Vanity Fair
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Riff1
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E ---------------|0----------------|
B ---------------|0----------------|
G 1>2>1----------|1----------------|
D 2------>4>2----|2----------------|
A 2--------------|2----------------|
E 0--------------|0----------------|
Riff2
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E ---------------|
B 5---7---8---11-|
G ---------------|
D ---------------|
A 4---6---7---10-|
E ---------------|
Riff3
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E ---------------|
B ---------------|
G ------2--4-----|
D ------------2--|
A ---------------|
E ---------------|
Note - the Verses are played in this pattern
E --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0--|
B ----------------|-----------------|
G ----------------|-----------------|
D ----------------|-----------------|
A 7---6---5---4---|5---4---3---2----|
E ----------------|-----------------|
E Eb D C# D C# C B
Intro
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G#(2) Am F#m G
Em G(2) D Riff3
A/C# C(2) B(2) Bm
E ---------------|----------------|
B ---------------|----------------|
G ---------------|4---------------|
D ------0--2--4--|----2-----------|
A ---------------|----------------|
E ---------------|----------------|
E ---------------|----------------|
B ---------------|3---------------|
G ---------0--2--|---4------------|
D ---2--4--------|----------------|
A ---------------|----------------|
E ---------------|----------------|
G#(3) G(3) D/F# Fdim
E ---------------|-----0----------|
B -0>1>0---------|-----0----------|
G ------0--2>4>2-|----------------|
D ---------------|2>4>2-----------|
A ---------------|----------------|
E ---------------|----------------|
verse 1
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E Eb D C#
She left her school for the facto-ry
D C# C B
From pocket money to a salary
E Eb D C#
From a pac-a-mac to a compact case
D C# C B
And every morning she in-spects her face
E Eb D C#
She dis-covers pulling pints in pubs
D C# C B
That the good looks will never cover up for
E Eb D C#
Her dumb-ness in taking the stock
D C# C B
Sees her re-flection in a butcher's shop
Refrain 1
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F#m B
She finds it all quite rare
A E Riff1
That her mate's all vanity fair
F#m B
She finds it all quite rare
A E Riff1
That her mate's all vanity fair
verse 2
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E Eb D C#
She has her eyes on me-dallion men
D C# C B
That get her home on the dot at ten
E Eb D C#
She combs her hair when she gets ex-cused
D C# C B
The deal she wants always ends up screwed
E Eb D C#
Paints her nails on the bathroom scales
D C# C B
Gargles her breath like a landed whale
E Eb D C#
Her beauty is as deep as her skin
D C# C B
Keeps her eyebrows in a tobacco tin
Refrain 2
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F#m B
She poses foot on the chair
A E Riff1
Coconut shy but vanity fair
F#m B
She poses foot on the chair
G#m Riff2
Coconut shy but vanity fair
Middle 8
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G#(2) Am F#m G
In her vanity case her compact case
Em G(2) D Riff3
In her compact case her eyes
A/C# C(2) B(2) Bm
Not bad for a sister but her vanity's fair
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E ---------------|----------------|
B ---------------|----------------|
G ---------------|---4------------|
D ------0-----2--|4---------2-----|
A ---------------|----------------|
E ---------------|----------------|
And her sense of hu-mour's dry
E ---------------|----------------|
B ---------------|-------3--------|
G ---------------|-0--2---------4-|
D ---0---2---4---|----------------|
A ---------------|----------------|
E ---------------|----------------|
G#(3) G(3) D/F# Fdim
She comes home late with a-nother screw loose
E ---------------|--------------------------0----|
B 0->-1>-----0---|--------------------------0----|
G --------------0|---2->-4->--2------------------|
D ---------------|--------------2->--4->2--------|
A ---------------|-------------------------------|
E ---------------|--------------------------0----|
She swears to have had just a pine-ap-ple juice
Eb D C#
Falls a-sleep fully clothed in her bed
D C# C B A(chord)
With her makeup re-mover by her head
Refrain 3 / End
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F#m B
And she might not be all there
A E Riff1
But her dream's all vanity fair
B
She might not be all there
A E Asus2/F#
But her dream's all vanity fair
E Asus2/F#
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E 0---0---------X----------X----X--|--X------X--------|
B 0---0---------X----------X----X--|--X------X--------|
G 0---2---------4----------8---11--|-12-----13--------|
D 2---2---------4----------7---10--|-11-----14--------|
A 2---X---------X----------X----X--|--X------X--------|
E 0---2---------4----------7---10--|-11-----12--------|
E Asus2/F# Eadd2/G# B7 D(2) Eb(2) E(2)
How to play Vanity Fair
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.