Chords for Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait (album version - 2010) Lyrics
Tempo:
119.95 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Cm
Ab
F
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Cm]
I used to write, I used to write letters, [Ab] I used to [Eb] sign my name.
I [Cm] used to sleep at night, for the flashing [Ab] lights that were deep in [Eb] my brain.
By the [Cm] time we met,
[Eb] [Ab] the times had [Eb] already changed.
[Cm]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] So I never [Cm] wrote a letter, I never [Eb] took my true [Ab] heart, I never [Eb] wrote it down.
So when the lights [Cm] cut out, I was [Eb] lost standing [Ab] in the wilderness [Eb] downtown.
[F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, [F] now our [Cm] lives are changing fast.
[Bb] I hope that [F] something pure can last, [Bb] I hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can last.
Do they seem strange, how we [Bb] used to wait [Ab] for letters to [Eb] arrive?
But what's [Cm] strange is still, is how [Eb] something so small [Ab] can keep you [Eb] alive.
[Cm] We used to wait, we used to wait as [Ab] loud as a barking rat.
[Cm] We used to wait, oh [Eb] the sweet, sweet [Ab] laughs in the [Eb] wilderness downtown.
[Cm]
[Eb] We [Ab] used to wait,
[Eb] [Cm] we used to wait, sometimes [Eb] they never came.
[Cm]
Sometimes [Eb] they never came, [Ab] [F] still we're [Eb] waiting for you.
[Cm]
The letter to my true [Ab] love, I'm gonna sign [Eb] my name.
Like a [Cm] patient on a day voice, a one [Eb]-way [Ab] ticket can [Eb] move the day.
[F] Now [Eb] our lives are [Cm] changing fast, [F] now [Eb] our lives are [Cm] changing fast.
[D] I hope that something pure [F] can last, [Bb] I hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can last.
[Eb] We used to [Cm] wait,
[Eb] we used to [Ab] wait, [Eb] we used to [Cm] wait, sometimes they [Eb] never came.
[Cm]
Sometimes [Eb] they never came, [Ab] still [Eb] we're waiting for you.
[Cm] We used to wait, we used to wait, [Eb] we [Cm] used to wait, [Eb] we used [Ab] to [Bb] wait [Eb] for you.
[Cm] [Eb] [Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Cm]
We [Eb] used to wait [Cm] for you, we [Eb] used to wait [Ab] for you, [Eb] now we're screaming [Fm] sing the chorus [Cm] again.
We [Eb] used to wait [Cm] for you, we [Eb] used to wait for you, now we're screaming [Cm] sing the chorus again.
[Eb] I used to wait for you, I used to wait [Ab] for you, [Eb] now we're screaming sing the chorus again.
[Ab] [Eb] [F] [Cm]
[Eb] [Cm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [F] [Cm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[F] [Ab]
I used to write, I used to write letters, [Ab] I used to [Eb] sign my name.
I [Cm] used to sleep at night, for the flashing [Ab] lights that were deep in [Eb] my brain.
By the [Cm] time we met,
[Eb] [Ab] the times had [Eb] already changed.
[Cm]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] So I never [Cm] wrote a letter, I never [Eb] took my true [Ab] heart, I never [Eb] wrote it down.
So when the lights [Cm] cut out, I was [Eb] lost standing [Ab] in the wilderness [Eb] downtown.
[F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, [F] now our [Cm] lives are changing fast.
[Bb] I hope that [F] something pure can last, [Bb] I hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can last.
Do they seem strange, how we [Bb] used to wait [Ab] for letters to [Eb] arrive?
But what's [Cm] strange is still, is how [Eb] something so small [Ab] can keep you [Eb] alive.
[Cm] We used to wait, we used to wait as [Ab] loud as a barking rat.
[Cm] We used to wait, oh [Eb] the sweet, sweet [Ab] laughs in the [Eb] wilderness downtown.
[Cm]
[Eb] We [Ab] used to wait,
[Eb] [Cm] we used to wait, sometimes [Eb] they never came.
[Cm]
Sometimes [Eb] they never came, [Ab] [F] still we're [Eb] waiting for you.
[Cm]
The letter to my true [Ab] love, I'm gonna sign [Eb] my name.
Like a [Cm] patient on a day voice, a one [Eb]-way [Ab] ticket can [Eb] move the day.
[F] Now [Eb] our lives are [Cm] changing fast, [F] now [Eb] our lives are [Cm] changing fast.
[D] I hope that something pure [F] can last, [Bb] I hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can last.
[Eb] We used to [Cm] wait,
[Eb] we used to [Ab] wait, [Eb] we used to [Cm] wait, sometimes they [Eb] never came.
[Cm]
Sometimes [Eb] they never came, [Ab] still [Eb] we're waiting for you.
[Cm] We used to wait, we used to wait, [Eb] we [Cm] used to wait, [Eb] we used [Ab] to [Bb] wait [Eb] for you.
[Cm] [Eb] [Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Cm]
We [Eb] used to wait [Cm] for you, we [Eb] used to wait [Ab] for you, [Eb] now we're screaming [Fm] sing the chorus [Cm] again.
We [Eb] used to wait [Cm] for you, we [Eb] used to wait for you, now we're screaming [Cm] sing the chorus again.
[Eb] I used to wait for you, I used to wait [Ab] for you, [Eb] now we're screaming sing the chorus again.
[Ab] [Eb] [F] [Cm]
[Eb] [Cm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [F] [Cm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[F] [Ab]
Key:
Eb
Cm
Ab
F
Bb
Eb
Cm
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I used to write, _ _ I used to write letters, [Ab] I used to [Eb] sign my name.
I [Cm] used to sleep at night, _ _ for the flashing [Ab] lights that were deep in [Eb] my brain. _
_ By the [Cm] time we met, _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] the times had [Eb] already changed.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ So I never [Cm] wrote a letter, _ _ _ I never [Eb] took my true [Ab] heart, I never [Eb] wrote it down.
So when the lights [Cm] cut out, I _ _ was [Eb] lost standing [Ab] in the wilderness [Eb] downtown. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, _ _ [F] now our [Cm] lives are changing _ fast.
[Bb] I hope that [F] something pure can last, _ _ [Bb] I hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can last.
Do _ they seem _ strange, _ _ how we [Bb] used to wait [Ab] for letters to [Eb] arrive?
_ _ But what's [Cm] strange is still, _ _ _ is how [Eb] something so small [Ab] can keep you [Eb] alive.
[Cm] We used to wait, _ _ _ _ we used to wait as [Ab] loud as a barking rat.
[Cm] We used to wait, _ _ _ oh [Eb] the sweet, sweet [Ab] laughs in the [Eb] wilderness downtown. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ We [Ab] used to wait, _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] we used to wait, sometimes [Eb] they never came.
_ _ [Cm] _ _
Sometimes [Eb] they never came, _ [Ab] _ [F] still we're [Eb] waiting for you.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ The letter to my true [Ab] love, I'm gonna sign [Eb] my name.
Like a [Cm] patient on a day _ voice, _ a one [Eb]-way [Ab] ticket can [Eb] move the day. _
_ _ _ _ [F] Now [Eb] our lives are [Cm] changing fast, _ _ [F] now [Eb] our lives are [Cm] changing fast.
[D] I hope that something pure [F] can last, [Bb] I hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can _ last. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ We used to [Cm] wait, _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ we used to [Ab] wait, [Eb] _ _ _ _ we used to [Cm] wait, _ sometimes they [Eb] never came.
_ [Cm] _ _
Sometimes [Eb] they never came, _ [Ab] _ still [Eb] we're waiting for you.
_ [Cm] We used to wait, we used to wait, [Eb] _ _ we [Cm] used to wait, [Eb] _ we used [Ab] to [Bb] wait _ [Eb] for you. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
We [Eb] used to wait [Cm] for you, we [Eb] used to wait [Ab] for you, [Eb] now we're screaming [Fm] sing the chorus [Cm] again.
We [Eb] used to wait [Cm] for you, we [Eb] used to wait for you, now we're screaming [Cm] sing the chorus again.
[Eb] I used to wait for you, I used to wait [Ab] for you, [Eb] now we're screaming sing the chorus again. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I used to write, _ _ I used to write letters, [Ab] I used to [Eb] sign my name.
I [Cm] used to sleep at night, _ _ for the flashing [Ab] lights that were deep in [Eb] my brain. _
_ By the [Cm] time we met, _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] the times had [Eb] already changed.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ So I never [Cm] wrote a letter, _ _ _ I never [Eb] took my true [Ab] heart, I never [Eb] wrote it down.
So when the lights [Cm] cut out, I _ _ was [Eb] lost standing [Ab] in the wilderness [Eb] downtown. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, _ _ [F] now our [Cm] lives are changing _ fast.
[Bb] I hope that [F] something pure can last, _ _ [Bb] I hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can last.
Do _ they seem _ strange, _ _ how we [Bb] used to wait [Ab] for letters to [Eb] arrive?
_ _ But what's [Cm] strange is still, _ _ _ is how [Eb] something so small [Ab] can keep you [Eb] alive.
[Cm] We used to wait, _ _ _ _ we used to wait as [Ab] loud as a barking rat.
[Cm] We used to wait, _ _ _ oh [Eb] the sweet, sweet [Ab] laughs in the [Eb] wilderness downtown. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ We [Ab] used to wait, _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] we used to wait, sometimes [Eb] they never came.
_ _ [Cm] _ _
Sometimes [Eb] they never came, _ [Ab] _ [F] still we're [Eb] waiting for you.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ The letter to my true [Ab] love, I'm gonna sign [Eb] my name.
Like a [Cm] patient on a day _ voice, _ a one [Eb]-way [Ab] ticket can [Eb] move the day. _
_ _ _ _ [F] Now [Eb] our lives are [Cm] changing fast, _ _ [F] now [Eb] our lives are [Cm] changing fast.
[D] I hope that something pure [F] can last, [Bb] I hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can _ last. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ We used to [Cm] wait, _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ we used to [Ab] wait, [Eb] _ _ _ _ we used to [Cm] wait, _ sometimes they [Eb] never came.
_ [Cm] _ _
Sometimes [Eb] they never came, _ [Ab] _ still [Eb] we're waiting for you.
_ [Cm] We used to wait, we used to wait, [Eb] _ _ we [Cm] used to wait, [Eb] _ we used [Ab] to [Bb] wait _ [Eb] for you. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
We [Eb] used to wait [Cm] for you, we [Eb] used to wait [Ab] for you, [Eb] now we're screaming [Fm] sing the chorus [Cm] again.
We [Eb] used to wait [Cm] for you, we [Eb] used to wait for you, now we're screaming [Cm] sing the chorus again.
[Eb] I used to wait for you, I used to wait [Ab] for you, [Eb] now we're screaming sing the chorus again. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _