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Arcade Fire

The Arcade Fire
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
 x2
You  knew in five minutes,  but I  knew in a sentence
You  knew in five minutes,  but I  knew in a sentence
So  why do we go
Through  all of this again
 Your eyes are flutterin'
 Such pretty wings
 A moth,  flyin' into the
 Same old flame again,  it never ends
 It's not  like I dropped the bomb, on,  on my conscience mom
 It takes  fightin' day and night,  to make,  such a good thing die
Out,  everyone out,
 I give  too much shit a home
 In my heart and mind
 It gets me every time, it gets me every time, it gets me every time
So  why do we go
Through  all of this again
 Your eyes are flutterin'
 Such pretty wings
 A moth,  flyin' into the
 Same old flame again
It  never ends
 It never ends
 It never ends
 It never ends
 I'm Sleeping in a Submarine
 Chords with bass can be played ( /G)
She’s  gone to sea
 She’s fightin’ for  me  What  bravery!
I’m  sleeping in a battle ship
I’m  sleeping  in a submarine
I’m  sleeping in a fighter plane
I’m  sleeping  going down the  drain
And  the aircraft gone
 Have more fun
 In the sun
All  hands on deck!
 The radio  address
 What a mess!
 A cage  is a cage
 Is a cage
 Is a cage, oooh
 No Cars Go
 x4
Hey!
Hey!
We  know a place  where no planes go
We  know a place  where no ships go
 Hey,  no cars go
 Hey,  no cars go
 Where we know
We  know a place  no space ships go
We  know a place  where no subs go
 Hey,  no cars go
 Hey,  no cars go
 Where we know
Bass
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-----------------3---|
E|-5--3--5--3----------|
 Go, now go!
Ooooooooooooh
Ooooooooooooh
Hey,  us kids know
Hey,  no cars go
 Where we know
 x2
Between  the click of the light and the start  of the dream
 Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
 Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
 Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
 Little babies, let's go
 Women and children, let's go
 Old folks, let's go
Don't  know where we're goin'
Ah  ah ah ah
 Ah ah ah ah
 Ah ah ah ah
 The Woodlands National Anthem
 x8
I  guess we'll have  to move
 The neighbourhood  is on  to us
Let's  join the little  babe's
Throwin'  rocks in front  of us
Riding  on my bicycle
I  pass my sister on  a bus
Let's  take the country  road
Before  our parents send  for us
Trees  keep fallin' at  my feet
 I guess  it's time to build  a boat
Make  a raft of our  bodies
Do  you think that it'll float?
What  I said was not  a joke
But  you just licked the envelope
I'm  tired of dating let's  elope
 But you  just licked the envelope
Three  cheers for my parents
Lonely  failed experiments
Three  cheers for my parents
Lonely  failed experiments
 My Heart is an Apple
I'll  admit
 I'm full  of shit
 That's how  I know  I love  you
 That's how  I know  I trust  you
You're  not sure
 If there's a right  or wrong
 But it  feels like  there is
 When I  treat you  like this
I  go outside
I  go outside
Texas
 I won't  come home
 Not even  if  you call
 I can't  hear you  at all
 I can't  explain
 Why it's  a sin
 The state  I'm living in
I  just feel  so tired
I  go outside
I  go outside
My  mouth is full, your  heart is  an  apple
 Your mouth is full, My heart is an apple
Pomme  pomme pomme pomme pomme  pomme pomme pomme
Please  don't even call
 I can't  hear you  at all
 Headlights Look Diamonds
 x2
The  red lights mean you’re leaving
The  white one’s mean returning
Tell  me how this story  ends
And  I’ll keep them fires burning
 x2
The  headlights look like diamonds
The  taillights burn like coals
Tell  me how this story  ends
Before  the fires go cold
Do  do do do do  do do do do  do do do
Do  do do do do  do do do do  do do do
Hmmmm  hmmmm
Hmmmm  hmmmm
The  countryside’s deserted
There’s  no one on the farms
The  suburbs all are sleeping
The  earthquakes set off car  alarms
Hmmmm  hmmmm
Hmmmm  hmmmm
All  after all now  we aware
All  after all the time  we share
There’s  so much fears  of world
Types  of world, tears  of world
Hmmmm  hmmmm  |
 | x4
 Hmmmm hmmmm |
 Vampire/Forest Fire
You  wanna be set apart
Burn all  of your art
 Repair  the wasteful part
 I'm a vampire in a  forest  fire
Hey  we all gotta  keep warm
Hey  we all gotta  keep warm
Driving  towards  the storm
Your  father was a pervert
Face  down  in the dirt
He  taught you how  to hurt
 My father was a  miner
 Who lived  in the  suburbs
 Let's live  in the  suburbs
 If I  let where I'm  from burn  I can never  return
My  brother reads you and me
His new  poetry
How  embarrassing
 Your sister pours the gasoline
I'll fix  your meals
I'll fix  your meals
While your  burns heal
/  x2
Find  a house
 You don't have  to rebuild
Stone  by stone brick by brick
Nail  by nail my father  never meant  to leave me this
meant  to leave me this
 Let this  love last
 I drive  too fast
Said  I'd return if I'd ever cared
 But there's  no interstate  I find to take  me there
To  take me there
/  x4

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Readable chord sheet for Arcade Fire by The Arcade Fire

[Em] [F] [G] [C] x2

[Em]You knew in five mi[F]nutes, but [G]I knew in a sen[C]tence
[Em]You knew in five mi[F]nutes, but [G]I knew in a sen[C]tence

[C]So why do we go
[C7]Through all of this a[F]gain
Your eyes are flutte[C]rin'

Such pretty wings
A [C7]moth, flyin' into [F]the
Same old flame a[C]gain, it never ends

It's [Em]not like I dropped the [F]bomb, [G]on, on my conscience [C]mom
It [Em]takes fightin' day and [F]night, to [G]make, such a good thing [C]die

[C]Out, everyone out,
I [C7]give too much shit a [F]home
In my heart and [C]mind

It gets me every time, it gets me every time, it gets me every time

[Em] [F] [G] [C]

[C]So why do we go
[C7]Through all of this a[F]gain
Your eyes are flutte[C]rin'

Such pretty wings
A [C7]moth, flyin' into [F]the
Same old flame a[C]gain
[C]It never ends
It never ends
It never ends
It never ends

I'm Sleeping in a Submarine

[E] Chords with bass can be played ([E] [E/F#] [E]/G

[E]She’s gone to [C]sea [C/B]     [Am]         [C/B]             [Am]
She’s [E]fightin’ [C]for me [C/B]    [Am]    [C/B] Wha[Am]t brave[A]ry!

[E]I’m sleeping in a battle ship
[C]I’m[C/B] sle[Am]eping in a [C]sub[C]ma[B]ri[Am]ne
[E]I’m sleeping in a fighter plane
[C]I’[C/B]m sle[Am]eping going [C]down [C]th[B]e d[Am]rain   [A]

[Eb]And the aircraft [E]gone
Have more [Ebm]fun
In the [A]sun

[E]All hands [C]on [C/B]deck[Am]!  [C]    [C]      [B]        [Am]
The [E]radio add[C]re[C/B]ss  [Am]     [C/B]         [Am]
What a [A]mess!

A [Eb]cage is a [E]cage
Is a [Ebm]cage
Is a c[A]ag[F#m]e,   [E]oooh [A]

No Cars Go

[C] [Em] [G] x4

[Asus2]Hey!   [Em]      [Cadd9]            [C]
[Asus2]Hey!   [Em]      [Cadd9]            [C]

[Asus2] [C]

[C]We know a [Em]place where no planes [G]go
[C]We know a [Em]place where no ships [G]go

[Asus2]   Hey,  [Em]  no cars [Cadd9]go    [C]
[Asus2]   Hey,  [Em]  no cars [Cadd9]go    [C]
Where we [Asus2]know   [Cadd9]

[C]We know a [Em]place no space ships [G]go
[C]We know a [Em]place where no subs [G]go

[Asus2]   Hey,  [Em]  no cars [Cadd9]go    [C]
[Asus2]   Hey,  [Em]  no cars [Cadd9]go    [C]
Where we [Asus2]know   [Cadd9]

[Bass]
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-----------------3---|
E|-5--3--5--3----------|

Go, now go! [C]   [Em]      [G]
[C]Oooo[Em]oooooo[G]ooh
[C]Oooo[Em]oooooo[G]ooh

[Asus2]Hey,  [Em]   us kids [Cadd9]know  [C]
[Asus2]Hey,  [Em]   no cars [Cadd9]go    [C]
Where we [Asus2]know    [Cadd9]

[C] [Em] [G] x2

[C]Between the click of the light and the [G]start of the dream
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream

[Em] [D] [G]  [Em] [D]
Little babies, let's [G]go [Em]    [D]
Women and children, let's [G]go
[Em]  Old folks, let's go
[D]Don't know where we're goin'

[C]Ah ah ah  [Em]ah
Ah ah ah  [D]ah
Ah ah ah  [G]ah

The Woodlands National Anthem


[C] [C6] x8

[Dm]I guess we'll [C]have to move
The [F]neighbourhood is [Am]on to [C]us
[Dm]Let's join the [C]little babe's
[F]Throwin' rocks in [Am]front of [C]us

[Dm]  [C]  [F] [Am]  [C]

[Dm]Riding on my [C]bicycle
[F]I pass my sister [Am]on a [C]bus
[Dm]Let's take the [C]country road
[F]Before our parents [Am]send for [C]us

[Dm] [C] [F] [Am] [C]

[Dm]Trees keep fallin' [C]at my feet
I [F]guess it's time to [Am]build a [C]boat
[Dm]Make a raft of [C]our bodies
[F]Do you think that [Am]it'll [C]float?
[Dm]What I said was [C]not a joke
[F]But you just licked the [Am]envel[C]ope
[Dm]I'm tired of dating [C]let's elope
But [F]you just licked the [Am]enve[C]lope

[Dm] [C] [F] [Am] [C]

[Dm]Three cheers for my [C]parents
[F]Lonely failed ex[Am]peri[C]ments
[Dm]Three cheers for my [C]parents
[F]Lonely failed ex[Am]peri[C]ments

My Heart is an Apple

[C]I'll ad[Bb]mit
I'm [C]full of [Bb]shit
That's [Am]how I [C]know I [Bb]love you
That's [Am]how I [C]know I [Bb]trust you

[C]You're not [Bb]sure
If there's a [C]right or [Bb]wrong
But [Am]it feels [C]like there [Bb]is
When [Am]I treat [C]you like [Bb]this

[F]I go out[Gm]side
[F]I go out[Gm]side  [Am]

[C]Te[Bb]xas
I [C]won't come [Bb]home
Not [Am]even i[C]f you [Bb]call
I [Am]can't hear [C]you at [Bb]all

I [C]can't exp[Bb]lain
Why [C]it's a [Bb]sin
The [Am]state I'm [C]living [Bb]in
[Am]I just [C]feel so [Bb]tired

[F]I go out[Gm]side
[F]I go out[Gm]side  [Am]

[Eb]My mouth is [Dm]full, [Eb]your heart is[Dm] an[G] app[F]le
Your mouth is full, My heart is an apple

[F] [Fmaj7] [Em] [C]

[F]Pomme pomme pomme pomme [Fmaj7]pomme pomme pomme pomme

[Em]Please don't [G]even [F]call
I [Em]can't hear y[G]ou at [F]all [C]

Headlights Look Diamonds

[F] [Am/E] [C] x2

[F]The red lights mean you’re [Am/E]leaving    [C]
[F]The white one’s mean re[Am/E]turning  [C]
[F]Tell me how this [Am/E]story ends   [C]
[F]And I’ll keep them fires [Am/E]burning  [C]

[F]  [Am/E]  [C]  x2

[F]The headlights look like [Am/E]diamonds  [C]
[F]The taillights burn like [Am/E]coals     [C]
[F]Tell me how this [Am/E]story ends [C]
[F]Before the fires go [Am/E]cold     [C]

[F]Do do do do [G]do do do do [Dm]do do do [C]do
[F]Do do do do [G]do do do do [Dm]do do do [C]do

[F]Hmmmm   h[Bb]mmmm
[C]Hmmmm   h[Bb]mmmm

[F]The countryside’s de[Am/E]serted  [C]
[F]There’s no one on the [Am/E]farms   [C]
[F]The suburbs all are [Am/E]sleeping [C]
[F]The earthquakes set off [Am/E]car alarms [C]

[F]Hmmmm   h[Bb]mmmm
[C]Hmmmm   h[Bb]mmmm

[F]All after all now[Am/E] we a[C]ware
[F]All after all the [Am/E]time we [C]share
[F]There’s so much [Am/E]fears of [C]world
[Dm]Types of world, [Em]tears of world

[F]Hmmmm   h[Bb]mmmm     |
[C]        [Bb]       |  x4
Hmmmm   hmmmm     |

Vampire/Forest Fire

[C]You wanna be set a[Em]part
[Am]Burn [G]all of your [D/F#]art
Re[G]pair the [F]wasteful [C]part
I'm a va[Em]mpire [Am]in [G]a for[D/F#]est fire
[G]Hey we all [F]gotta keep [Em]warm  [C]
[G]Hey we all [F]gotta keep [Em]warm  [C]
[G]Driving to[F]wards the [Am]sto[G]rm  [F]

[C]Your father was a [Em]pervert
[Am]Face d[G]own in the [D/F#]dirt
[G]He taught you [F]how to [C]hurt
My [Em]father [Am]was [G]a mi[D/F#]ner
Who [G]lived in [F]the s[Em]uburbs [C]
Let's [G]live in [F]the su[Em]burbs [C]
If [G]I let where [F]I'm from [Am]burn I can [G]never re[F]turn

[C]My brother reads you and [Em]me
[Am]His [G]new poe[D/F#]try
[G]How em[F]barra[C]ssing
Your [Em]sister [Am]pours [G]the [D/F#]gasoline
[G]I'll [F]fix your [Em]meals  [C]
[G]I'll [F]fix your [Em]meals  [C]
[G]While [F]your burns [Am]hea[G]l [F]

[C]  [Bbmaj7]  [Am]
[C]  [Bbmaj7]  [Am]

[Bb] [Cm] [Dm]/[A] [Gm] [F] [Eb] x2

[Bb]Find a house
You don't [Cm]have to rebuild
[Dm]Sto[A]ne by stone brick by brick
[Gm]Nail by nail my [F]father never [Eb]meant to leave me this
[Eb]meant to leave me this
Let [Bb]this love last
I [Cm]drive too fast
[Dm]Sai[A]d I'd return if I'd ever cared
But [Gm]there's no inters[F]tate I find to [Eb]take me there
[Eb]To take me there

[Bb] [Cm] [Dm]/[A] [Gm] [F] [Eb] x4

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