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The song "We Exist" from the new album Reflektor. I hope you like it! :)
There are a lot of barre chords in this, so for those of you who can't play barre 
chords: play it 4 steps down with a capo on the 4th fret. So:
 C#m=        Am   G#=        E   G#m=         Em   F#=          D   F#m=  Dm  
 E=           C   A=         F   C#=           A   B= G  
[Intro] (G#)  C#m   E   G#x2
[Verse 1]
C#mThey're walking around, head full of sound
Acting like Ewe don't existG#  
C#mThey walk in the room and stare right through you
Talking like Ewe don't exist, G#but we exiC#mstE  G#  
C#mDaddy it's true; I'm different from you
But tell me why they Etreat me like this
C#mIf you turned away, what would I say?
Not the first betrEayed by a kiss
[Chorus]
AMaybe it's true, they're G#mstaring at you
When you C#walk in the room
ATell them it's fine, G#mstare if you like
C#Just let us through,   E  F#just let us throughC#m  E  
G#Na na na na na C#mna na 
Na na na na na Ena naG#  
[Verse 2]
C#mThey're down on their knees begging us please
BPraying that Ewe don't existG#  B  
C#mDaddy it's fine, I'm used to 'em now 
BBut tell me why they Etreat me like this
G#It's cause Bwe do it like C#mthisE  
[Hook]
G#Na na na na na C#mna na
Na na na na na Ena na
[Chorus]
AMaybe it's true, they're G#mstaring at you
When you C#walk in the room
ATell 'em it's fine, G#mstare if you like
C#Just let us through,   E  F#just let us through
 A   F#m   C#mx2
[Refrain]
ALet them F#mstare! Let them C#mstare!
If that's all they Acan do!
But I'd F#mlose my C#mheart
If I turned away froAm youF#  C#  
  AOh Daddy F#mdon't turn aC#mway
You Aknow that I'm so scared
But F#mwill you watch us dC#mrown?
                            A   F#m   C#m(E) A  
You know we're going nowhere
We F#mknow that we're C#myoung
And no shit we're confAused
But F#mwill you watch us dC#mrown?
What are you so afraid to lAose?F#m  C#m  
 C#   C#m   Bx2
[Verse 3]
C#Down on your knees begging us please
Praying that C#mwe don't existB  
C#Down on your knees begging us please
Praying that C#mwe don't exist
But Bwe exist!    C#We exist!C#m  B  
C#Down on your knees begging us please
Praying that C#mwe don't existB  
C#Down on your knees begging us please
Praying that C#mwe don't exist
[Coda]
But Bwe exist!   C#We exist!C#m  
BWe exist!   C#We exist! C#m  
BNa na na na na C#na na, C#m  
Bna na na na na C#na na, C#m  
Bna na na na na C#na naC#m  

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We Exist

by Arcade Fire

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C#m

G#m

F#m

The song "We Exist" from the new album Reflektor. I hope you like it! :)

There are a lot of barre chords in this, so for those of you who can't play barre

chords: play it 4 steps down with a capo on the 4th fret. So:

C#m Am G# E G#m Em F# D F#m Dm

= = = = =

E C A F C# A B G

= = = =

G# C#m E G#

[Intro] () x2

[Verse 1]

C#m

They're walking around, head full of sound

E G#

Acting like we don't exist

C#m

They walk in the room and stare right through you

E G# C#m E G#

Talking like we don't exist, but we exist

C#m

Daddy it's true; I'm different from you

But tell me why they treat me like this

C#m

If you turned away, what would I say?

Not the first betrayed by a kiss

[Chorus]

A G#m

Maybe it's true, they're staring at you

When you walk in the room

A G#m

Tell them it's fine, stare if you like

C# E F# C#m E

Just let us through, just let us through

G# C#m

Na na na na na na na

E G#

Na na na na na na na

[Verse 2]

C#m

They're down on their knees begging us please

B E G# B

Praying that we don't exist

C#m

Daddy it's fine, I'm used to 'em now

B E

But tell me why they treat me like this

G# B C#m E

It's cause we do it like this

[Hook]

G# C#m

Na na na na na na na

[Chorus]

A G#m

Maybe it's true, they're staring at you

When you walk in the room

A G#m

Tell 'em it's fine, stare if you like

C# E F#

Just let us through, just let us through

A F#m C#m

[Refrain]

A F#m C#m

Let them stare! Let them stare!

If that's all they can do!

F#m C#m

But I'd lose my heart

A F# C#

If I turned away from you

A F#m C#m

Oh Daddy don't turn away

You know that I'm so scared

F#m C#m

But will you watch us drown?

A F#m C#m E A

()

You know we're going nowhere

F#m C#m

We know that we're young

And no shit we're confused

F#m C#m

But will you watch us drown?

A F#m C#m

What are you so afraid to lose?

C# C#m B

[Verse 3]

Down on your knees begging us please

C#m B

Praying that we don't exist

Down on your knees begging us please

C#m

Praying that we don't exist

B C# C#m B

But we exist! We exist!

Down on your knees begging us please

C#m B

Praying that we don't exist

Down on your knees begging us please

C#m

Praying that we don't exist

[Coda]

B C# C#m

But we exist! We exist!

B C# C#m

We exist! We exist!

B C# C#m

Na na na na na na na,

B C# C#m

na na na na na na na,

B C# C#m

na na na na na na na

About We Exist Chords by Arcade Fire

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What key is "We Exist" in?

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