Vowels
Capital Cities
RockMedium for beginners6 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
F
Am
G
Dm
G7
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: C F Am verse 1 Am G I got something on my mind C F But words, they won't do it justice Am C G I could write it on a sign Am F But words, they won't do it justice Pre-Chorus Am I need a translator at the tip of my tongue C Am There's a freight train of emotion stuck in my lung C Dm I need to get it out, get it out before it's all gone C G G7 G So I'll just speak in vowels from now on Am A-A F O-O Dm E-E C Ooh-ooh-ooh Am A-A F O-O Dm E-E C Ooh-ooh-ooh Instrumental G F Am verse 2 Am C I could tell you what it's like Am C Am But words, they won't do it justice C Am Spell it out, turn up the mic C But words, they won't do it justice Pre-Chorus Am I need a psychic to read my mind C Am Get me a Shakespeare to feed me lines C Dm C I need to let it out, let it out, I waited too long F G G7 G I'm only using vowels from now on Am A-A F O-O Dm E-E C Ooh-ooh-ooh Am A-A F O-O Dm E-E C Ooh-ooh-ooh Post-Chorus Am F Am Ahh-ahh-ahh C Am F Am C Am F Dm G G7 G Ahh-ahh-ahh Am A-A F O-O Dm E-E C Ooh-ooh-ooh Am A-A F O-O Dm E-E C Ooh-ooh-ooh Am A-A F O-O Dm E-E C Ooh-ooh-ooh Am A-A F O-O Dm E-E C Ooh-ooh-ooh
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Chord set
C · F · Am · G · Dm · G7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.