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Arcade Fire

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How to play it

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

BDiagram coming soon
G
D××
A×
E
C#Diagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
F#Diagram coming soon
Bm×

Chords & lyrics

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hide this tab I think the intro bassline goes something like this: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------0-------0------2---| 
A|-0-2-4-2-0-----------0-2-4-2-0----------0-2-4-2-0---4-2-0---4-2-0----| 
E|-----------2-0-2-0-2-----------2-0-2-0-2-----------------------------| 
 
Intro: 
D  C# F#m  
D  C# F#m 
A D E 
 
 
D         C#          F#m 
Sometimes it moves so fast,  
D         C#          F#m                    
Sometimes it moves so fast, 
A              D     
If you stop to ask, 
             E 
It's already passed, 
 
D          C#          F#m 
So how can you move so slow? 
D       C#          F#m                        
How can you move so slow? 
A                  D  
You miss it if you don't, 
 
You miss it if you, 
 
E             F# 
Don't already know,  
        D             Bm 
already know, already know, 
        E             F#m  
already know, already know, 
 
D C# F#m 
 
D         C#      F#m 
When your love is right, 
D         C#      F#m                         
When your love is right, 
A                  D 
You can't sleep at night, 
                     E 
You've been sleeping just fine, 
 
D             C#      F#m 
But when your love is bad, 
D         C#      F#m                       
When your love is bad, 
A                          D 
I don't know why you're so sad, 
 
But it's time to go, 
 
E           F#            D 
You already know, already know, 
        Bm            E 
Already know, already know, 
            D             Bm 
You already know, already know, 
        E             F#m 
Already know, already know, 
 
D C# F#m 
 
 
D         C#          F#m 
Sometimes it moves so fast,  
D         C#          F#m                    
Sometimes it moves so fast, 
A              D     
If you stop to ask, 
             E 
It's already passed, 
 
D          C#          F#m 
So how can you move so slow? 
D       C#             F#m                        
How can you move it so slow? 
A                  D 
You miseds it, you know 
 
You missed it, 
 
E           F#            D 
You already know, already know 
        Bm            E 
Already know, already know, 
            D             Bm 
You already know, already know, 
        E       
Already know, 
 
D                              Bm 
 Please stop wondering why you feel so bad, 
                 E             D  
when you already know, already know, 
                              Bm 
Please stop wondering why you feel so sad, 
                 E             D  
when you already know, already know, 
 
                              Bm 
Please stop wondering why you feel so bad,  
                 E             D 
when you already know, already know, 
                              Bm        
Please stop wondering why you feel so sad,  
                 E             D 
when you already know, already know, 
 
Bm   E               D     Bm               E 
(Oh, oh, you already know, oh, it's time to go) 
 
                 D 
She said, "Well, how do I know, 
       Bm 
when I know, when I know?" 
            E 
You already know, 
 
                    D         
Then he said "Well, how do I know, 
       Bm  
when I know, when I really know?" 
            E 
You already know, 
 
                     D 
Then she said "Well, how do I know,  
       Bm 
when I know, when I know?" 
            E 
You already know, you already know (fade out) 
          
 

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Chord set

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

Practice tip

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