Bastille - Pompeii: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Pompeii" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Pompeii Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bastille
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Pompeii" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D A F#m E I was left to my own devices D A F#m E Many days fell away with nothing to show D A And the walls kept tumbling down F#m E In the city that we love D A Great clouds roll over the hills F#m E Bringing darkness from above Chorus: D But if you close your eyes, A Does it almost feel like F#m E Nothing changed at all? D And if you close your eyes, A Does it almost feel like F#m E You've been here before? D A E How am I gonna be an optimist about this? D A E How am I gonna be an optimist about this? We were caught up and lost in all of our vices In your pose as the dust settled around us And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills, bringing darkness from above Chorus D A Oh where do we begin? F#m E The rubble or our sins? D A Oh where do we begin? F#m E The rubble or our sins? And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love (Oh, where do we begin, the rubble or our sins?) Grey clouds roll over the hills bringing darkness from above (Oh, where do we begin, the rubble or our sins?) Chorus: But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? Oh How am I going to be an optimist about this? How am I going to be an optimist about this? If you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? Oh-oh Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  E  F#m  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Pompeii" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Pompeii" by Bastille.