Chords for Arcade Fire- We Used To wait-Lyrics
Tempo:
121.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Cm
Ab
F
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I used to write, I used [Eb] to write letters, [Ab] I used to sign [Eb] my name.
I [Cm] used to sleep at night, [Eb] for the flashing [Ab] lights, it'll keep them bright.
[Eb]
By the time we [Cm] met, by the time we [Eb] met, the [Ab] times had already [Eb] changed.
[Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
So I never wrote [Cm] a letter, I never kept my true heart [Ab] on the road now.
So when the lights [Cm] cut out, I was [Eb] lost and in [Ab] a wilderness [Eb] downtown.
[F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, [F] now our [Eb] lives are changing [Cm] fast.
[D] [Bb] Hope that [Gm] something pure [F] can last, [Bb] hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can last.
Do we seem [Cm] strange?
How we [Bb] used to wait [Ab] for letters to [Eb] arrive.
But we're [Cm] strangers still, this house we've [Bb] built so [Ab] small can keep you [Eb] alive.
We used [Cm] to wait, we used to [Eb] face doubt, [Ab] we're just walking [Eb] around.
We used [Cm] to wait, all these [Eb] wasted [Ab] lives in a [Eb] wilderness downtown.
[Eb]
[Cm]
[Eb] We used [Cm] to wait,
[Eb] we used [Ab] to wait, [Eb] we used to [Cm] wait.
Sometimes they [Eb] never came, [Cm]
sometimes they [Eb] never came.
[Ab]
[Eb] They still move it through me.
I used to [Cm] write a letter to [Eb] my true love, [Ab] I'm gonna sign my name.
Like a patient [Cm] on a table, a water on the table, [Ab] we're gonna move [Eb] through the day.
[F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, [F] now our [Eb] lives are changing [Cm] fast.
[Dm] [Gm] Hope that something pure can [F] last, [Bb] hope that [Gm] something pure can [Cm] last.
[Eb] We used to [Cm] wait, [Eb] we used to [Ab] wait, [Bb] [Eb] we used to [Cm] wait.
Sometimes they [Eb] never came,
[Cm] sometimes they [Eb] never came.
[Ab] They [Eb] still move it through me.
We used [Cm] to wait.
[Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] We [Eb] used to wait [Cm] for, we [Eb] used to wait [Ab] for, [Eb] now we're screaming [Fm] so the clocks [Cm] are ticking.
[Eb] We used to wait [Cm] for, [Eb] we used to wait for, now we're screaming [Cm] sing the chorus again.
And [Eb] I used to wait for it, I used to wait for it
Hear my voice scream and say the [F] chorus of death
[Ab] [Eb]
Wait for it
Wait
[F]
[Cm] for it
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [F] [Cm]
[G]
I [Cm] used to sleep at night, [Eb] for the flashing [Ab] lights, it'll keep them bright.
[Eb]
By the time we [Cm] met, by the time we [Eb] met, the [Ab] times had already [Eb] changed.
[Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
So I never wrote [Cm] a letter, I never kept my true heart [Ab] on the road now.
So when the lights [Cm] cut out, I was [Eb] lost and in [Ab] a wilderness [Eb] downtown.
[F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, [F] now our [Eb] lives are changing [Cm] fast.
[D] [Bb] Hope that [Gm] something pure [F] can last, [Bb] hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can last.
Do we seem [Cm] strange?
How we [Bb] used to wait [Ab] for letters to [Eb] arrive.
But we're [Cm] strangers still, this house we've [Bb] built so [Ab] small can keep you [Eb] alive.
We used [Cm] to wait, we used to [Eb] face doubt, [Ab] we're just walking [Eb] around.
We used [Cm] to wait, all these [Eb] wasted [Ab] lives in a [Eb] wilderness downtown.
[Eb]
[Cm]
[Eb] We used [Cm] to wait,
[Eb] we used [Ab] to wait, [Eb] we used to [Cm] wait.
Sometimes they [Eb] never came, [Cm]
sometimes they [Eb] never came.
[Ab]
[Eb] They still move it through me.
I used to [Cm] write a letter to [Eb] my true love, [Ab] I'm gonna sign my name.
Like a patient [Cm] on a table, a water on the table, [Ab] we're gonna move [Eb] through the day.
[F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, [F] now our [Eb] lives are changing [Cm] fast.
[Dm] [Gm] Hope that something pure can [F] last, [Bb] hope that [Gm] something pure can [Cm] last.
[Eb] We used to [Cm] wait, [Eb] we used to [Ab] wait, [Bb] [Eb] we used to [Cm] wait.
Sometimes they [Eb] never came,
[Cm] sometimes they [Eb] never came.
[Ab] They [Eb] still move it through me.
We used [Cm] to wait.
[Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] We [Eb] used to wait [Cm] for, we [Eb] used to wait [Ab] for, [Eb] now we're screaming [Fm] so the clocks [Cm] are ticking.
[Eb] We used to wait [Cm] for, [Eb] we used to wait for, now we're screaming [Cm] sing the chorus again.
And [Eb] I used to wait for it, I used to wait for it
Hear my voice scream and say the [F] chorus of death
[Ab] [Eb]
Wait for it
Wait
[F]
[Cm] for it
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [F] [Cm]
[G]
Key:
Eb
Cm
Ab
F
Bb
Eb
Cm
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I used to write, _ _ _ I used [Eb] to write letters, [Ab] I used to sign [Eb] my name.
I [Cm] used to sleep at night, _ _ _ [Eb] for the flashing [Ab] lights, it'll keep them bright.
[Eb] _ _ _
By the time we [Cm] met, _ _ _ by the time we [Eb] met, the [Ab] times had already [Eb] changed.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
So I never wrote [Cm] a letter, _ _ _ I never kept my true heart [Ab] on the road now.
_ So when the lights [Cm] cut out, _ _ _ I was [Eb] lost and in [Ab] a wilderness [Eb] downtown. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, _ _ [F] now our [Eb] lives are changing [Cm] fast.
[D] _ _ [Bb] Hope that [Gm] something pure [F] can last, _ _ [Bb] hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can last.
_ _ Do we seem _ [Cm] strange?
_ _ How we [Bb] used to wait [Ab] for letters to [Eb] arrive.
_ _ But we're [Cm] strangers still, _ _ this house we've [Bb] built so [Ab] small can keep you [Eb] alive.
We used [Cm] to wait, _ _ _ we used to [Eb] face doubt, [Ab] we're just walking [Eb] around.
We used [Cm] to wait, _ _ _ _ all these [Eb] wasted [Ab] lives in a [Eb] wilderness downtown. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ We used [Cm] to wait, _
_ _ [Eb] we used [Ab] to wait, [Eb] _ we _ used to [Cm] wait. _
Sometimes they [Eb] never came, _ _ [Cm] _ _
sometimes they [Eb] never came.
_ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] They still move it through me.
_ _ _ I used to [Cm] write a _ _ letter to [Eb] my true love, [Ab] I'm gonna sign my name.
Like a patient [Cm] on a table, _ _ a water on the table, [Ab] we're gonna move [Eb] through the _ day.
_ _ _ _ [F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, _ _ [F] now our [Eb] lives are changing [Cm] fast.
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] Hope that something pure can [F] last, _ _ [Bb] hope that [Gm] something pure can [Cm] last. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ We used to [Cm] wait, _ _ _ [Eb] we used to [Ab] wait, [Bb] _ _ [Eb] we used to [Cm] wait.
_ Sometimes they [Eb] never came, _ _
[Cm] _ _ sometimes they [Eb] never came. _ _
[Ab] They [Eb] still move it through me.
_ We used [Cm] to wait.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ We [Eb] used to wait [Cm] for, we [Eb] used to wait [Ab] for, [Eb] now we're screaming [Fm] so the clocks [Cm] are ticking.
[Eb] We used to wait [Cm] for, [Eb] we used to wait for, now we're screaming [Cm] sing the chorus again.
And [Eb] I used to wait for it, I used to wait for it
Hear my voice scream and say the [F] chorus of death _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ Wait for it
Wait _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Cm] for it
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I used to write, _ _ _ I used [Eb] to write letters, [Ab] I used to sign [Eb] my name.
I [Cm] used to sleep at night, _ _ _ [Eb] for the flashing [Ab] lights, it'll keep them bright.
[Eb] _ _ _
By the time we [Cm] met, _ _ _ by the time we [Eb] met, the [Ab] times had already [Eb] changed.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
So I never wrote [Cm] a letter, _ _ _ I never kept my true heart [Ab] on the road now.
_ So when the lights [Cm] cut out, _ _ _ I was [Eb] lost and in [Ab] a wilderness [Eb] downtown. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, _ _ [F] now our [Eb] lives are changing [Cm] fast.
[D] _ _ [Bb] Hope that [Gm] something pure [F] can last, _ _ [Bb] hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can last.
_ _ Do we seem _ [Cm] strange?
_ _ How we [Bb] used to wait [Ab] for letters to [Eb] arrive.
_ _ But we're [Cm] strangers still, _ _ this house we've [Bb] built so [Ab] small can keep you [Eb] alive.
We used [Cm] to wait, _ _ _ we used to [Eb] face doubt, [Ab] we're just walking [Eb] around.
We used [Cm] to wait, _ _ _ _ all these [Eb] wasted [Ab] lives in a [Eb] wilderness downtown. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ We used [Cm] to wait, _
_ _ [Eb] we used [Ab] to wait, [Eb] _ we _ used to [Cm] wait. _
Sometimes they [Eb] never came, _ _ [Cm] _ _
sometimes they [Eb] never came.
_ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] They still move it through me.
_ _ _ I used to [Cm] write a _ _ letter to [Eb] my true love, [Ab] I'm gonna sign my name.
Like a patient [Cm] on a table, _ _ a water on the table, [Ab] we're gonna move [Eb] through the _ day.
_ _ _ _ [F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, _ _ [F] now our [Eb] lives are changing [Cm] fast.
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] Hope that something pure can [F] last, _ _ [Bb] hope that [Gm] something pure can [Cm] last. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ We used to [Cm] wait, _ _ _ [Eb] we used to [Ab] wait, [Bb] _ _ [Eb] we used to [Cm] wait.
_ Sometimes they [Eb] never came, _ _
[Cm] _ _ sometimes they [Eb] never came. _ _
[Ab] They [Eb] still move it through me.
_ We used [Cm] to wait.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ We [Eb] used to wait [Cm] for, we [Eb] used to wait [Ab] for, [Eb] now we're screaming [Fm] so the clocks [Cm] are ticking.
[Eb] We used to wait [Cm] for, [Eb] we used to wait for, now we're screaming [Cm] sing the chorus again.
And [Eb] I used to wait for it, I used to wait for it
Hear my voice scream and say the [F] chorus of death _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ Wait for it
Wait _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Cm] for it
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _