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We Exist

Arcade Fire

RockAdvanced for beginners9 chords

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Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Capo on 4th fret
              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: 
 
 
 
Intro: (G#) C#m E G# x2 
 
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 
                     E                     
But tell me why they treat me like this 
C#m 
If you turned away, what would I say? 
                  E 
Not the first betrayed by a kiss 
 
A                        G#m 
Maybe it's true, they're staring at you 
         C# 
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 
 
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 
 
G#             C#m 
Na na na na na na na 
               E      
Na na na na na na na 
A                        G#m 
Maybe it's true, they're staring at you 
         C# 
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 x2 
 
A        F#m             C#m 
Let them stare! Let them stare! 
                   A 
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 
    A 
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 
                      A 
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 x2 
 
C# 
Down on your knees begging us please 
             C#m            B 
Praying that we don't exist 
C# 
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! 
 
C# 
Down on your knees begging us please 
             C#m            B 
Praying that we don't exist 
C# 
Down on your knees begging us please 
             C#m             
Praying that we don't exist 
    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 
          
 

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Chord set

G# · C#m · E · A · G#m · C# · F# · B · F#m

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.