Intro (x2): F C Bb F Verse: F Walcott, Don't you know C That it's insane? Don't you want to Bb Get out of Cape Cod? F Out of Cape Cod tonight? F Walcott, Mystic seaport C Is that that way, Don't you know Bb That your life could be lost? F Out of Cape Cod tonight Interlude (x2): F C Bb F F Walcott, Don't you know C That it's insane? Don't you want to Bb Get out of Cape Cod? F Out of Cape Cod tonight? F Walcott, The Bottleneck C Is a xxxx-show, Hyannisport Bb Is a ghetto F Out of Cape Cod tonight Dm The Lobster's Claw C Is sharp as knives Dm Evil feasts C On human lives Bb Gm The Holy Roman Empire C Roots for you Interlude (x2) F C Bb F F Walcott, All the way to C New Jersey, All the way to Bb The Garden State F Out of Cape Cod tonight F Walcott, xxxx the women C From Wellfleet, xxxx the bears out in Bb Provincetown F Heed my words and take flight F Walcott, Don't you know C That it's insane? Don't you want to Bb Get out of Cape Cod? F Out of Cape Cod tonight? F Walcott, Don't you know C That it's insane? Don't you want to Bb Get out of Cape Cod? F Out of Cape Cod tonight? F Walcott, Don't you know C That it's insane? Don't you want to Bb Get out of Cape Cod? F Out of Cape Cod tonight? F Walcott, Don't you know C That it's insane? Don't you want to Bb Get out of Cape Cod? F Out of Cape Cod tonight? This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Walcott chords by Vampire Weekend
Suggested strumbusy upbeat 4/4
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d
&
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2
d
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u
3
d
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u
4
d
&
u
Prefer something simpler: down-up eighths d u d u
How to play Walcott on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the busy upbeat 4/4: d – d u d u d u. It rolls along at a brisk pace of around 150 bpm. On this page the song is in F major. The chords stay at the rookie level, nothing tricky in there. Drive fast down-up eighths and stay loose in your wrist
5 ukulele chords used in "Walcott" by Vampire Weekend: Bb, C, Dm, F and Gm
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Transposing it 2 steps up might make it a little bit easier for beginning ukulele players 🙂
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Except for the intro and the verse that shifts an octave higher
While playing F C Bb F, I recommend
replacing the C with a Gm, especially in the last verse