Arcade Fire – The Lightning I Ii (Guitar)

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[Intro] Esus4 E E E E/D | A D | F#m E E E/D | A D | F#m E [Verse 1]
E/D                 A             D       F#m         E
Fourth place anthem playing tonight, on a broken radio

E/D                      A                D    F#m             E
I thought we reached the mountaintop, but now, we just feel so low

E/D                   A            D               F#m                 E
The sky is breaking open, we keep hoping, in the distance we'll see a glow

E/D                  A            D         F#m                Esus4
Lightning, light our way 'til the black sky turns back to indigo
[Interlude] E E E/D [Chorus]
A                     D
We can make it if you don't quit on me

F#m
I won't quit on you

E
Don't quit on me

E
We can make it, baby

E/D
Please don't quit on me

A
I won't quit on you

D
Don't quit on me

F#m                 E  E/D
I never quit on you
[Verse 2]
A               D        F#m                  E E/D
We were born in paradise, beneath a poisoned sky

A       D                 F#m         E
Under a bad sign, the micro-age of Gemini

    E/D                A               D               F#m                 E
And we are still unlearning, tirеs are burning in the middle of Rodеo Drive

E/D                         A            D          F#m               Esus4
You know that we've been beat down and broken, but now we can testify
[Interlude] E E E/D [Chorus]
A                    D
We can make it if you don't quit on me

F#m
I won't quit on you

E
Don't quit on me

E
We can make it, baby

E/D
Please don't quit on me

A
I won't quit on you

D
Don't quit on me

F#m                E
I never quit on you
[Outro]
E        E/D   A
It's not up to you

         D             F#m            E         E
Some you win, some you lose (When the lightning comes)

          E/D    A
You don't get to choose

         D             F#m            E         E
Some you win, some you lose (When the lightning comes)

E
(One, two, three, four)
[The Lightning II] E | A | D | F#m D D/F# E | A | D | F#m D D/F#
E                          A
I heard the thunder on the blue sky

                       D
Perfect day, I wonder why

                  F#m D 
Am I the only one?

E                         A                            D
I hear the thunder and I feel I'm going under, Jesus Christ

               F#m D D/F#
Was an only son

E
A day, a week, a month, a year

A
A day, a week, a month, a year

D                           F#m D D/F#
Every second brings me here

E
A day, a week, a month, a year

A
A day, a week, a month, a year

D                           F#m 
Every second brings me here

D              E
Waiting on the lightning

               A
Waiting on the lightning

               D
Waiting on the light

                          F#m   D D/F#
What will the light bring?

E                         A
I heard the thunder and I thought it was the answer

      D                              F#m D D/F#
But I find, I got the question wrong

E                    A
I was trying to run away

                       D
But a voice told me to stay

                            F#m D 
And put a feeling in a song

E                         A
A day, a week, a month, a year

                          D
A day, a week, a month, a year

                             F#m D D/F#
Every second brings you here

E                         A
A day, a week, a month, a year

                          D
A day, a week, a month, a year

                             F#m 
Every second brings me here

D              E
Waiting on the lightning

               A
Waiting on the lightning

               D
Waiting on the light

                           F#m
What will the light bring?

D              E
Waiting on the lightning

               A
Waiting on the lightning

               D
Waiting on the light

                           F#m  D D/F#
What will the light bring?
E