Funeral
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Step 1 / 29Position: 1
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1. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
2. Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
3. Une Année Sans Lumière
4. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
5. Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
6. Crown of Love
7. Wake Up
8. Haiti
9. Rebellion (Lies)
10.In the Backseat
Riff: F
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------5-----------|
D|----------3--2-------------3-2--5h7---7--5------|
A|------0-3--------------0-3----------------------|
E|--0h1--------------0h1--------------------------|
Riff x2
FAnd if F/Ethe Fsnow
BurF/Eies Dmmy
AMy BbneighborFhood
And if my parents F/Eare Fcrying
Then I'll F/Edig a Dmtunnel
From Amy winBbdow to Fyours
Yeah Ama tunDmnel
From Amy winBbdow to Fyours
FYou climb F/Eout the Fchimney
And meet me F/Ein the Dmmiddle
The Amiddle Bbof the Ftown
And since there's no one F/Eelse arFound
We let F/Eour hair grow Dmlong
And forAget all we Bbused to Fknow
Then our Amskin gets Dmthicker
From Aliving out Bbin the Fsnow
Chorus:
FYou change all the lead
Sleepin' in my head
DmAs the day grows dim
I hear you sing a golden ChymnC7
Riff
FThen we tried to F/Ename our Fbabies
But we forF/Egot all the Dmnames that
The Anames we Bbused to Fknow
But sometimes, we reF/Emember our Fbedrooms
And our F/Eparent's Dmbedrooms
And the Abedrooms Bbof our Ffriends
Then we Amthink of our Dmparents,
Well Awhat ever Bbhappened to themF
Chorus:
FYou change all the lead
Sleepin' in my head to Dmgold
As the day grows dim
I hear you sing a golden Chymn
The song I've been trying to singC7
FPurify the colors, purify my mind
DmPurify the colors
Purify my Cmind
And spread the ashes of the colors, oC7ver this heart of Fmine
Fooooooooooh, ooooooooooh |
Dm C C7| x2
ooooooooooh, ooooooooooh |
Riff x2
Capo 2
Intro: Am Emx4
AmAlexander, Emour older brother
AmSet out for, Ema great adventure
AmHe tore our images, Emout of his pictures
AmHe scratched our names out, Emof all his letters
FOur mother Cshould Amof
FJust named you CLaiAmka
AmCome on Alex, Emyou can do it
AmCome on Alex, Emthere's nothin' to it
AmIf you want somethin', Emdon't ask for nothin'
AmIf you want nothin', Emdon't ask for somethin'
FOur mother Cshould Amof
FJust named you CLaiAmka
DmIt's Gfor your Cown C/B Amgood
DmIt's Gfor the AmneighborEmhoodAm Em
AmThe neighborhoodEm Am Em
AmOur older brother, Embit by a vampire
AmFor a year we caught his Emtears in a cup
AmAnd now we're gonna, Emmake him drink it
AmCome on Alex, don't Emdie or dry up
FOur mother Cshould Amof
FJust named you CLaiAmka
DmIt's Gfor your Cown C/B Amgood
DmIt's Gfor the G#dimneighborEmhoodAm Dm
G#dimThe neighborEmhoodAm Dm
DmWhen daddy comes Ghome
you always C C/Bstart a Amfight
DmSo the neighbors can Gdance
In Amthe polEmice, Amdisco Emlights
AmThe poEmlice, Amdisco Emlights
AmNow the neighbors can Emdance
Now the neighbors can dance
Now the neighbors can dance
AmNow the neighbors can Emdance, look at 'em danceAm
Capo 2
Cx2
CHey, the Fstreetlights all burnt Gout
Une Amannee Am/Bsans lumiCeres
Je Fmonte un cheGval
Qui Cporte Bbdes oeillAmeresG C
CHey, my Feyes are shooting Gsparks
La Amnuit, mes Am/Byeux t'eclCairent
Ne Fdis pas a ton Gpere
Qu'il Cporte Bbdes oeillAmieresG C
CHey, Bbyour old man should Fknow
If Fmyou see a shaCdow
there's G#someGthing Cthere
So Chey, my Feyes are shooting Gsparks
La Amnuit, mes Am/Byeux t'ecClairent
Ne Fdis pas a ton Gpere
Qu'il Cporte Bbdes oeillAmieresG C
CHey, Bbyour old man should Fknow
If Fmyou see a shaCdow
There's G#someGthing Cthere
Solo:
C G# C G# Gx3
C G# C A G
Fast Tempo:
C
C Bb C#
C
Intro: Dm Fx2
A5I woke up with the power out, not really somethin' to shout aboutD5
A5Ice has covered up my parent's hands, don't have any dreams don't have any plansD5
BbI went out into the night, I went out to find some lightF
BbKids are swingin' from the power lines, nobody's home so nobody mindsF
A5I woke up on the darkest night neighbors all were shouting that they found the light
D5We found the light
A5Shadows jumpin' all over my walls, some of them big, some of them smallD5
BbI went out into the night I went out to pick a fight with Fanyone
BbLight a candle for the kids, Jesus Christ don't keep it hidDm F Dm F
A5Ice has covered up my parents hands, don't have any dreams don't have any plansD5
A5Growin' up in some strange storm, nobody's cold, nobody's warmD5
BbI went out into the night, I went out to find some lightF
BbKids are dyin' out in the snow, look at them go,look at them goDm
Dm Fx4
GmAnd the Fpower's Bbout, in the A7heart of Gmman
Take it Ffrom your Bbheart, put it A7in your Gmhand
N.C
What's the plan, what's the plan
BbIs it a dream, is it a lie, I think I'll let you decideF
Just lBbight a candle for the kids, Jesus Christ don't keep it hidDm
Cause nothing's Fhid, from us Dmkids
You ain't foolin' Fnobody, with the lights outDm
Dm Fx4
GmAnd the Fpower's Bbout, in the A7heart of Gmman
Take it Ffrom your Bbheart, put it A7in your Gmhand
And there's Fsomething Bbwrong in the A7heart of Gmman
Take it Ffrom your Bbheart and put it A7in your GmhandA7
GmHand ha ha Fhand, Bb A7where'd you go
Gm F Bb A7x2
Dm
G/B: x20033
A7sus4: x02040
I am G/Bwaitin', 'til I don’t know Gwhen
Cause I’m A7sus4sure, it's gonna happen Gthen
Time keeps G/Bcreepin', through the neighborGhood
Killing A7sus4old folks, wakin' up babies just like we knew it Gwould
All the G/Bneighbors, are startin' up a Gfire
Burning all the A7sus4old folks, the witches and the Gliars
My eyes are G/Bcovered by the hands of my unborn Gkids
But my heart keeps A7sus4watchin', through the skin of my Geyelids
They say a Cmaj7watched pot, won’t ever Gboil
Well I closed Cmaj7my eyes and nothin’ GchangedG/F#
Just some Emwater, getting Ahotter, in the Gflames
It's not a G/Blover I want no Gmore
And it’s not A7sus4heaven, I’m pining Gfor
But there's some sG/Bpirit I used to Gknow
That's been A7sus4drowned out, by the Gradio
Cmaj7They say a watched pot won't ever Gboil
You can't raise a Cmaj7baby on motor GoilG/F#
Just like a Emseed down in the Asoil, you gotta give it Gtime
Capo 3
Gsus4: 330033
E7/G#: 420100
They say it Cfades if you Fmaj7let it
Gsus4 E7/G#
love was made to forget it
I carved your Cname across my Fmaj7eyelids
Gsus4 E7/G#
You pray for rain I pray for blindness
If you still Amwant me, please forFgive me
The crown of Clove has fallen Gfrom me
If you still Amwant me, please forFgive me
Because the Cspark is not Gwithin me
I snuffed it Cout before my Fmaj7mom walked in my Cbedroom
The only Cthing that you keep Fmaj7changin'
Gsus4 E7/G#
Is your name, my love keeps growin'
Still the Csame, just like a Fmaj7cancer
Gsus4 E7/G#
And you won’t give me a straight answer
If you still Amwant me, please forFgive me
C G E7/G#
The crown of love has fallen from me
If you still Amwant me please forgFive me
Because your Chands are not upGon me
I shrugged them Coff before my Fmaj7mom walked in my Cbedroom
The pains of Clove, and they keep Fmaj7growin'
Gsus4 E7/G#
In my heart there’s flowers growin'
On the Cgrave of our Fmaj7old love
Gsus4 E7/G#
Since you gave me a straight answer
If you still Amwant me, please forFgive me
C G E7/G#
The crown of love is not upon me
If you still Amwant me, please forFgive me
Cause this Ccrown is not wiC/G#thin me
It’s not wiC/Gthin me, it’s not wC/Fithin me
You gotta be the C/Gone, you gotta be the way
Your name is the C/Fonly word that I can say
C/G
You gotta be the one, you gotta be the way
Your name is the only C/Fword, the only word that I can C/GsayC/G#
The only word that I can C/GsayC/G#
C/G C/G#
Intro: C
COh oh, oh oh oh C/Boh
AmOh oh, oh oh oh oh
FOh oh, oh oh oh Coh
CSomething filled upC/B
AmMy heart with nothin'
FSomeone told me not to Ccry
CBut now that I'm olderC/B
AmMy heart's colder
FAnd I can see that it's a Clie
C C/B Am F C
CChildren, wake upC/B
AmHold your mistake up
FBefore they turn the summer into Cdust
CIf the children don't grow upC/B
AmOur bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up
FWe're just a million little gods causing rain storms
Turning every good thing to Crust
I guess we'll just have to adCjustC/B Am F C
D#With my lightning bolts a Cglowin'
D#I can see where I am Fgoing to be when
The reaper he reaches and touches my Chand
C C/B Am F Cx2
CWith my lightning bolts C/Ba Amglowin'
I can see where FI am goingC
CWith my lightning bolts C/Ba Amglowin'
I can see where FI am goingC
Better look out below
Intro:
e|----------G3----------Em0----------G3----------Em0---|
B|----------3----------0----------3----------0---|
G|----------0----------0----------0----------0---|
D|------0---0------0---2----------0----------2---|
A|---2------2---2------2---0--2---2---0--2---2---|
E|----------3----------0----------3----------0---|
EmHaiGti, mon paEmys
Wounded Gmother I’ll never Emsee
Ma faGmille set me Emfree
Throw my Gashes into the seaEm
G Emx4
Mes couGsins jamais Emnes
Hantent les Gnuits de DuvalEmier
Rien n’aGrrete nos espiEmrits
Guns can’t Gkill what soldiers can’t Emsee
In the Gforest we are Emhiding
Unmarked Ggraves where flowers Emgrow
Hear the Gsoldiers angry Emyelling
In the Griver we will Emgo
G Em
Tous les Gmorts-nes forment une Emarmee
Soon we Gwill reclaim the Emearth
All the Gtears and all the Embodies
Bring Gabout our second Embirth
HaiGti, never Emfree
n’aie pas Gpeur de sonner l’aEmlarme
Tes enGfants sont paEmrtis
In those Gdays their blood was still Emwarm
Capo 1
Intro: A D A F#mx4
ASleeping is giviDng in
No Amatter what the time isF#m
ASleeping is giving inD
So Alift those heavy eyelidsF#m
APeople say that you'll dieD
AFaster than without waterF#m
ABut we know it's just a lieD
AScare your son, scare your daughterF#m
A D A F#mx2
APeople say that your dreamsD
Are the Aonly things that save yaF#m
ACome on baby in our dreamsD
AWe can live our misbehaviorF#m
Chorus:
AEvery time you close your eyes, Dlies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
AmEvery time you close your eyes, Flies, lies
CEvery time you close your eyes, Glies, lies
AmEvery time you close your eyes, Flies, lies
CEvery time you close your eyes, Glies, lies
A D A F#m
APeople try and hide the nightD
AUnderneath the cF#movers
APeople try and hide the lightD
AUnderneath the coversF#m
ACome on hide your lovers, Dunderneath the covers
ACome on hide your lovers, F#munderneath the covers
AHidin' from your brothers, Dunderneath the covers
ACome on hide your lovers, F#munderneath the covers
A D A F#mx2
APeople Dsay that you'll die
AFaster F#mthan without water
ABut we knDow it's just a lie
AScare youF#mr son, scare your daughter
AScare youDr son, scare your daughter
AScare youF#mr son, scare your daughter
Now Ahere's the sun, it's alright, Dlies, lies
Now Ahere's the moon, it's alright, F#mlies, lies
Now Ahere's the sun, it's alright, Dlies, lies
Now Ahere's the moon, it's alright, F#mlies, lies
But Amevery time you close your eyes, Flies, lies
CEvery time you close your eyes, Glies, lies
But Amevery time you close your eyes, Flies, lies
CEvery time you close your eyes, Glies, lies
Solo: Am F C Gx8
Am F C G
Am
AmI like the peace, Gin the backseat
GmI don’t have to drive, DI don’t have to speak
EI can watch the country side, Gand I can fall asleep
AmMy family tree's, Gloosing all it’s leaves
GmCrashing towards the driver's seat, Dthe lightning bolt made enough heat
To Emelt the street beneath your feetG
Chorus:
Alice DdiedDmaj7
In the Bmnight
I’ve been F#mlearning to DdriveDmaj7
My whole Bmlife
I’ve been F#mlearning
Am G Gm D E G
AmI like the peace, Gin the backseat
GmI don’t have to drive, DI don’t have to speak
EI can watch the country sideG
Chorus:
Alice DdiedDmaj7
In the Bmnight
I’ve been F#mlearning to DdriveDmaj7
My whole Bmlife
I’ve been F#mlearning DOh Dmaj7ooooooBmooooh
F#mMy Whole DlifeDmaj7 Bm F#m
D Dmaj7 Bm F#m
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Funeral
by Arcade Fire
Chords in this song · guitar
F
F/E
Dm
A
Bb
Am
C
C7
Em
G
C/B
G#dim
Am/B
Fm
G#
C#
A5
D5
Gm
A7
G/B
A7sus4
Cmaj7
G/F#
1. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
2. Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
3. Une Année Sans Lumière
4. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
5. Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
6. Crown of Love
7. Wake Up
8. Haiti
9. Rebellion (Lies)
10.In the Backseat
F
Riff:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------5-----------|
D|----------3--2-------------3-2--5h7---7--5------|
A|------0-3--------------0-3----------------------|
E|--0h1--------------0h1--------------------------|
Riff x2
F F/E F
And if the snow
F/E Dm
Buries my
A Bb F
My neighborhood
F/E F
And if my parents are crying
F/E Dm
Then I'll dig a tunnel
A Bb F
From my window to yours
Am Dm
Yeah a tunnel
A Bb F
From my window to yours
F F/E F
You climb out the chimney
F/E Dm
And meet me in the middle
A Bb F
The middle of the town
F/E F
And since there's no one else around
F/E Dm
We let our hair grow long
A Bb F
And forget all we used to know
Am Dm
Then our skin gets thicker
A Bb F
From living out in the snow
Chorus:
F
You change all the lead
Sleepin' in my head
Dm
As the day grows dim
C C7
I hear you sing a golden hymn
Riff
F F/E F
Then we tried to name our babies
F/E Dm
But we forgot all the names that
A Bb F
The names we used to know
F/E F
But sometimes, we remember our bedrooms
F/E Dm
And our parent's bedrooms
A Bb F
And the bedrooms of our friends
Am Dm
Then we think of our parents,
A Bb F
Well what ever happened to them
Chorus:
F
You change all the lead
Dm
Sleepin' in my head to gold
As the day grows dim
C
I hear you sing a golden hymn
C7
The song I've been trying to sing
F
Purify the colors, purify my mind
Dm
Purify the colors
C
Purify my mind
C7 F
And spread the ashes of the colors, over this heart of mine
F
ooooooooooh, ooooooooooh |
Dm C C7
| x2
ooooooooooh, ooooooooooh |
Riff x2
Capo 2
Am Em
Intro: x4
Am Em
Alexander, our older brother
Am Em
Set out for, a great adventure
Am Em
He tore our images, out of his pictures
Am Em
He scratched our names out, of all his letters
F C Am
Our mother should of
F C Am
Just named you Laika
Am Em
Come on Alex, you can do it
Am Em
Come on Alex, there's nothin' to it
Am Em
If you want somethin', don't ask for nothin'
Am Em
If you want nothin', don't ask for somethin'
F C Am
Our mother should of
F C Am
Just named you Laika
Dm G C C/B Am
It's for your own good
Dm G Am Em Am Em
It's for the neighborhood
Am Em Am Em
The neighborhood
Am Em
Our older brother, bit by a vampire
Am Em
For a year we caught his tears in a cup
Am Em
And now we're gonna, make him drink it
Am Em
Come on Alex, don't die or dry up
F C Am
Our mother should of
F C Am
Just named you Laika
Dm G C C/B Am
It's for your own good
Dm G G#dim Em Am Dm
It's for the neighborhood
G#dim Em Am Dm
The neighborhood
Dm G
When daddy comes home
C C/B Am
you always start a fight
Dm G
So the neighbors can dance
Am Em Am Em
In the police, disco lights
Am Em Am Em
The police, disco lights
Am Em
Now the neighbors can dance
Now the neighbors can dance
Now the neighbors can dance
Am Em Am
Now the neighbors can dance, look at 'em dance
Capo 2
C
x2
C F G
Hey, the streetlights all burnt out
Am Am/B C
Une annee sans lumieres
F G
Je monte un cheval
C Bb Am G C
Qui porte des oeilleres
C F G
Hey, my eyes are shooting sparks
Am Am/B C
La nuit, mes yeux t'eclairent
F G
Ne dis pas a ton pere
C Bb Am G C
Qu'il porte des oeillieres
C Bb F
Hey, your old man should know
Fm C
If you see a shadow
G# G C
there's something there
C F G
So hey, my eyes are shooting sparks
Am Am/B C
La nuit, mes yeux t'eclairent
F G
Ne dis pas a ton pere
C Bb Am G C
Qu'il porte des oeillieres
C Bb F
Hey, your old man should know
Fm C
If you see a shadow
G# G C
There's something there
Solo:
C G# C G# G
x3
C G# C A G
Fast Tempo:
C
C Bb C#
C
Dm F
Intro: x2
A5 D5
I woke up with the power out, not really somethin' to shout about
A5 D5
Ice has covered up my parent's hands, don't have any dreams don't have any plans
Bb F
I went out into the night, I went out to find some light
Bb F
Kids are swingin' from the power lines, nobody's home so nobody minds
A5
I woke up on the darkest night neighbors all were shouting that they found the light
D5
We found the light
A5 D5
Shadows jumpin' all over my walls, some of them big, some of them small
Bb F
I went out into the night I went out to pick a fight with anyone
Bb Dm F Dm F
Light a candle for the kids, Jesus Christ don't keep it hid
A5 D5
Ice has covered up my parents hands, don't have any dreams don't have any plans
A5 D5
Growin' up in some strange storm, nobody's cold, nobody's warm
Bb F
I went out into the night, I went out to find some light
Bb Dm
Kids are dyin' out in the snow, look at them go,look at them go
Dm F
x4
Gm F Bb A7 Gm
And the power's out, in the heart of man
F Bb A7 Gm
Take it from your heart, put it in your hand
C
N.
What's the plan, what's the plan
Bb F
Is it a dream, is it a lie, I think I'll let you decide
Bb Dm
Just light a candle for the kids, Jesus Christ don't keep it hid
F Dm
Cause nothing's hid, from us kids
F Dm
You ain't foolin' nobody, with the lights out
Dm F
x4
Gm F Bb A7 Gm
And the power's out, in the heart of man
F Bb A7 Gm
Take it from your heart, put it in your hand
F Bb A7 Gm
And there's something wrong in the heart of man
F Bb A7 Gm A7
Take it from your heart and put it in your hand
Gm F Bb A7
Hand ha ha hand, where'd you go
Gm F Bb A7
x2
Dm
G/B
: x20033
A7sus4
: x02040
G/B G
I am waitin', 'til I don’t know when
A7sus4 G
Cause I’m sure, it's gonna happen then
G/B G
Time keeps creepin', through the neighborhood
A7sus4 G
Killing old folks, wakin' up babies just like we knew it would
G/B G
All the neighbors, are startin' up a fire
A7sus4 G
Burning all the old folks, the witches and the liars
G/B G
My eyes are covered by the hands of my unborn kids
A7sus4 G
But my heart keeps watchin', through the skin of my eyelids
Cmaj7 G
They say a watched pot, won’t ever boil
Cmaj7 G G/F#
Well I closed my eyes and nothin’ changed
Em A G
Just some water, getting hotter, in the flames
G/B G
It's not a lover I want no more
A7sus4 G
And it’s not heaven, I’m pining for
G/B G
But there's some spirit I used to know
A7sus4 G
That's been drowned out, by the radio
Cmaj7 G
They say a watched pot won't ever boil
Cmaj7 G G/F#
You can't raise a baby on motor oil
Em A G
Just like a seed down in the soil, you gotta give it time
Capo 3
Gsus4
: 330033
E7 G#
/: 420100
C Fmaj7
They say it fades if you let it
Gsus4 E7 G#
/
love was made to forget it
C Fmaj7
I carved your name across my eyelids
Gsus4 E7 G#
/
You pray for rain I pray for blindness
Am F
If you still want me, please forgive me
C G
The crown of love has fallen from me
Am F
If you still want me, please forgive me
C G
Because the spark is not within me
C Fmaj7 C
I snuffed it out before my mom walked in my bedroom
C Fmaj7
The only thing that you keep changin'
Gsus4 E7 G#
/
Is your name, my love keeps growin'
C Fmaj7
Still the same, just like a cancer
Gsus4 E7 G#
/
And you won’t give me a straight answer
Am F
If you still want me, please forgive me
C G E7 G#
/
The crown of love has fallen from me
Am F
If you still want me please forgive me
C G
Because your hands are not upon me
C Fmaj7 C
I shrugged them off before my mom walked in my bedroom
C Fmaj7
The pains of love, and they keep growin'
Gsus4 E7 G#
/
In my heart there’s flowers growin'
C Fmaj7
On the grave of our old love
Gsus4 E7 G#
/
Since you gave me a straight answer
Am F
If you still want me, please forgive me
C G E7 G#
/
The crown of love is not upon me
Am F
If you still want me, please forgive me
C C/G#
Cause this crown is not within me
C/G C/F
It’s not within me, it’s not within me
C/G
You gotta be the one, you gotta be the way
C/F
Your name is the only word that I can say
C/G
You gotta be the one, you gotta be the way
C/F C/G C/G#
Your name is the only word, the only word that I can say
C/G C/G#
The only word that I can say
C/G C/G#
C
Intro:
C C/B
Oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Am
Oh oh, oh oh oh oh
F C
Oh oh, oh oh oh oh
C C/B
Something filled up
Am
My heart with nothin'
F C
Someone told me not to cry
C C/B
But now that I'm older
Am
My heart's colder
F C
And I can see that it's a lie
C C/B Am F C
C C/B
Children, wake up
Am
Hold your mistake up
F C
Before they turn the summer into dust
C C/B
If the children don't grow up
Am
Our bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up
F
We're just a million little gods causing rain storms
C
Turning every good thing to rust
C C/B Am F C
I guess we'll just have to adjust
D# C
With my lightning bolts a glowin'
D# F
I can see where I am going to be when
C
The reaper he reaches and touches my hand
C C/B Am F C
x2
C C/B Am
With my lightning bolts a glowin'
F C
I can see where I am going
C C/B Am
With my lightning bolts a glowin'
F C
I can see where I am going
Better look out below
Intro:
G Em G Em
e|----------3----------0----------3----------0---|
B|----------3----------0----------3----------0---|
G|----------0----------0----------0----------0---|
D|------0---0------0---2----------0----------2---|
A|---2------2---2------2---0--2---2---0--2---2---|
E|----------3----------0----------3----------0---|
Em G Em
Haiti, mon pays
G Em
Wounded mother I’ll never see
G Em
Ma famille set me free
G Em
Throw my ashes into the sea
G Em
x4
G Em
Mes cousins jamais nes
G Em
Hantent les nuits de Duvalier
G Em
Rien n’arrete nos espirits
G Em
Guns can’t kill what soldiers can’t see
G Em
In the forest we are hiding
G Em
Unmarked graves where flowers grow
G Em
Hear the soldiers angry yelling
G Em
In the river we will go
G Em
G Em
Tous les morts-nes forment une armee
G Em
Soon we will reclaim the earth
G Em
All the tears and all the bodies
G Em
Bring about our second birth
G Em
Haiti, never free
G Em
n’aie pas peur de sonner l’alarme
G Em
Tes enfants sont partis
G Em
In those days their blood was still warm
Capo 1
A D A F#m
Intro: x4
A D
Sleeping is giving in
A F#m
No matter what the time is
A D
Sleeping is giving in
A F#m
So lift those heavy eyelids
A D
People say that you'll die
A F#m
Faster than without water
A D
But we know it's just a lie
A F#m
Scare your son, scare your daughter
A D A F#m
x2
A D
People say that your dreams
A F#m
Are the only things that save ya
A D
Come on baby in our dreams
A F#m
We can live our misbehavior
Chorus:
A D
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Am F
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
C G
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Am F
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
C G
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
A D A F#m
A D
People try and hide the night
A F#m
Underneath the covers
A D
People try and hide the light
A F#m
Underneath the covers
A D
Come on hide your lovers, underneath the covers
A F#m
Come on hide your lovers, underneath the covers
A D
Hidin' from your brothers, underneath the covers
A F#m
Come on hide your lovers, underneath the covers
A D A F#m
x2
A D
People say that you'll die
A F#m
Faster than without water
A D
But we know it's just a lie
A F#m
Scare your son, scare your daughter
A D
Scare your son, scare your daughter
A F#m
Scare your son, scare your daughter
A D
Now here's the sun, it's alright, lies, lies
A F#m
Now here's the moon, it's alright, lies, lies
A D
Now here's the sun, it's alright, lies, lies
A F#m
Now here's the moon, it's alright, lies, lies
Am F
But every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
C G
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Am F
But every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
C G
Every time you close your eyes, lies, lies
Am F C G
Solo: x8
Am F C G
Am
Am G
I like the peace, in the backseat
Gm D
I don’t have to drive, I don’t have to speak
E G
I can watch the country side, and I can fall asleep
Am G
My family tree's, loosing all it’s leaves
Gm D
Crashing towards the driver's seat, the lightning bolt made enough heat
E G
To melt the street beneath your feet
Chorus:
D Dmaj7
Alice died
Bm
In the night
F#m D Dmaj7
I’ve been learning to drive
Bm
My whole life
F#m
I’ve been learning
Am G Gm D E G
Am G
I like the peace, in the backseat
Gm D
I don’t have to drive, I don’t have to speak
E G
I can watch the country side
Chorus:
D Dmaj7
Alice died
Bm
In the night
F#m D Dmaj7
I’ve been learning to drive
Bm
My whole life
F#m D Dmaj7 Bm
I’ve been learning Oh ooooooooooh
F#m D Dmaj7 Bm F#m
My Whole life
D Dmaj7 Bm F#m
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