Chords for Arcade Fire - Modern Man
Tempo:
124.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#m
E
F#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[E] [A] [F#m]
[A] [F#m] So I wait in line, I'm the water man.
And the people behind me, they [A] can't understand.
Makes [F#m] me feel alive, [A]
makes [F#m] me feel alive.
[E]
So I [F#m] wait in line, I'm [A] the water man.
And the people behind me, [E] they can't [A] understand.
Makes me feel alive, [E]
[A] something don't feel [B] right.
[A]
[E] [A] [F#m]
[E] [A] [C#] Like a wreck of dirt skipping [E] out on the water man.
And the [F#m] clock keeps ticking, [E] I'm the water [A] man.
[F#m] Makes me feel alive, [A]
[F#m] makes me feel alive.
[E] [D] You had a dream I was almost there,
then you [A] pulled me aside and said you're going nowhere.
Well, they [D] say we are the chosen few, but we [E] wasted.
And that's why we're still [A] waiting.
[F#m] I'm a number from the water man.
Maybe when you're older you will understand
why you [F#m] don't feel right,
[A] why you can't [F#m] sleep at night now.
[A] [F#m]
[E] [A] [F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[A] [F#m]
[F#] You're in line [E] for a number, [C#] but you don't [F#m] understand.
[E]
Like a mother [A] man in line for a number,
[C#] but you don't [F#] understand.
[E]
You're a writing [A] man.
[F#m] Oh, I had a dream [E] I was dreaming.
Now I [F#m] feel I'm losing the [A] feeling.
[F#m] Makes me feel alive, [A] like [F#] something don't feel [A] right.
[F#m] I erased the number of the [A] water man.
[F#m] Want to break the mirror [E] of the water [A] man.
Makes me [F#m] feel alive,
[A] makes me feel [E] alive.
[D] You had a dream I was almost there,
then you [A] pulled me aside and said you're going nowhere.
I [D] know we are the chosen few, but we [E] wasted.
And that's why we're still waiting.
[B] I'm a number [G#] from the [F#] water [E] man.
Like a [A] mother man in line [E] for a number,
[C#] but you don't [F#] understand.
[E] Like [C#m] a mother [A] man, if it's [E] all [C#] right,
[F#] how [E] come you can't [A] sleep at night in line [E] for a number,
[C#] but you don't [F#] understand?
[E] I'm [A] a mother man.
[F#m]
I'm a mother man.
[F#m]
[E] I'm a [A] mother man.
[F#m]
I'm a [A] mother man.
[F#m] I'm a [A] mother man.
[F#] [A] [F#m]
[A] [F#m]
[A]
[A] [F#m]
[A] [F#m]
[A] [D] [F#m]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[A] [F#]
[E] [A] [F#m]
[E] [A] [F#m]
[A] [F#m] So I wait in line, I'm the water man.
And the people behind me, they [A] can't understand.
Makes [F#m] me feel alive, [A]
makes [F#m] me feel alive.
[E]
So I [F#m] wait in line, I'm [A] the water man.
And the people behind me, [E] they can't [A] understand.
Makes me feel alive, [E]
[A] something don't feel [B] right.
[A]
[E] [A] [F#m]
[E] [A] [C#] Like a wreck of dirt skipping [E] out on the water man.
And the [F#m] clock keeps ticking, [E] I'm the water [A] man.
[F#m] Makes me feel alive, [A]
[F#m] makes me feel alive.
[E] [D] You had a dream I was almost there,
then you [A] pulled me aside and said you're going nowhere.
Well, they [D] say we are the chosen few, but we [E] wasted.
And that's why we're still [A] waiting.
[F#m] I'm a number from the water man.
Maybe when you're older you will understand
why you [F#m] don't feel right,
[A] why you can't [F#m] sleep at night now.
[A] [F#m]
[E] [A] [F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[A] [F#m]
[F#] You're in line [E] for a number, [C#] but you don't [F#m] understand.
[E]
Like a mother [A] man in line for a number,
[C#] but you don't [F#] understand.
[E]
You're a writing [A] man.
[F#m] Oh, I had a dream [E] I was dreaming.
Now I [F#m] feel I'm losing the [A] feeling.
[F#m] Makes me feel alive, [A] like [F#] something don't feel [A] right.
[F#m] I erased the number of the [A] water man.
[F#m] Want to break the mirror [E] of the water [A] man.
Makes me [F#m] feel alive,
[A] makes me feel [E] alive.
[D] You had a dream I was almost there,
then you [A] pulled me aside and said you're going nowhere.
I [D] know we are the chosen few, but we [E] wasted.
And that's why we're still waiting.
[B] I'm a number [G#] from the [F#] water [E] man.
Like a [A] mother man in line [E] for a number,
[C#] but you don't [F#] understand.
[E] Like [C#m] a mother [A] man, if it's [E] all [C#] right,
[F#] how [E] come you can't [A] sleep at night in line [E] for a number,
[C#] but you don't [F#] understand?
[E] I'm [A] a mother man.
[F#m]
I'm a mother man.
[F#m]
[E] I'm a [A] mother man.
[F#m]
I'm a [A] mother man.
[F#m] I'm a [A] mother man.
[F#] [A] [F#m]
[A] [F#m]
[A]
[A] [F#m]
[A] [F#m]
[A] [D] [F#m]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[A] [F#]
[E] [A] [F#m]
Key:
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F#m
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F#
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[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] So I wait in line, _ I'm the water man.
And the people behind me, they _ [A] can't understand.
Makes [F#m] me feel alive, _ [A] _ _
makes [F#m] me feel alive.
[E] _ _ _ _
So I [F#m] wait in line, I'm [A] the water man.
And the people behind me, [E] they can't [A] understand.
_ Makes me feel alive, [E] _ _
[A] _ _ something don't feel [B] right.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] Like a wreck of dirt skipping [E] out on the water man.
And the [F#m] clock keeps ticking, [E] I'm the water [A] man.
[F#m] Makes me feel alive, [A] _ _ _
[F#m] makes me feel alive.
[E] _ [D] You had a dream I was almost there,
then you [A] pulled me aside and said you're going nowhere.
Well, they [D] say we are the chosen few, but we [E] wasted. _
And that's why we're still [A] waiting.
_ _ [F#m] I'm a number from the water man.
_ Maybe when you're older you will understand
why you [F#m] don't feel right, _
[A] _ why you can't [F#m] sleep at night now. _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ You're in line [E] for a number, [C#] but you don't [F#m] understand.
_ _ [E] _
Like a mother [A] man in line for a number,
[C#] but you don't [F#] understand.
_ _ [E] _ _
You're a writing [A] man.
[F#m] Oh, I had a dream [E] I was dreaming.
_ Now I [F#m] feel I'm losing the [A] feeling.
[F#m] Makes me feel alive, [A] _ _ like [F#] something don't feel [A] right. _ _
[F#m] I erased the number of the [A] water man.
[F#m] Want to break the mirror [E] of the water [A] man.
Makes me [F#m] feel alive, _
[A] _ _ makes me feel [E] alive. _
[D] You had a dream I was almost there,
then you [A] pulled me aside and said you're going nowhere.
I [D] know we are the chosen few, but we [E] wasted.
_ And that's why we're still waiting.
_ [B] I'm a number [G#] from the [F#] _ water [E] man.
Like a [A] mother man in line [E] for a number,
[C#] but you don't [F#] understand.
_ _ [E] Like [C#m] a mother [A] man, if it's [E] all [C#] right, _
[F#] _ _ how [E] come you can't [A] sleep at night in line [E] for a number,
[C#] but you don't [F#] understand?
_ _ [E] _ I'm [A] a mother man.
_ [F#m] _ _ _
I'm a mother man.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] I'm a [A] mother man.
_ _ [F#m] _
I'm a [A] mother man.
[F#m] _ _ I'm a [A] mother man.
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[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] So I wait in line, _ I'm the water man.
And the people behind me, they _ [A] can't understand.
Makes [F#m] me feel alive, _ [A] _ _
makes [F#m] me feel alive.
[E] _ _ _ _
So I [F#m] wait in line, I'm [A] the water man.
And the people behind me, [E] they can't [A] understand.
_ Makes me feel alive, [E] _ _
[A] _ _ something don't feel [B] right.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] Like a wreck of dirt skipping [E] out on the water man.
And the [F#m] clock keeps ticking, [E] I'm the water [A] man.
[F#m] Makes me feel alive, [A] _ _ _
[F#m] makes me feel alive.
[E] _ [D] You had a dream I was almost there,
then you [A] pulled me aside and said you're going nowhere.
Well, they [D] say we are the chosen few, but we [E] wasted. _
And that's why we're still [A] waiting.
_ _ [F#m] I'm a number from the water man.
_ Maybe when you're older you will understand
why you [F#m] don't feel right, _
[A] _ why you can't [F#m] sleep at night now. _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ You're in line [E] for a number, [C#] but you don't [F#m] understand.
_ _ [E] _
Like a mother [A] man in line for a number,
[C#] but you don't [F#] understand.
_ _ [E] _ _
You're a writing [A] man.
[F#m] Oh, I had a dream [E] I was dreaming.
_ Now I [F#m] feel I'm losing the [A] feeling.
[F#m] Makes me feel alive, [A] _ _ like [F#] something don't feel [A] right. _ _
[F#m] I erased the number of the [A] water man.
[F#m] Want to break the mirror [E] of the water [A] man.
Makes me [F#m] feel alive, _
[A] _ _ makes me feel [E] alive. _
[D] You had a dream I was almost there,
then you [A] pulled me aside and said you're going nowhere.
I [D] know we are the chosen few, but we [E] wasted.
_ And that's why we're still waiting.
_ [B] I'm a number [G#] from the [F#] _ water [E] man.
Like a [A] mother man in line [E] for a number,
[C#] but you don't [F#] understand.
_ _ [E] Like [C#m] a mother [A] man, if it's [E] all [C#] right, _
[F#] _ _ how [E] come you can't [A] sleep at night in line [E] for a number,
[C#] but you don't [F#] understand?
_ _ [E] _ I'm [A] a mother man.
_ [F#m] _ _ _
I'm a mother man.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] I'm a [A] mother man.
_ _ [F#m] _
I'm a [A] mother man.
[F#m] _ _ I'm a [A] mother man.
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