The Suburbs Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

C Am E G x2

C In the suburbs AmI, E I learned to Gdrive

  And you Ctold me we’d never surAmvive, E grab your mother’s Gkeys, we’re leaving

C Am E G

C You always seemed so Amsure, E That one Gday we’d be fighting

C In a suburban Amwar, E your part of Gtown against mine

  I saw you Cstanding on the opposite Amshore, E but by the Gtime the first bombs fell

  CWe were already Ambored, E We were already, Galready bored

Chorus

C Sometimes I Amcan’t believe it,E I’m moving Dpast the feeling

C Sometimes I Amcan’t believe it,E I’m moving Dpast the feeling Cagain Am E G

  The Ckids wanna be so Amhard, E but in my Gdreams we’re still screaming

  And Crunning through the Amyard, E when all of the Gwalls that they built in the

  CSeventies finally Amfall, E And all of the Ghouses they built in the

  CSeventies finally Amfall, meant nothing at all, E meant nothing at Gall, it meant nothing

Chorus

C Sometimes I Amcan’t believe it,E I’m moving Dpast the feeling

C Sometimes I Amcan’t believe it,E I’m moving Dpast the feeling and iCnto the night Am E G

C Am E G

C So can you understand,Am E why I want a Gdaughter while I’m still Cyoung Am

  I want to Ehold her hand, and Gshow her some beauty

  BeCfore all this damage is Amdone, E but if it’s Gtoo much to ask

  If it’s Ctoo much to ask, Am then send me a Eson G

C Under the overpass, Am E in the parking Glot we’re still waiting

  It’s Calready passed, Am E so move your Gfeet from hot pavement

  And Cinto the grass,Am cause it’s already Epast, it’s already, Galready past

Chorus

C Sometimes I Amcan’t believe it,E I’m moving Dpast the feeling

C Sometimes I Amcan’t believe it,E I’m moving Dpast the feeling Cagain Am

E I’m moving Dpast the feeling Cagain Am

E I’m moving Dpast the feeling Cagain Am

C Am E G

C Am E

  In my Gdreams we’re still screamCing Am E

G We’re still screaCming Am E

G We’re still screaCming Am E G

C Am E G

C

2. Ready to Start

Intro

B5

C G Em Am x2

CBusinessmen drink my blood G D/F♯

 Like the Emkids in art school said they would Am

 And I Cguess I'll just begin again G D/F♯

EmYou say can we still be friends Am

Chorus

C If I was Dscared,C/B I would

C And if I was Dbored, Gyou know D/F♯I would

C And if I was Dyours, but I'm not Em D

CAll the kids have always known G D/F♯

 That the Ememperor wears new clothes Am

 But to Cbow to down to them anyway G D/F♯

 Is Embetter than to be alone Am

Chorus

CNow you're knocking at my door G D/F♯

 Saying Emplease come out against the night Am

 But CI would rather be alone G D/F♯

EmThan pretend I feel alright Am

 If the Cbusinessmen drink my blood G D/F♯

 Like the Emkids in art school said they would Am

 Then I Cguess I'll just begin again G D/F♯

EmYou say can we still be friends Am

Chorus

C If I was Dscared,C/B I would

C And if I was Dpure, Gyou know D/F♯I would

C And if I was Dyours, but I'm not Em

  D/F♯Now I'm ready to Cstart

C If I was Dscared, I would

C And if I was Dpure, Gyou know D/F♯I would

C And if I was Dyours, but I'm not Em

  ND/F♯ow I'm ready to sCtart Em

D/F♯Now I'm ready to Cstart Em

D/F♯I would rather be Cwrong Em

 Than D/F♯live in the shadows of Cyour song

 My mind is Emopen wide

 And D/F♯now I'm ready to Cstart Em

 And D/F♯now I'm ready to Cstart

 My mind is Emopen wide

 And D/F♯now I'm ready to Cstart

 Your mind surely Emopened the door

 To D/F♯step out into the Cdark Em

D/F♯Now I'm ready

3. Modern Man

Intro

A F♯m E x2

A I'll F♯mwait my turn I'm a Emodern Aman

  And the F♯mpeople behind they don't EunderAstand

  Makes me F♯mfeel like E

A Makes me F♯mfeel like E

A So I F♯mwait in line I'm aE modernA man

  And the F♯mpeople behind they can't EunderAstand

  Makes me F♯mfeel like E

A Something don't F♯mfeel right E

A F♯m E A

F♯m E A

 Like a F♯mrecord that's skippin' I'm a Emodern Aman

 And the F♯mclock keeps tickin' I'm a Emodern Aman

  Makes me F♯mfeel light E

A Makes me F♯mfeel right E

Bridge

  DIn my dream I was almost there

  Then they Apulled me aside and said you're going nowhere

  DThey say we are the chosen few

  But we're Ewasted, and that's we're still Awaitin'

  F♯mOn a number from the Emodern Aman

  F♯mMaybe when you're older you will EunderAstand

  Why you don't F♯mfeel right E

A Why you can't sleep at F♯mnight now E

A F♯m E A x2

F♯m E A x2

Chorus

A/C♯In a line for a Enumber but you E/G♯don't underF♯mstand

ELike a E/G♯modern Aman

 In a A/C♯line for a Enumber but you E/G♯don't underF♯mstand

ELike a E/G♯modern Aman

A Oh I F♯mhad a dream I was EdreaAmin'

  And IF♯m feel like I'm losing the EfeelAin'

  Makes me F♯mfeel like E

A Something don't F♯mfeel right E

A I F♯mwaste a number of the Emodern Aman

  Wanna F♯mbreak the mirror of the Emodern Aman

  Makes me F♯mfeel like E

A Makes me F♯mfeel like E

Bridge

Chorus

A And you A/C♯feel so Eright E/G♯ F♯m

  But how come Eyou can't E/G♯sleep at Anight?

  In A/C♯line for a Enumber but you Fdimdon't underF♯mstand

  ELike a E/G♯modern Aman F♯m

 I'm a Emodern Aman F♯m

 I'm a Emodern Aman F♯m

 I'm a Emodern Aman F♯m

 I'm a Emodern Aman F♯m

A F♯m E x8

4. Rococo

Intro

C G E Am G C x2

C Let's Ggo downEtown and watch Amthe moGdern Ckids

C Let's Ggo downEtown and talk to Amthe moGdern Ckids

C They Gwill Eeat right Amout of Gyour Chand

C UGsing great Ebig words that they Amdon't unGdersCtand, they're singin'

Chorus

  CRocoGco RoEcoco RocoAmco RoGcoco C

  CRocoGco RoEcoco RocoAmco RoGcoco C

  COoh Gah Eah, Am G ah ah Cah ah ah ah

  COoh Gah Eah, Am G ah ah Cah ah ah ah

C They Gbuild it Eup, just to Amburn it Gback Cdown

C They Gbuild it Eup, just to Amburn it Gback Cdown

C The Gwind is Eblowing all the Amashes aGround C

C Oh Gmy dear Egod, what is that AmhorriGble Csong, they're singin'

Chorus

  CRocoGco RoEcoco RocoAmco RoGcoco C

  CRocoGco RoEcoco RocoAmco RoGcoco C

  CRocoGco RoEcoco RocoAmco RoGcoco C

  CRocoGco RoEcoco RocoAmco RoGcoco, CRococo

  CRococo

  COoh Gah Eah, Am G ah ah Cah ah ah ah

  COoh Gah Eah, Am G ah ah Cah ah ah ah

  COoh Gah Eah, Am G ah ah Cah ah ah ah

  COoh Gah Eah, Am G ah ah Cah ah ah ah

C They Gseem Ewild, but they're Amalso G Ctame

C They Gseem Ewild, but they're Amalso G Ctame

C They'll Gmoving toEwards you with their Amcolors all Gthe sameC

C They Gwant to Eown you but they Amdon't Gknow a Cgame, they're playin'

Solo

C G E Am G C x2

C G E D

 RoCcoco G E Am G C

 RoCcoco G E Am G C

 RoCcoco G E D

  COoh Gah Eah, Am G ah ah Cah ah ah ah

  COoh Gah Eah, Am G ah ah Cah ah ah ah

  COoh Gah Eah, Am G ah ah Cah ah ah ah

  COoh Gah Eah, ah ah Dah ah ah ah

 RocCoco Am E Am G C

C Am E Am G C x2

5. Empty Room

Intro

C Em C Em

Dm F

CSearching in, in an empty roEmom

CSearching in, in an empty roEmom

DmSomething I, would never Fdo

CSearching in, in an empty roEmom

CSearching in, in an empty roEmom

DmSomething I, would never Fdo

 I'm aClone again

Chorus

 When I'm Gby myself, I can be myself

 When my life is calm but I Fdon't know when C Em

C Em Dm F

 You're Cburning out, you're black and Emgray

 You're Cburning out, you're black and Emgray

DmSomething I would never sFay

 I'm aClone again

Chorus

CToute ma vie, est aGvec toi

CToute ma vie, est aGvec toi

AmMoi j'attends, toi tu Empars

CToute ma vie, est aGvec toi

CToute ma vie, est aGvec toi

AmMoi j'attends, toi tu Empars

COoh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh Gooh

COoh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh Gooh

COoh E

6. City with No Children

Intro

E A E A A E A x4

 The Esummer that I Abroke my Earm

 I Bwaited B/Afor your B/C♯letter F♯m

 I Ehave no feeling Afor you Enow

 Now Bthat I B/Aknow you B/C♯better F♯m

E A E A A E A x2

 I Ewish that I could have Aloved you Ethen

 BeBfore our B/Aage was B/C♯through F♯m

 And Ebefore a world war Adoes with Eus

 WhatBever B/Ait will B/C♯do F♯m

E A E A A E A x2

EDreamed I drove home to AHouston E

 On a Bhighway that was B/Aunderground B/C♯ F♯m

 There Ewas no light that Awe could Esee

 As we Blistened B/Ato the B/C♯sound of the F♯mengine Efailing

E A E A A E A x2

Chorus

 I Efeel like I've been Aliving Ein

 A city with no Achildren in Eit

 A garden left for Aruin Eby

 A BmillioB/Anaire inB/C♯side of a F♯mprivate Eprison

E A E A A E A x2

 You Enever trust a Amillionaire E

 Quoting the Bsermon on the B/Amount B/C♯ F♯m

 I Eused to think I was Anot like Ethem

 But I'm Bbeginning to B/Ahave my B/C♯doubts, my F♯mdoubts about Eit

E A E A A E A

EWhen you're hiding Aunderground E

 The Brain can't B/Aget you B/C♯wet F♯m

 But Edo you think your ArighteousEness

 Could pay the Binterest B/Aon your B/C♯debt, I have my F♯mdoubts aEbout it

E A E A A E A

Chorus

 I Efeel like I've been Aliving Ein

 A city with no Achildren in Eit

 A garden left for Aruin Eby

 And Bby asB/A I hide iB/C♯nside of my F♯mprivate Eprison

E A E A A E A x3

E

7. Half Light I

Intro

C Em F Dm

C You told us that

Em We were too young

  Now that, F night's closing in

  And in the Dmhalf light, we run

C Lock us up safe

Em And hide the key

  But the, F night tears us loose

 And in the Dmhalf light, we're free

C Em F Dm

C Strange how the half light

Em Can make a place new

  You can't F recognize me

  And I can't Dm recognize you

  We Crun through the streets

Em That we know so well

  And the F houses hide so much

  We're in the Dmhalf light

  None of us can Gtell

  They hide the ocean in a Cshell

G The ocean in a Cshell G

F Our heads are just houses

Dm Without enough windows

  They say youF hear human voices

  But they G only echo C

G They only eCcho

G They only eCcho

G Only eCcho G

  We are Cnot listening, we are Gon the streets

  We are Cnot listening, we are Gon the streets

  We are Cnot listening, we are Gon the streets

  We are Cnot listening, we are Gon the streets

8. Half Light II (No Celebration)

A436 Hz

Intro

E B A A/G♯ E x2

ENow that San FranBcisco's gone, AI guess I'll just Epack it in

EWanna wash aBway my sins, Ain the A/G♯presence of my Efriends

E B A A/G♯ E

EYou and I we Bhead back east, to Afind a town where Ewe can live

EEven in the Bhalf light, we can Asee that A/G♯something's Egotta give

E B A A/G♯ E x2

EWhen we watched the Bmarkets crash, the Apromises we Emade were torn

EThen my parents Bsent for me, Afrom out A/G♯west where EI was born

E B A A/G♯ E

G♯m Some people say,B they've already lost

G♯m But they're afraid to F♯pay the Ecost B

 For what Awe've lost E

 Pay the Bcost for what Awe've A/G♯lost E

ENow that you have Bleft me here, AI will A/G♯never Eraise my voice

EAll the diamonds Byou have here, Ain this A/G♯moment which Ehas no life

E B A A/G♯ E

EAll the seas have Bchanged so much, Asince I was a Elittle child

EPray to god I won't Blive to see, the Adeath of A/G♯everyEthing that's wild, wooh

E B A A/G♯ E x2

EThough we knew this Bday would come, Astill it A/G♯took us Eby surprise

EIn this town where BI was born, I Anow see A/G♯through a Edead man's eyes

E One day they, B will see it's Along A/G♯gone E

E One day they, B will see it's Along A/G♯gone E

E One day they, B will see it's Along A/G♯gone E

E One day they, B will see it's Along A/G♯gone E

9. Suburban War

Intro

 Let's C/Ego for a Dmdrive, see the C/Etown toFnight

 There's C/Enothing to Dmdo but I don't mind when C/EI'm with you F

C/E Dm C/E F

 This C/Etown's so Dmstrange they C/Ebuilt it to Fchange

 And C/Ewhile we Dmsleep we know its streets were reC/Earranged F

C/EMy old Dmfriends, can't reC/Emember when F

 BeC/Efore your Dmwar against the C/Esuburbs beFgan

 BeC/Efore it bDmegan C/E F

 Now the C/Emusic FdivideC/Es us into Dmtribes

C/EGrew your Fhair so I'll grew mine C/E Dm

 So the C/Epast won't Frest , till C/Eyou jump the Dmfence and leave it behind C/E F

C/EMy old Dmfriends, I can reC/Emember when F

 You C/Ecut your Dmhair, I never C/Esaw you again F

 Now the C/Ecities we Dmlive in could be C/Edistant Fstars

 And I C/Esearched for Dmyou in every C/Epassing Fcar

F The Gnights are Amwarm G

F Yeah, the Gnights are Amwarm, GI've been

FLiving in the Gshadows of your Amsong G

FLiving in the Gshadows of your, Am song

Dm C/E F C/E x2

 In the C/Esuburbs DmI, I C/Elearned to Fdrive

 You C/Etold me Dmwe would never survive, C/E F

 So C/Egrab your mother's Dmkeys we leave tonight C/E F

 But we C/Estarted a Dmwar that C/Ewe can't Fwin

 We keep C/Eerasing all the Dmstreets we grewC/E up in F

 And now the C/Emusic diDmvides us C/Einto tribes F

 Choose C/Eyour Dmside, I'll C/Echoose my Fside

Dm C/E F

CAll my A♯old friends, Amthey don't know me Dmnow, C/Eoh-oh F

CAll my A♯old friends aAmre staring through Dmme now, C/Eoh-oh F

CAll my A♯old friends Amthey don't know me Dmnow C/E F

CAll my A♯old friends Amthey don't know me Dmnow, C/Eoh-oh F

AmThey don't know me Dmnow F

 But my old A♯friends, Amwait

10. Month of May

One two three four!

Intro

B5

B5Gonna make a record in the month of May

In the month of May, in the month of May

E5Gonna make a record in the G5month of May

 When the A5violent wind blows the B5wires away

Month of May, it's a violent thing

In the city their hearts start to sing

 Well, E5some people singing G5sounds like screaming

A5 Used to doubt it but B5now I believe it

Month of May, everybody sing love

In the city, watch it from above

 And E5just when I knew what I G5wanted to say

A5 The violent wind blew the B5wires away

We were shocked in the suburbs

Now the kids are all standing with their arms folded tight

The kids are all standing with their arms folded tight

 Well, E5some things are pure and G5some things are right

 But the A5kids are still standing with their B5arms folded tight

 I said E5some things are pure and G5some things are right

 But the A5kids are still with their B5arms folded tight

So young, so young

So much pain for someone so young, well

E5 I know it's heavy, I G5know it ain't light

 But A5how you gonna lift it with your B5arms folded tight

First of the town

That's why we're still driving around

 And aE5round and around and aG5round and around

 And aA5round and around and aB5round and around (And around and around and around and around)

Two-thousand nine, two-thousand ten

Wanna make a record how I felt then

 When I E5stood outside in the G5month of May

 And watched the A5violent wind blow the B5wires away

If I died in the month of May

Let the wind take my body away, then

E5 Wish I may or G5I wish I might

 You can A5meet me down there with my B5arms folded tight

B5Start again in the month of May |

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Start again in the month of May |

| x3

Come on and blow the wires away |

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Come on and blow the wires away |

Wires away

11. Wasted Hours

Artist: Arcade Fire

Song: Wasted Hours

Album: The Suburbs

Intro

G

GAll those wasted hours we used to know

BmSpent the summer Emstaring out the Cwindow

 The wind it takes you where it wants to Ggo

First they built the road, then they built the town

BmThat's why we're still Emdriving round and Cround

 And all we see, are kids in buses longing to be Gfree

Chorus

GWasted hours, before we knewG/B

AmWhere to Emgo, and Gwhat to doG/B

AmWasted Emhours, that Gyou made Csus2new

 And Emturned Bminto, a life that we can Glive

GSome cities make you lose your head

BmEndless suburbs Emstretched out thin and Cdead

 And what was that line you Gsaid

Wishing you were anywhere but here

 You Bmwatch the life you're Emliving disaCppear

 And now I see we're still kids in buses longing to be Gfree

Chorus

12. Deep Blue

EmHere, are my place and Dsus4time D

 And here in my Gown skin, CI can B7finally beEmgin

 Let the century pass me Dsus4by D

 Standing under Gnight sky, toCmorrow means B7nothing Em

D G C B7

EmI, was only a child Dsus4then D

 Feeling barely Galive when I heard a Csong from the sB7peaker of a Empassing car

 And prayed to a Dsus4dying star D

 The memory's Gfading I can aClmost reB7member singing

Chorus

Emla, la Dla, la Gla la Cla

EmLa la, Dla la, Gla la B7la

 Ooh ooh Emooh

Dsus4 D G C B7

EmWe watched the end of the Dsus4century D

 Compressed on a Gtiny screen, a Cdead star coB7llapsing and Emwe could see

 That something was Dsus4endingD

 Are you through Gpretending, we saw its Csigns in the B7suburbs Em

D G C B7

EmYou could never have preDsus4dicted D

 That he could see Gthrough you, KaspaCrov, Deep B7Blue, nineteen-Emninety six

 Your mind's pulling Dsus4tricks now D

 The show is over so Gtake a bow, we're Cliving in the B7shadows

Chorus

Emla, la Dla, la Gla la Cla

EmLa la, Dla la, Gla la B7la

 Ooh ooh Emooh

D G C B7

Em D G C B7 x4

EmHey, put the cellphone Ddown for a while

 In the night there is Gsomething wild

 Can Cyou hear it B7breathing?

 And Emhey, put the laptop Ddown for a while

 In the night there is Gsomething wild

 I Cfeel it, it's B7leaving me Em

  La Dla, la la, la la la la

G La Cla, la B7la, la Emla la la

  La Dla, la la, la la la la

G La Cla, la B7la, la Emla la la

13. We Used to Wait

Intro

Am

 I used to Amwrite