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Artists: Arcade Fire
Song: We Used to Wait
Album: The Suburbs
Capo 3
Intro: Am  
I used to Amwrite
I used to write C/Gletters I Fused to sign my Cname
I used to Amsleep at night
Before the flashing C/Glights settled Fdeep in my Cbrain
But by the time we Ammet
By the time we C/Gmet the Ftimes had already Cchanged
Am C/G F C
So I never wrote a Amletter
I never took my C/Gtrue heart I Fnever wrote it Cdown
So when the lights cut Amout
I was lost C/Gstanding in the Fwilderness Cdowntown
Bridge:
D5Now our lives are Cchanging Amfast
D5Now our lives are Cchanging Amfast
GHope that something Empure can D5last
GHope that something Empure can D5last
But it Amseems strange
How we used to C/Gwait for Fletters to aCrrive
But what's stranger Amstill
Is how something so C/Gsmall can Fkeep you aClive
We used to Amwait
We used to waste C/Ghours just Fwalking aCround
We used to waitAm  
All those wasted C/Glives in the Fwilderness Cdowntown
Chorus:
    Am  COoh we C/Gused to Amwait
    COoh we C/Gused to Fwait
    G  COoh we C/Gused to Amwait (Sometimes it never came)
    COoh we C/Gused to Amwait (Sometimes it never came)
    COoh we C/Gused to Fwait (Still Gmoving through the Cpain)
    Ooh
I'm gonna Amwrite 
A letter to my trC/Gue love I'm Fgonna sign my Cname
Like a patient on a Amtable
I wanna walk aC/Ggain gonna Fmove through the Cpain
Bridge:
D5Now our lives are Cchanging Amfast
D5Now our lives are Cchanging Amfast
GHope that something Empure can D5last
GHope that something Empure can Amlast
Chorus
   we used to AmwaitC  
   we used to AmwaitC  
   we used to FwaitG  C  
Am C Am C F C D5 Am
  AmWe used to Cwait for it,   AmWe used to Cwait for it
  FNow we're Cscreaming,  sing the D5chorus aAmgain
  AmWe used to Cwait for it,   AmWe used to Cwait for it
  FNow we're Cscreaming,  sing the D5chorus aAmgainn
AmI used to Cwait for it,     AmI used to Cwait for it
  FHear my voice Cscreaming, sing the D5chorus aAmgain
   Am    C     Am    C    F    C     D5Wait for itAm  
   Am    C     Am    C    F    C     D5Wait for itAm  
   Am    C     Am    C    F    C     D5Wait for itAm  

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We Used To Wait

by Arcade Fire

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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C/G

Artists: Arcade Fire

Song: We Used to Wait

Album: The Suburbs

Capo 3

Intro:

I used to write

C/G F C

I used to write letters I used to sign my name

I used to sleep at night

C/G F C

Before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain

But by the time we met

C/G F C

By the time we met the times had already changed

Am C/G F C

So I never wrote a letter

C/G F C

I never took my true heart I never wrote it down

So when the lights cut out

C/G F C

I was lost standing in the wilderness downtown

Bridge:

D5 C Am

Now our lives are changing fast

D5 C Am

Now our lives are changing fast

G Em D5

Hope that something pure can last

G Em D5

Hope that something pure can last

But it seems strange

C/G F C

How we used to wait for letters to arrive

But what's stranger still

C/G F C

Is how something so small can keep you alive

We used to wait

C/G F C

We used to waste hours just walking around

We used to wait

C/G F C

All those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown

Chorus:

Am C C/G Am

Ooh we used to wait

C C/G F

Ooh we used to wait

G C C/G Am

Ooh we used to wait (Sometimes it never came)

C C/G Am

Ooh we used to wait (Sometimes it never came)

C C/G F G C

Ooh we used to wait (Still moving through the pain)

Ooh

I'm gonna write

C/G F C

A letter to my true love I'm gonna sign my name

Like a patient on a table

C/G F C

I wanna walk again gonna move through the pain

Bridge:

D5 C Am

Now our lives are changing fast

D5 C Am

Now our lives are changing fast

G Em D5

Hope that something pure can last

G Em Am

Hope that something pure can last

Chorus

Am C

we used to wait

Am C

we used to wait

F G C

we used to wait

Am C Am C F C D5 Am

Am C Am C

We used to wait for it, We used to wait for it

F C D5 Am

Now we're screaming, sing the chorus again

Am C Am C

We used to wait for it, We used to wait for it

F C D5 Am

Now we're screaming, sing the chorus againn

Am C Am C

I used to wait for it, I used to wait for it

F C D5 Am

Hear my voice screaming, sing the chorus again

Am C Am C F C D5 Am

Wait for it

Am C Am C F C D5 Am

Wait for it

Am C Am C F C D5 Am

Wait for it

About We Used To Wait Chords by Arcade Fire

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