Arcade Fire – Well And The Lighthouse (Guitar Acoustic)

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Links to live versions of the song I used as reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFV08miNjwg https://youtu.be/cfKKavaUteU?t=774 Tip: Acoustic guitar comes in at the end of the 4th line ("again") of verse 1. When going from Cm to Eb/D just move your pinky from the 3rd string to the 5th string. Lyrics in parenthesis are back-up vocals. D#(or Eb) - x6888x G - 355433 G# - 466544 Cm - x35543 Eb/D - x55343 Ebsus2/Bb - xx886x Eb/Ab - xx688x Bb - 688766 [Verse 1]
D# G        G#
I'm serving time

          Cm      Eb/D   D#  G
All for a crime I did commit

             G#
You want the truth?

             Cm   Eb/D  D#   G
You know I'd do it all again

         G#               Cm  Eb/D  Ebsus2/Bb
Left for dead, heaven is only in my head!

       Eb/Ab       Ebsus2/Bb
(In my head, in my head)

       Eb/Ab       Ebsus2/Bb
(In my head, in my head)

       Eb/Ab       D#
(In my head, in my head)

       G#          D#
(In my head, in my head)

       G#
(In my head)
[Verse 2]
D# G      G#
I heard a voice

             Cm   Eb/D        D#   G
Calling from down inside the well

                  G#
("See that silver shine?")

            Cm         Eb/D      D#   G
She said to come claim what was mine

          G#         Cm       Eb/D    D#   G
So down I fell, down into the water black

          G#
My prison cell

         Cm       Eb/D    Ebsus2/Bb
Only the moon was shining back!

         Eb/Ab         Ebsus2/Bb
(Shining back, shining back)

         Eb/Ab         Ebsus2/Bb
(Shining back, shining back)

         Eb/Ab         D#
(Shining back, shining back)

         G#
(Shining back)
[Interlude]
G         Cm
If I seem lost

     G             Cm
When I weighed the cost

Eb/D G#       Bb
And  chose my crime

          D#
Now, it's mine, all mine!
[Break] D# G G# Cm Eb/D D# G G# D# [Verse 3]
D# G        G#
I heard the voice

             Cm   Eb/D         D#   G
Calling from just outside the well

                G#                 Cm        Eb/D     D#    G
She said: ("You fool, now that you know your end is near")

           G#                Cm        Eb/D     Ebsus2/Bb
You always fall for what you desire or what you fear!

          Eb/Ab           Ebsus2/Bb
(What you fear), what you fear

          Eb/Ab           Ebsus2/Bb
(What you fear), what you fear

          Eb/Ab           D#
(What you fear), what you fear

          G#              D#
(What you fear), what you fear

          G#              D#
(What you fear), what you fear

          G#              D#
(What you fear), what you fear
[Reduce Tempo] D# G# [Verse 4]
D#   G       G#          Cm   Eb/D
Resurrected, living in a lighthouse

D#     G          G#              Cm  Eb/D
If you leave them ships are gonna wreck

D#   G       G#          Cm   Eb/D
Resurrected, living in a lighthouse

D#                G           G#          D#
The lions and the lambs ain't sleeping yet

D#   G       G#          Cm   Eb/D
Resurrected, living in a lighthouse

D#              G           G#                  Cm  Eb/D
Can you see the funny side? The ships are gonna wreck

D#   G       G#          Cm   Eb/D
Resurrected, living in a lighthouse

D#                G           G#          D#
The lions and the lambs ain't sleeping yet

D#                G           G#          D#
The lions and the lambs ain't sleeping yet

D#                G           G#          D#
The lions and the lambs ain't sleeping yet

D#      G           G#       D#
And the lambs ain't sleeping yet (x6 or fade out)