            Am    G
I was left to my own devices
F         C              Am          G
Many days fell away with nothing to show
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
        F                    C
And the walls kept tumbling down
                     Am    G
In the city that we love
      F                     C
Great clouds roll over the hills
                        Am    G
Bringing darkness from above
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                       F
But if you close your eyes
         C
Does it almost feel like
 Am                 G
Nothing changed at all?
                       F
And if you close your eyes
         C
Does it almost feel like
 Am                G
You've been here before?
 
    F                C         G
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
    F                C         G
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
F              C               Am         G
We were caught up and lost in all of our vices
F            C           Am         G
In your pose as the dust settled around us
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
        F                    C
And the walls kept tumbling down
                     Am    G
In the city that we love
      F                     C
Great clouds roll over the hills
                        Am    G
Bringing darkness from above
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                       F
But if you close your eyes
         C
Does it almost feel like
 Am                 G
Nothing changed at all?
                       F
And if you close your eyes
         C
Does it almost feel like
 Am                G
You've been here before?
 
    F                C         G
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
    F                C         G
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
 
 
[Bridge]
 
 F           C   G
Oh where do we begin?
 F           C   G
The rubble or our sins?
 F           C   G
Oh where do we begin?
 F          C      G
The rubble or our sins?
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
        F                    C
And the walls kept tumbling down
                     Am    G
In the city that we love
      F                     C
Great clouds roll over the hills
                        Am    G
Bringing darkness from above
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                       F
But if you close your eyes
         C
Does it almost feel like
 Am                 G
Nothing changed at all?
                       F
And if you close your eyes
         C
Does it almost feel like
 Am                G
You've been here before?
 
        F                C         G
Oh, how am I gonna be an optimist about this?
    F                C         G
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
 
                   F
If you close your eyes
         C
Does it almost feel like
 Am                G
Nothing changed at all?
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17 comments
wannabeastar
Can anybody give me the chords for "The oh where do we begin" part
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KevinGregull
Well.. To my ear, this seems to be the most accurate Version. The other versions F# sounds nothing like the song. But could just be me. ;)
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markethomas78
Although I do believe "Oh, how ma going to be a optimist about this" is actually "How am I gonna be an optimist about this?" :D
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