Pompeii Uke tab by Bastille

4 Chords used in the song: D, A, Gbm, E

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Year:  2013
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4.5
(Intermediate)
Key: A, GbmChords
# Easy version without capo, a little bit higher than normal

D D A A Gbm Gbm E E
I was left to my own devices
D D A A Gbm Gbm E E
Many days fell away with nothing to show

D D A A
And the walls kept tumbling down
Gbm Gbm E E
In the city that we love
D D A A
Great clouds roll over the hills
Gbm Gbm E E
Bringing darkness from above

D D
But if you close your eyes,
A A
Does it almost feel like
Gbm Gbm E E
Nothing changed at all?
D D
And if you close your eyes,
A A
Does it almost feel like
Gbm Gbm E E
You've been here before?

D D A A E E
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
D D A A E E
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

D D A A Gbm Gbm E E
We were caught up and lost in all of our vices
D D A A Gbm Gbm E E
In your pose as the dust settles around us


D D A A
And the walls kept tumbling down
Gbm Gbm E E
In the city that we love
D D A A
Great clouds roll over the hills
Gbm Gbm E E
Bringing darkness from above


D D
But if you close your eyes,
A A
Does it almost feel like
Gbm Gbm E E
Nothing changed at all?
D D
And if you close your eyes,
A A
Does it almost feel like
Gbm Gbm E E
You've been here before?
D D A A E E
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
D D A A E E
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

D D A A
Oh where do we begin?
Gbm Gbm E E
The rubble or our sins?
D D A A
Oh where do we begin?
Gbm Gbm E E
The rubble or our sins?

D D A A
And the walls kept tumbling down
Gbm Gbm E E
In the city that we love
D D A A
Great clouds roll over the hills
Gbm Gbm E E
Bringing darkness from above

D D
But if you close your eyes,
A A
Does it almost feel like
Gbm Gbm E E
Nothing changed at all?
D D
And if you close your eyes,
A A
Does it almost feel like
Gbm Gbm E E
You've been here before?
D D A A E E
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
D D A A E E
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
D D
But if you close your eyes,
A A
Does it almost feel like
Gbm Gbm E E
Nothing changed at all?

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natjobe avatar
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On the line bringing darkness from above, I play E as DDUUDUDUD.
09 Jul 2020
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I do DUDUDUDU
29 Jul 2018
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ellekay avatar
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FANTASTIC, clear tabs. Thank you, uploader!
27 Aug 2013
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RexKnudsen1 avatar
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Good job but the Gbm is in the wrong key. If it was the right key it would be F#m, just something that bugged me
05 Jul 2013
Correction

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About this song: Pompeii

Music video by Bastille performing Pompeii. (P) 2013 The copyright in this audiovisual recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd. Four piece South London band Bastille are Dan Smith, Chris Wood, Will Farquarson and Kyle Simmons. Their name comes from Bastille Day, the day Dan was born. 'Pompeii' peaked at #2 in the UK singles chart on release in January 2013. Their debut album 'Bad Blood' was released March 2013.

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