Chords for Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait (Official Lyric Video)
Tempo:
121.3 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Cm
Ab
F
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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I used to write, I used to [Eb] write letters, [Ab] I used to [Eb] sign my name.
[Cm] used to sleep at night, for the flashing [Eb] [Ab] lights, it'll keep them [Eb] framed.
[Cm] the time we met, by [Eb] the time we [Ab] met, the times had already [Eb] changed.
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
So I never [Cm] wrote a letter, I never took [Eb] my true [Ab] heart, I never wrote [Eb] it down.
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.
[Cm] used to sleep at night, for the flashing [Eb] [Ab] lights, it'll keep them [Eb] framed.
[Cm] the time we met, by [Eb] the time we [Ab] met, the times had already [Eb] changed.
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
So I never [Cm] wrote a letter, I never took [Eb] my true [Ab] heart, I never wrote [Eb] it down.
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.
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I used to write, _ _ _ I used to [Eb] write letters, [Ab] I used to [Eb] sign my name.
I [Cm] used to sleep at night, _ _ _ for the flashing [Eb] [Ab] lights, it'll keep them [Eb] framed.
_ _ By [Cm] the time we met, _ _ _ by [Eb] the time we [Ab] met, the times had already [Eb] changed.
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_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ So I never [Cm] wrote a letter, _ _ _ I never took [Eb] my true [Ab] heart, I never wrote [Eb] 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]
Hope that [Gm] something pure [F] can last, _ [Bb] hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can last.
_ _ And they seem strange, _ _ how we [Bb] used to [Ab] wait for letters to [Eb] arrive.
_ _ But what's [Cm] strange is still, _ _ this house [Eb] won't fit so [Ab] small, it'll keep [Eb] you alive.
We [Cm] used to wait, _ _ _ we used to [Eb] waste [Ab] our time just walking [Eb] around.
Now we [Cm] used to wait, _ _ _ _ all [Eb] those weasely [Ab] lives in the [Eb] wilderness downtown.
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_ [Eb] _ _ We used [Cm] to wait, _ _ [Eb] we used [Ab] to wait, [Bb] we _ [Eb] _
_ used [Cm] to wait. _
Sometimes it [Eb] never came, _ _ [Cm] _
_ sometimes it [Eb] never came. _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] Still move that little paper, _ _ on [Cm] the rise.
_ _ _ A letter to [Eb] my true [Ab] love, I'm gonna sign [Eb] my name.
_ Like a [Cm] patient on a table, _ _ _ I wanna [Eb] walk again, [Ab] I'm gonna move [Eb] every day. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, _ _ [F] now our [Eb] lives are changing [Cm] fast.
[Dm] _ [Bb] Hope that [Eb] something pure can [F] last, _
_ [Bb] hope that [Gm] something pure can [Cm] _
last. _ _ _ _
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We used to [Cm] wait, _ _ [Eb] _
we used to [Ab] wait, [Eb] _
we _ used to [Cm] wait.
_ Sometimes it [Eb] never came, _
_ [Cm] _ sometimes it [Eb] never came.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Still no regret, _ _ we used [Cm] to wait, _ _ [Eb] _ _
we used [Cm] to wait, [Eb] _ _ _
we used to wait. _
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[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Cm] _
We used to wait for it, we [Eb] used to wait [Ab] for it.
[Eb] Now we're screaming, [Fm] singing the chorus [Cm] of the day.
[Eb] We used to wait [Cm] for it, [Eb] we used to wait for it.
Now we're screaming, [Cm] singing the chorus of the day.
[Eb] I used to wait for it, I used to wait for it.
Now we're screaming, [F] singing the chorus of the day. _ _ _ _ _
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[Cm] Wait for it.
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I used to write, _ _ _ I used to [Eb] write letters, [Ab] I used to [Eb] sign my name.
I [Cm] used to sleep at night, _ _ _ for the flashing [Eb] [Ab] lights, it'll keep them [Eb] framed.
_ _ By [Cm] the time we met, _ _ _ by [Eb] the time we [Ab] met, the times had already [Eb] changed.
_ [Cm] _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
_ So I never [Cm] wrote a letter, _ _ _ I never took [Eb] my true [Ab] heart, I never wrote [Eb] 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]
Hope that [Gm] something pure [F] can last, _ [Bb] hope that [Gm] something pure [Cm] can last.
_ _ And they seem strange, _ _ how we [Bb] used to [Ab] wait for letters to [Eb] arrive.
_ _ But what's [Cm] strange is still, _ _ this house [Eb] won't fit so [Ab] small, it'll keep [Eb] you alive.
We [Cm] used to wait, _ _ _ we used to [Eb] waste [Ab] our time just walking [Eb] around.
Now we [Cm] used to wait, _ _ _ _ all [Eb] those weasely [Ab] lives in the [Eb] wilderness downtown.
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_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ We used [Cm] to wait, _ _ [Eb] we used [Ab] to wait, [Bb] we _ [Eb] _
_ used [Cm] to wait. _
Sometimes it [Eb] never came, _ _ [Cm] _
_ sometimes it [Eb] never came. _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] Still move that little paper, _ _ on [Cm] the rise.
_ _ _ A letter to [Eb] my true [Ab] love, I'm gonna sign [Eb] my name.
_ Like a [Cm] patient on a table, _ _ _ I wanna [Eb] walk again, [Ab] I'm gonna move [Eb] every day. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Now our [Cm] lives are changing fast, _ _ [F] now our [Eb] lives are changing [Cm] fast.
[Dm] _ [Bb] Hope that [Eb] 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, [Eb] _
we _ used to [Cm] wait.
_ Sometimes it [Eb] never came, _
_ [Cm] _ sometimes it [Eb] never came.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Still no regret, _ _ we used [Cm] to wait, _ _ [Eb] _ _
we used [Cm] to wait, [Eb] _ _ _
we used to wait. _
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[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Cm] _
We used to wait for it, we [Eb] used to wait [Ab] for it.
[Eb] Now we're screaming, [Fm] singing the chorus [Cm] of the day.
[Eb] We used to wait [Cm] for it, [Eb] we used to wait for it.
Now we're screaming, [Cm] singing the chorus of the day.
[Eb] I used to wait for it, I used to wait for it.
Now we're screaming, [F] singing the chorus of the day. _ _ _ _ _
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[Cm] Wait for it.
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