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Artist: Arcade Fire Album: Neon Bible 1. Black Mirror 2. Keep the Car Running 3. Neon Bible 4. Intervention 5. Black Wave/Bad Vibrations 6. Ocean of Noise 7. The Well and the Lighthouse 8. (Antichrist Television Blues) 9. Windowsill 10. No Cars Go 11. My Body Is a Cage =============== 1. Black Mirror =============== Capo 1 A F x4
F#m I walked down Eto the ocean F#m After waking Efrom a nightmare F#m No moon, no Epale reflection A F Black Mirror,A F Black Mirror
F#m Shot by a seEcurity camera F#m You can't watch Eyour own image F#m And also Elook yourself in the Aeye F Black Mirror,A F Black Mirror,A F Black Mirror
F# m E I know a time is coming
F#m All words will Elose their meaning F#m Please show me Esomething that isn’C#t mine But mine is the Bonly kind that I reAlate to Le C#miroir casse, the Bmirror casts mon refAlet partout F
A F Black MirroF#mr, E Black MirrorA, F Black MirrorA F F#m The Black Mirror knows Eno reflection F#m Knows not pride or Evanity F#m It cares not aEbout your dreams F#m It cares not for your Epyramid schemes F#m Their names are Enever spoken F#m The curse is Enever broken F#m The curse is Enever broken
AUn, deux, trois, dis miroir noir,F Black Mirror Un, deux, trois, dis miroir noir, Black Mirror
A F x2
A F Black MirroF#mr, E Black MirrorA, F Black Mirror A Their names are Fnever spokenF#m, The curse is Enever broken, A Their names are Fnever spokenF#m, The curse is Enever broken, A Mirror mirror Fon the wall,F#m show me where them Ebombs will fall A Mirror mirror Fon the wall,F#m show me where them Ebombs will fall
A FBlack Mirror,A FBlack Mirror Black Mirror, Black Mirror Black Mirror, Black Mirror Black Mirror, Black Mirror
======================= 2. Keep the Car Running ======================= Capo 2 C: x32013 Fadd9: 103123 Gsus4: 320013 C/B: x20013 Am7: x02013 Intro: C
CEvery night my dream's the same Same old city with a different name Fadd9Men are coming to take me away I Cdon't know why but I know I can't stay
CThere's a weight that's pressing down Late at night you can hear the sound Fadd9Even the noise you make when you sleep CCan't swim across a river so deep
Gsus4They know my name, 'cause I C/Btold it to them But they Am7don't know where and they Fadd9don't know when Gsus4It's coming, when it's coming C
CThere's a fear I keep so deep Knew its name just before I could speak, yeah Fadd9Oh Oh Oh Oh C
Gsus4They know my name, 'cause I C/Btold it to them But they Am7don't know where and they Fadd9don't know when C It's Fadd9coming, or Cwhen but it's Fadd9coming Keep the car Crunning
CIf some night I don't come home Please don't think I've left you alone The Fadd9same place animals go when they die You Ccan't climb across a mountain so high The Fadd9same city where I go when I sleep You Ccan't see across a river so deep
Gsus4They know my name, 'cause I C/Btold it to them But they Am7don't know where and they Fadd9don't know when C It's Fadd9coming, oh Cwhen is it Fadd9coming Keep the car Crunning Fadd9 Keep the car Crunning Fadd9 Keep the car Crunning Fadd9 Keep the car Crunning
============= 3. Neon Bible ============= Verse: e|-----------------------| B|-----2----2----2----2--| G|-----2----2----2----2--| D|----2----2----2----2---| A|--4----0---------2-----| E|------------4----------| Chorus: e|-----------------------| B|-----2----2----2----2--| G|-----2----2----2----2--| D|----2----2----2----2---| A|--4----0---------------| E|------------4-----0----| Bridge: e|-----------------------| B|-----3----3----3----3--| G|----2----2----2----2---| D|--0--------------------| A|-------4---------0-----| E|------------2----------| Intro: A/C# A A/G# A/B x4
A/C#A vial of Ahope and aA/G# vial of A/Bpain A/C# In the Alight they A/G#both looked the A/Bsame A/C# Poured them Aout on A/G#into the A/Bworld A/C# On every Aboy and A/G#every A/Bgirl singing
Chorus:
It's thA/C#e ANeoA/G#n A/E Bible The Neon Bible A/C#Not much Achance for A/G#surviA/Eval If theA/C# NeAon A/G#BibleA/E is Aright
A/C#Take the Apoison of A/G#your A/Bage Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page What I know is what you know is right In the city it's the only light
Chorus Bridge:
DOhD/C# God well D/F#look at you D/Anow DOh you D/C#lost it but you D/F#don't know D/Ahow DIn the D/C#light of a D/F#golden D/Acalf DOh D/C#God I D/F#had to D/Alaugh
A/C#Take the Apoison of A/G#your A/Bage Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page It was wrong but you said it was right In the future I will read at night
Chorus:
It's thA/C#e ANeoA/G#n A/E Bible The Neon Bible A/C#Not much Achance for A/G#surviA/Eval If theA/C# NeAon A/G#BibleA/E is Atrue
=============== 4. Intervention =============== Intro Am F C Am F C Am F C G C
The Amking’s takeFn back thCe throne The Amuseless Fseed is Csown AmWhen they say they're Fcutting off the Emphone, I Gtell 'em you're not Chome
Am No Fplace to Chide You're Amfightin' as a Fsoldier on their Cside AmYou’re still Fa soldier in youEmr mind, thougGh nothing's on thCe line
Am You say it’Fs money that wCe need Am As if we’re thFe only mouths tCo feed Am I know no Fmatter what you Emsay, there are some Gdebts you'll never Cpay
Chorus:
AmWorking for the Echurch while your Ffamily Cdies Csus4 C You Amtake what they Egive you, and you Fkeep it inCside Csus4 C AmEvery Espark of Ffriendship and Clove, will die without a Ghome CHear the Fsoldier Emgroan, we'll Ggo at it aClone
Am I can Ftaste the Cfear AmLift me up and Ftake me out of Chere AmDon’t wannFa fight, don’t waEmnna die, jGust wanna hear Cyou cry
AmWho’s gonna throw thFe very firsCt stone Oh Amwho’s gonnFa reset thCe bone AmWalking with your Fhead in a Emsling, wanna Ghear the soldier Csing
Chorus:
Been Amworking for the Echurch while my Ffamily Cdies Csus4 C Your Amlittle baby Esister’s gonnFa lose heCr minCsus4d C AmEvery Espark of Ffriendship and Clove, will die without a Ghome CHear the Fsoldier Emgroan, we'll Ggo at it aClone
Em I can Ctaste your Gfear It’s gonnEma lift you up anCd take you out oGf here Em And the Cbone shall never Gheal, I Dcare not if you Gkneel
Em We can’Ct find yoGu now But they’rEme gonna get theiCr money back soGmehow Em And when you Cfinally disapGpear, we'll just Dsay you were never Ghere
Chorus:
Been Emworking for the Bchurch while, your Clife falls Gapart Gsus4 G Been Emsingin' halleBlujah with the Cfear in your Gheart Gsus4 G EmEvery Bspark of Cfriendship and Glove, will die without a Dhome GHear the Csoldier Bmgroan, We'll Dgo at it aGlone GHear the Csoldier Bmgroan, We'll Dgo at it aGlone
============================ 5. Black Wave/Bad Vibrations ============================ Capo 3 Daddb9: x24342
F#5We can F#sus4reach the Amsea B5They won't follow Eme F#5The shadows they F#sus4fear the Amsun B5We'll make it if we Erun
ERun from the memoBries Je Enage, mais les sons me Bsuivent
F#5Left my name with the F#sus4border Amguards B5A name that I don't Eneed F#5Ce sera un F#sus4long voAmyage B5Sur les vagues de l'oubEli
F#5 F#sus4 Am, B5 E x2
ERun from the memoBries Je Enage, mais les sons me Bsuivent
B Baddb9 Chorus:
FStop now before it's too late Been Ameating in the ghetto on a hundred dollar plate FNothing lasts forever that's the way it's gotta be There's a Amgreat black wave in the middle of the sea
Chorus
For Fme, Gfor Amyou For Fme, It's Galways for Amyou
Chorus
FStop now before it's too late Your Amlover was for hire have you noticed he's been late FNothing lasts forever that's the way it's gotta be There's a Amgreat black wave in the middle of the sea
For Fme, Gfor Amyou For Fme, It's Galways for Amyou
FThe sound is not asleepAm, it's moving under my feet The sound is not asleep, it's moving under my feet The sound is not asleep, it's moving under my feet The sound is not asleep, it's moving under my feet
================= 6. Ocean of Noise ================= Capo 3 Am C F G Am C F G F
AmIn an ocean of CNoise,F I first heard your Gvoice F Am Ringing like a CbellF, as if I had a Gchoice, Foh well
Am C F G F
AmLeft in the Cmorning,F while you were fast Gasleep F AmInto an ocean of Cviolence,F a world of empty Gstreets F
Chorus:
AmYou've got your Creasons,F and me I've got Gmine But Amall the C/Breasons I Cgave Were just Flies to Ambuy G Myself some AmtimeG Am G Am G
AmIn an ocean of CNoise,F I first heard your GvoiceF AmNow who here Camong us,F still believes in Gchoice, FNot I
Am C F G F
AmNo way of Cknowing,F what any man will Gdo F AmAn ocean of Cviolence,F between me and Gyou F
Chorus I'm gonna work it out
C Am I'm gonna work it out C Am 'Cause time won't work it out C Am I'm gonna work it out C Am 'Cause time won't work it out for you C Am I'm gonna work it on out C Am
============================== 7. The Well and the Lighthouse ============================== Capo 3
CI, Em am serving Ftime all for a Amcrime I C/Bdid, Ccommit Em You want the Ftruth, you know I'd Amdo it C/Ball aCgain Em Left for Fdead, heaven is Amonly C/Bin my Ghead
G F x3 C F x2
CI, Em heard a Fvoice calling from Amdown C/Binside a Cwell Em See that silver Fshine, she said to Amcome claim C/Bwhat was Cmine Em So down I Ffell, down inAmto the C/Bwater Cblack Em My prison Fcell, only the Ammoon was C/Bshining Gback
G F x3 C F
If EmI seem Amlost, well EmI weighted the Amcost Dm/F Em G Dm C And chose my crime, now it's mine all mine
C Em F Am C/B C x2
CI Em heard the Fvoice calling from Amjust outC/Bside the Cwell Em She said you Ffool now that you Amknow your C/Bend is Cnear Em You always Ffall for what you desAmire or C/Bwhat you Gfear
G F x3 C F x4
CResurErected,F living in aAm lighC/Bthouse CIf you Eleave them, Fships are gonna Amwreck C/B CResurErected, Fliving in a AmlightC/Bhouse CThe lions and the Elambs ain't Fsleepin' Cyet
CResurErected, Fliving in a AmlightC/Bhouse CCan you see the Efunny side, the Fships are gonna Amwreck G CResurErected, Fliving in a AmlightC/Bhouse CThe lions and the Emlambs ain't Fsleepin' Cyet The lions and the lambs ain't sleepin' yet The lions and the lambs ain't sleepin' yet
================================ 8. (Antichrist Television Blues) ================================ Intro: G
I Gdon't wanna work in a building downtown No, I don't wanna work in a building downtown CI don't know what I'm gonna do Cause the Gplanes keep crashing always two by two DDon't wanna work in a D/F#building downtown No, I Cdon't wanna see when the Emplanes hit the ground G
I Gdon't wanna work in a building downtown I don't wanna work in a building downtown CParkin' the cars in the underground The Gvoices when they scream, well they make no sound D I wanna see the D/F#cities rust And the Ctroublemakers ridin' on the Emback of the bus
GDear God, I'm a good Christian man In your glory, I know you understand That you Cgotta work hard and you gotta get paid My Ggirl's thirteen, but she don't act her age DShe can sing like a D/F#bird in cage Oh CLord, if you could see her when she's Emup on that stage G
GYou know that I'm a God-fearin' man You know that I'm a God-fearin' man I Cjust gotta know if it's a part of your plan To Gseat my daughter there by your right hand DI know that you'll D/F#do what's right, Lord For Cthey are the lanterns and Emyou are the light
C Now I'm EmoverGcome C By the Emlight of Gday C My lips Emare near, but myG heart is far away C Tell me Emwhat to Gsay C I'll be your Emmouthpiece
GInto the light of a bridge that burns As I drive from the city with the money that I earned CInto the black of a starless sky I'm Gstaring into nothing and I'm asking you why DLord, will you D/F#make her a star So the Cworld can see who you Emreally are?
GLittle girl, you're old enough to understand That you'll always be a stranger in a strange, strange land The Cmen are gonna come while you're fast asleep So you Gbetter just stay close and hold onto me DIf my little mockingD/F#bird won't sing Then Cdaddy won't buy her no Emdiamond ring
GDear God, would you send me a child Oh God, would you send me a child 'Cause I Cwanna put it up on the TV screen So the Gworld can see what your true word means DLord, would you sD/F#end me a sign 'Cause I Cjust gotta know if I'm Emwastin' my time G
C Now I'm EmoverGcome C By the Emlight of Gday C My lips are Emnear, but my Gheart is far away C Now the Emwar is Gwon C How come nothing Emtastes good G
G C G C D D/F# C Em G
GYou're such a sensitive child (sensitive child) Oh you're such a sensitive child CI know you're tired, but it's alright GI just need you to sing for me tonight DYou're gonna have your D/F#day in the sun CYou know God loves the Emsensitive ones
GOh my little bird in a cage Oh my little bird in a cage I Cneed you to get up for me, up on that stage And Gshow the men that you're old for your age DNow ain't the D/F#time for fear But Cif you don't take it, it'll Emdisappear
GOh my little mockingbird sing Come on, my little mockingbird sing I Cneed you to get up on that stage for me, honey And Gshow the men it's not about the money DWanna hold a mirror D/F#up to the world So that Cthey can see themselves inside Emmy little girl
GDo you know where I was at your age Any idea where I was at your age I was Cworkin' downtown for the minimum wage And GI'm not gonna let you just throw it all away DI'm through being cute, I'm D/F#through being nice Oh Ctell me Lord, am I the EmAntichrist
============= 9. Windowsill ============= Intro: G
I Gdon't want to hear the noises on T.V. I Emdon't want the salesmen coming after me I Cdon't want to live in my father's house no Emmore
I Gdon't want it fast, I don't want it free I Emdon't wanna show you what they done to me I Cdon't want to live in my father's house no Emmore
I Gdon't want to choose black or blue I Emdon't wanna see what they done to you I Cdon't want to live in my father's house no Emmore
Em 'Cause the Gtide is high Em And it's rGising still EmAnd I Cdon't wanna see it at my Gwindowsill
I Gdon't want to give 'em my name and address I Emdon't want to see what happens next I Cdon't want to live in my father's house no Emmore
I Gdon't want to live with my father's debt You Emcan't forgive what you can't forget I Cdon't want to live in my father's house no Emmore
I Gdon't want to fight in a holy war I Emdon't want the salesmen knocking at my door I Cdon't want to live in America no Emmore
Em Because the Gtide is high Em And it's Grising still EmAnd I Cdon't wanna see it at my Gwindowsill
Em I Gdon't want to see it at my Emwindowsill Don't Gwant to see it at my Emwindowsill Don't Cwant to see it at my Gwindowsill
GMTV, what have you done to me Save my soul, set me free Set me free, what have you done to me I can't breathe, I can't see World War Three, when are you coming for me Been kicking up sparks, we set the flames free The windows are locked now, so what'll it be A house on fire or a rising sea
Em Why is the Gnight so still? Em Why did I Gtake the pill? Em Because I Cdon't want to see it at my Gwindowsill
Em G Em | I don't want to see it at my windowsill | I don't want to see it at my windowsill | x3 C G | I don't want to see it at my windowsill | ============== 10. No Cars Go ============== Capo 1 Intro: C Em G x4
Asus2Hey! Em Cadd9 C Asus2Hey! Em Cadd9 C
Asus2 C
CWe know a Emplace where no planes Ggo CWe know a Emplace where no ships Ggo
Asus2 Hey, Em no cars Cadd9go C Asus2 Hey, Em no cars Cadd9go C Where we Asus2know Cadd9
CWe know a Emplace no space ships Ggo CWe know a Emplace where no subs Ggo
Asus2 Hey, Em no cars Cadd9go C Asus2 Hey, Em no cars Cadd9go C Where we Asus2know Cadd9
Bass riff: e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| x4 D|---------------------| A|-----------------3---| E|-5--3--5--3----------|
Go, now go! C Em G COoooEmooooooGooh COoooEmooooooGooh
Asus2Hey, Em us kids Cadd9know C Asus2Hey, Em no cars Cadd9go C Where we Asus2know Cadd9
C Em G x2
CBetween the click of the light and the Gstart of the dream Between the click of the light and the start of the dream Between the click of the light and the start of the dream Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
Em D G, Em D
Little babies, let's Ggo Em D Women and children, let's Ggo Em Old folks, let's go DDon't know where we're goin'
CAh ah ah Emah Ah ah ah Dah Ah ah ah Gah
===================== 11. My Body Is a Cage ===================== Capo 1
My body is a F#mcage That A/Ekeeps me from dancing with the Done I love But my F#mmind holds the key
My body is a F#mcage That A/Ekeeps me from dancing with the Done I love But my F#mmind holds the key
I'm standing on the F#mstage Of A/Efear and self-doubt it's a Dhollow play But they'll F#mclap anyway
My body is a F#mcage That A/Ekeeps me from dancing with the C#one I love But my Dmind holds the key Bm You're D/Astanding next to me Bm My D/Amind holds the keyBm
I'm living in an F#mage That A/Ecalls darkness light Though my Dlanguage is dead Still the F#mshapes fill my head
I'm living in an F#mage Whose A/Ename I don't know Though the Dfear keeps me moving Still my F#mheart beats so slow
My body is a F#mcage That A/Ekeeps me from dancing with the C#one I love But my Dmind holds the key Bm You're D/Astanding next to me Bm My D/Amind holds the keBmy
My body is a F#mcage A/E Bm F#m F#m A/E Bm F#m
My body is a F#mcage We tA/Eake what we're given Just Dbecause you've forgotten Doesn't F#mmean you're forgiven
I'm living in an F#mage Still A/Eturning in the night But when I Dget to the doorway There's F#mno one in sight
I'm living in an F#mage RealAizing I'm dancing With the C#one I love But my Dmind holds the key Bm D/Astanding next to me Bm My D/Amind holds the key Bm
GSet my spirit free A Set my spirit free Set my mind free Set my spirit free