Chords for Arcade Fire Ready To Start (Lyrics on Screen)
Tempo:
95.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
F#
A
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[A] [F#]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [F#]
[Bm] [D]
Businessmen drink my [A] blood, [F#] all the kids that I once knew said they [B] would, [D] and I guess I'll
just forget again, [A] [F#] you say consider [B] friends.
[F#] [D]
If [E] I was scared, [D] I would, and [C#m] if I was bored, [A] you know [D] I would, and if [E] I was yours, but [F#] I'm not.
[D]
All the kids have always [A] known, [F#] that their love was more [B] close, [F#] [D] but you bow down to them
anyway, [A] [F#] cause it's better than being alone.
[B] [D]
If [E] I was scared, I [D] would, and if [C#m] I was bored, [A] you know [D] I would, and if [E] I was yours, but [F#] I'm not.
[D]
Now you're knocking at my [A] door, [D] saying please come out with us tonight, [B] [D] but I would rather
be alone, [A] [D]
than pretend I feel [Bm] alright.
[D]
Businessmen drink my [A] blood, [F#m] all the kids in our school said they [B] would, [F#] [D] and I guess I'll
just forget again, [A] [F#m] you say consider [B] friends.
[D]
[E] If I was scared, [D] I would, and [C#m] if I was pure, you know [D] I would, and [E] if I was yours, but [F#] I'm not.
[G#] [C#m] [D]
[C#m] [D]
[C#m] [A] [D]
[E] [C#m] [F#]
[G#m] [D]
Now [F#] [G#m]
[E] I'm ready to [D] start,
[F#m] [C#m] I would rather be [D] wrong, [G#] [F#m] [B]
[E] than pretend I feel alright.
Living the shouts of [D] your song, [G#] my mind is open wide, [E] now I'm ready to [D] start.
[F#m]
[E] Now I'm ready [D] to start, my mind [F#m] is open wide, [E] now I'm ready to start.
Oh Lord my soul [F#m] you opened the door, set a cloud into the [D] dark, [F#] [E] now I'm ready.
[A] [F#]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [F#]
[Bm] [D]
Businessmen drink my [A] blood, [F#] all the kids that I once knew said they [B] would, [D] and I guess I'll
just forget again, [A] [F#] you say consider [B] friends.
[F#] [D]
If [E] I was scared, [D] I would, and [C#m] if I was bored, [A] you know [D] I would, and if [E] I was yours, but [F#] I'm not.
[D]
All the kids have always [A] known, [F#] that their love was more [B] close, [F#] [D] but you bow down to them
anyway, [A] [F#] cause it's better than being alone.
[B] [D]
If [E] I was scared, I [D] would, and if [C#m] I was bored, [A] you know [D] I would, and if [E] I was yours, but [F#] I'm not.
[D]
Now you're knocking at my [A] door, [D] saying please come out with us tonight, [B] [D] but I would rather
be alone, [A] [D]
than pretend I feel [Bm] alright.
[D]
Businessmen drink my [A] blood, [F#m] all the kids in our school said they [B] would, [F#] [D] and I guess I'll
just forget again, [A] [F#m] you say consider [B] friends.
[D]
[E] If I was scared, [D] I would, and [C#m] if I was pure, you know [D] I would, and [E] if I was yours, but [F#] I'm not.
[G#] [C#m] [D]
[C#m] [D]
[C#m] [A] [D]
[E] [C#m] [F#]
[G#m] [D]
Now [F#] [G#m]
[E] I'm ready to [D] start,
[F#m] [C#m] I would rather be [D] wrong, [G#] [F#m] [B]
[E] than pretend I feel alright.
Living the shouts of [D] your song, [G#] my mind is open wide, [E] now I'm ready to [D] start.
[F#m]
[E] Now I'm ready [D] to start, my mind [F#m] is open wide, [E] now I'm ready to start.
Oh Lord my soul [F#m] you opened the door, set a cloud into the [D] dark, [F#] [E] now I'm ready.
Key:
D
F#
A
E
B
D
F#
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Businessmen drink my [A] blood, _ _ [F#] all the kids that I once knew said they [B] would, _ _ [D] and I guess I'll
just forget again, [A] _ _ _ [F#] you say consider [B] friends.
_ [F#] _ _ [D] _
_ If [E] I was scared, [D] I would, _ and [C#m] if I was bored, [A] you know [D] I would, and if [E] I was yours, but [F#] I'm not.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
All the kids have always [A] known, _ _ [F#] that their love was more [B] close, [F#] _ [D] but you bow down to them
anyway, [A] _ _ _ [F#] cause it's better than being alone.
[B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ If [E] I was scared, I [D] would, _ and if [C#m] I was bored, [A] you know [D] I would, and if [E] I was yours, but [F#] I'm not.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Now you're knocking at my [A] door, _ _ [D] saying please come out with us tonight, [B] _ _ _ [D] but I would rather
be alone, [A] _ _ _ _ [D]
than pretend I feel [Bm] alright.
_ _ _ [D] _
Businessmen drink my [A] blood, _ _ [F#m] all the kids in our school said they [B] would, _ [F#] _ [D] and I guess I'll
just forget again, [A] _ _ _ [F#m] you say consider [B] friends.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] If I was scared, _ [D] I would, _ and [C#m] if I was pure, you know [D] I would, _ and [E] if I was yours, but [F#] I'm not.
_ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [D]
Now _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
[E] _ I'm ready to [D] start, _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] I would rather be [D] wrong, _ [G#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
[E] than pretend I feel alright.
Living the shouts of [D] your song, [G#] my mind is open wide, [E] now I'm ready to [D] start.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [E] Now I'm ready [D] to start, my mind [F#m] is open wide, [E] now I'm ready to start.
Oh Lord my soul [F#m] you opened the door, set a cloud into the [D] dark, _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] now I'm ready. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Businessmen drink my [A] blood, _ _ [F#] all the kids that I once knew said they [B] would, _ _ [D] and I guess I'll
just forget again, [A] _ _ _ [F#] you say consider [B] friends.
_ [F#] _ _ [D] _
_ If [E] I was scared, [D] I would, _ and [C#m] if I was bored, [A] you know [D] I would, and if [E] I was yours, but [F#] I'm not.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
All the kids have always [A] known, _ _ [F#] that their love was more [B] close, [F#] _ [D] but you bow down to them
anyway, [A] _ _ _ [F#] cause it's better than being alone.
[B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ If [E] I was scared, I [D] would, _ and if [C#m] I was bored, [A] you know [D] I would, and if [E] I was yours, but [F#] I'm not.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Now you're knocking at my [A] door, _ _ [D] saying please come out with us tonight, [B] _ _ _ [D] but I would rather
be alone, [A] _ _ _ _ [D]
than pretend I feel [Bm] alright.
_ _ _ [D] _
Businessmen drink my [A] blood, _ _ [F#m] all the kids in our school said they [B] would, _ [F#] _ [D] and I guess I'll
just forget again, [A] _ _ _ [F#m] you say consider [B] friends.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] If I was scared, _ [D] I would, _ and [C#m] if I was pure, you know [D] I would, _ and [E] if I was yours, but [F#] I'm not.
_ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [D]
Now _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
[E] _ I'm ready to [D] start, _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] I would rather be [D] wrong, _ [G#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
[E] than pretend I feel alright.
Living the shouts of [D] your song, [G#] my mind is open wide, [E] now I'm ready to [D] start.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [E] Now I'm ready [D] to start, my mind [F#m] is open wide, [E] now I'm ready to start.
Oh Lord my soul [F#m] you opened the door, set a cloud into the [D] dark, _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] now I'm ready. _ _ _ _ _ _