Chords for Arcade Fire - The Lightning I, II (Official Video)
Tempo:
147.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
A
F#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C]
[Cm]
[F#] [C]
[G] [N]
[E]
[D]
[A] [D]
[F#m] [E]
[D]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[D]
[E]
[A] [D]
just [E] feel so low.
The sky is [A] breaking open.
[D] We keep hoping in the [E] distance we'll see it glow.
[D] Lightning light our way till the black sky turns [E] back into gold.
[A]
We can make it if you [D] don't quit on [F#m] me.
I won't quit [E] on you.
Don't quit on me.
We can make [D] it baby.
Please don't quit [A] on me.
I won't quit [D] on you.
Don't quit on [F#m] me.
I'll never [E] quit on you.
[A]
We were [D] born in paradise [F#m] beneath the poison [E] sky.
[A] From the [D] bad sign the [F#m] microwave to [E] Gemini.
[D] And we are still [A] unlearning.
[D] Tires are burning in [F#m] the middle of the failed [E] drive.
You know that we've [A] been beat down [D] and broken.
[F#m] But now we can [Em] testify.
[D]
[A] We can make it if [D] you don't quit on me.
I won't quit [E] on you.
Don't quit on me.
We can make it baby.
[D] Please don't quit on [A] me.
I won't quit on [D] you.
Don't quit on me.
I'll [F#m] never quit on [E] you.
It's not [D] up to [A] you.
Some [D] you win, some you [F#m] lose.
[E]
You don't [D] get to [A] choose.
[D] Some you win, some [F#] you lose.
[E]
[A]
[D]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[E] I heard the thunder on a blue [A] sky.
Perfect day I want to [D] go out.
Am I the [F#m] only one?
[D] [E] I heard the thunder and I [A] feel I'm going under.
[D] Jesus Christ was the only [F#m]
sign.
[E]
A day a week I'm out [A] of here.
[D] Every second brings me here.
[E]
[A] [D]
Waiting on [E] the lightning.
[A] Waiting on the [D] life I built alive.
I [E]
heard the thunder and I [A] thought it was easy.
But I [D] got the [F#m] question wrong.
[E]
I was trying to run [A] away.
What a voice for me to [D] say.
But the feeling in a song.
[E] A day a week I'm out of here.
[Bm] Every second brings me here.
[E] A day a week I'm out of [A] here.
Every
[D] second brings [F#m] me here.
[D] Waiting on the [E] lightning.
Waiting [A]
on the [D] life I built alive.
[F#]
[D] Waiting on the [E]
lightning.
Waiting [A]
[D] on the life I built alive.
[F#m]
[C]
[Cm]
[F#] [C]
[G] [N]
[E]
[D]
[A] [D]
[F#m] [E]
[D]
[F#m] [E]
[A]
[D]
[E]
[A] [D]
just [E] feel so low.
The sky is [A] breaking open.
[D] We keep hoping in the [E] distance we'll see it glow.
[D] Lightning light our way till the black sky turns [E] back into gold.
[A]
We can make it if you [D] don't quit on [F#m] me.
I won't quit [E] on you.
Don't quit on me.
We can make [D] it baby.
Please don't quit [A] on me.
I won't quit [D] on you.
Don't quit on [F#m] me.
I'll never [E] quit on you.
[A]
We were [D] born in paradise [F#m] beneath the poison [E] sky.
[A] From the [D] bad sign the [F#m] microwave to [E] Gemini.
[D] And we are still [A] unlearning.
[D] Tires are burning in [F#m] the middle of the failed [E] drive.
You know that we've [A] been beat down [D] and broken.
[F#m] But now we can [Em] testify.
[D]
[A] We can make it if [D] you don't quit on me.
I won't quit [E] on you.
Don't quit on me.
We can make it baby.
[D] Please don't quit on [A] me.
I won't quit on [D] you.
Don't quit on me.
I'll [F#m] never quit on [E] you.
It's not [D] up to [A] you.
Some [D] you win, some you [F#m] lose.
[E]
You don't [D] get to [A] choose.
[D] Some you win, some [F#] you lose.
[E]
[A]
[D]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[E] I heard the thunder on a blue [A] sky.
Perfect day I want to [D] go out.
Am I the [F#m] only one?
[D] [E] I heard the thunder and I [A] feel I'm going under.
[D] Jesus Christ was the only [F#m]
sign.
[E]
A day a week I'm out [A] of here.
[D] Every second brings me here.
[E]
[A] [D]
Waiting on [E] the lightning.
[A] Waiting on the [D] life I built alive.
I [E]
heard the thunder and I [A] thought it was easy.
But I [D] got the [F#m] question wrong.
[E]
I was trying to run [A] away.
What a voice for me to [D] say.
But the feeling in a song.
[E] A day a week I'm out of here.
[Bm] Every second brings me here.
[E] A day a week I'm out of [A] here.
Every
[D] second brings [F#m] me here.
[D] Waiting on the [E] lightning.
Waiting [A]
on the [D] life I built alive.
[F#]
[D] Waiting on the [E]
lightning.
Waiting [A]
[D] on the life I built alive.
[F#m]
Key:
D
E
A
F#m
F#
D
E
A
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ just [E] feel so low. _
The sky is [A] breaking open. _
[D] We keep hoping _ in the [E] distance we'll see it glow.
_ _ [D] Lightning light our way till the black sky _ turns [E] back into gold. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ We can make it if you [D] don't quit on [F#m] me.
I won't quit [E] on you.
Don't quit on me.
We can make [D] it baby.
Please don't quit [A] on me.
I won't quit [D] on you.
Don't quit on [F#m] me.
I'll never [E] quit on you. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
We were [D] born in paradise _ [F#m] _ beneath the poison [E] sky. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ From the [D] bad sign the [F#m] _ microwave to [E] Gemini. _ _
[D] And we are still [A] unlearning. _
[D] Tires are burning in [F#m] the middle of the failed [E] drive.
_ You know that we've [A] been beat down [D] and broken. _
[F#m] But now we can [Em] testify. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ We can make it if [D] you don't quit on me.
I won't quit [E] on you.
Don't quit on me.
We can make it baby.
[D] Please don't quit on [A] me.
I won't quit on [D] you.
Don't quit on me.
I'll [F#m] never quit on [E] you. _
_ _ _ It's not [D] up to [A] you.
Some [D] you win, some you [F#m] lose.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ You don't [D] get to [A] choose.
[D] Some you win, some [F#] you lose.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ I heard the thunder on a blue [A] sky.
Perfect day I want to [D] go out.
_ Am I the [F#m] only one? _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] I heard the thunder and I [A] feel I'm going under.
[D] Jesus Christ _ was the only [F#m]
sign.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
A day a week I'm out [A] of here. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Every second brings me here.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Waiting on [E] the lightning. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ Waiting on the [D] life I built _ alive. _
I _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
heard the thunder and I [A] thought it was easy.
But I [D] got _ the [F#m] question wrong.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ I was trying to run [A] away.
What a voice for me to [D] say.
But the feeling in a song. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ A day a week I'm out of here.
[Bm] Every _ _ _ _ _ second brings me here. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ A day a week I'm out of [A] here.
Every _ _ _
[D] _ _ second brings [F#m] me here. _
_ [D] Waiting on the [E] lightning. _
Waiting [A] _ _ _ _ _
on the [D] life I built _ alive.
[F#] _
_ _ [D] _ Waiting on the [E]
lightning.
Waiting [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ on the life I built alive.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ just [E] feel so low. _
The sky is [A] breaking open. _
[D] We keep hoping _ in the [E] distance we'll see it glow.
_ _ [D] Lightning light our way till the black sky _ turns [E] back into gold. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ We can make it if you [D] don't quit on [F#m] me.
I won't quit [E] on you.
Don't quit on me.
We can make [D] it baby.
Please don't quit [A] on me.
I won't quit [D] on you.
Don't quit on [F#m] me.
I'll never [E] quit on you. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
We were [D] born in paradise _ [F#m] _ beneath the poison [E] sky. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ From the [D] bad sign the [F#m] _ microwave to [E] Gemini. _ _
[D] And we are still [A] unlearning. _
[D] Tires are burning in [F#m] the middle of the failed [E] drive.
_ You know that we've [A] been beat down [D] and broken. _
[F#m] But now we can [Em] testify. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ We can make it if [D] you don't quit on me.
I won't quit [E] on you.
Don't quit on me.
We can make it baby.
[D] Please don't quit on [A] me.
I won't quit on [D] you.
Don't quit on me.
I'll [F#m] never quit on [E] you. _
_ _ _ It's not [D] up to [A] you.
Some [D] you win, some you [F#m] lose.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ You don't [D] get to [A] choose.
[D] Some you win, some [F#] you lose.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ I heard the thunder on a blue [A] sky.
Perfect day I want to [D] go out.
_ Am I the [F#m] only one? _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] I heard the thunder and I [A] feel I'm going under.
[D] Jesus Christ _ was the only [F#m]
sign.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
A day a week I'm out [A] of here. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Every second brings me here.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Waiting on [E] the lightning. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ Waiting on the [D] life I built _ alive. _
I _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
heard the thunder and I [A] thought it was easy.
But I [D] got _ the [F#m] question wrong.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ I was trying to run [A] away.
What a voice for me to [D] say.
But the feeling in a song. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ A day a week I'm out of here.
[Bm] Every _ _ _ _ _ second brings me here. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ A day a week I'm out of [A] here.
Every _ _ _
[D] _ _ second brings [F#m] me here. _
_ [D] Waiting on the [E] lightning. _
Waiting [A] _ _ _ _ _
on the [D] life I built _ alive.
[F#] _
_ _ [D] _ Waiting on the [E]
lightning.
Waiting [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ on the life I built alive.
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