Cold War Kids
We Used to Vacation

For the verse, this song uses a descending style of chords that
normally would sound pretty ugly. The root note on the D string and the
A minor chord are played seperately, listen to the song for the rhythm.

Chords Used:
Am (x02210@1)    - xx7555
Am/maj3 - xx6555
C6 (03221x@1)    - xx5555
Am/add9 - xx4555
Am/-2   - xx3555
C (x32010@1)     - x32010
G (320003@1)     - 320033
F       - 133211 or x03211


Intro - 2x:

Am     Am/maj3
C6     Am/add9


Verse One:

Am (x02210@1)                     Am/maj3
I kissed the kids at noon and stumbled out the room

C6 (03221x@1)                    Am/add9
I caught up a cab, ran up a tab at 7th and Flower

Am (x02210@1)                    Am/maj3
Best recital I had to ruin, missed my son's graduation

C6 (03221x@1)                    Am/add9
Punched the Nickles boy for taking his seat, he gets all the anger



Bridge:

      Am (x02210@1)                             Am/maj3
From me, said things could be much worse, natural disaster

C6 (03221x@1)              Am/add9
On the evening news

Am (x02210@1)                        Am/maj3
Said things could be much worse, we still got our health

C6 (03221x@1)              Am/add9         Am/-2
My paycheck in the mail



Chorus:
                 C (x32010@1)                GI (320003@1)promised to my wife, and children

F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)            GI'd (320003@1)never touch another drink as long as I live

F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)         GBut (320003@1)even then, it sounds so soothing

FThis (133211@1)will blow over in time

FThis (133211@1)will all blow over in time



Verse Two:

Am (x02210@1)                   Am/maj3
I'm just an honest man, provide for me and mine

C6 (03221x@1)                Am/add9             AmI (x02210@1)give a check to tax detuctible organizations

Am/maj3                                    Am/maj3
Two weeks vacation won't heal the damage done

C6 (03221x@1)            Am/add9
I need another one



Bridge:

Am (x02210@1)                             Am/maj3
Said things could be much worse, natural disaster

C6 (03221x@1)              Am/add9
On the evening news

Am (x02210@1)                        Am/maj3
Said things could be much worse, we still got our health

C6 (03221x@1)              Am/add9         Am/-2
My paycheck in the mail



Chorus Two:

                  C (x32010@1)      GI (320003@1)promised to my wife and children

F (133211@1)               C (x32010@1)             GI'd (320003@1)never touch another drink as long as I live

F (133211@1)                 C (x32010@1)      GBut (320003@1)even then, it sounds so soothing

F (133211@1)               C (x32010@1)         GTo (320003@1)mix a gin and sink into oblivion

F (133211@1)               C (x32010@1)       GI (320003@1)promised to my wife and children

F (133211@1)                 C (x32010@1)        GThat (320003@1)accident left everyone a little shook up

F (133211@1)                    C (x32010@1)     GBut (320003@1)at the meetings I felt so empty

FThis (133211@1)will blow over in time

FThis (133211@1)will all blow over in time



Outro:

Am (x02210@1)    Am/maj3 - 4x

Am      Am/maj3
C6 (03221x@1)    Am/add9 - 2x

End on Am/add9