Silent Civilian – Funeral tab
Chords:
Artist: Arcade Fire Album: Funeral 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 ============================ 1. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) ============================Riff: Fe|------------------------------------------------|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 ========================== 2. Neighborhood #2 (Laika) ========================== Capo 2 Intro: Am Em 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 ========================= 3. Une Annee Sans Lumiere ========================= 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 ============================== 4. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) ============================== Intro: Dm F 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 N.C 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 ============================== 5. Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) ============================== 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 ================ 6. Crown Of Love ================ 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# ========== 7. Wake Up ========== Intro: C 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 ======== 8. Haiti ========Intro: G Em G Eme|----------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 =================== 9. Rebellion (Lies) =================== Capo 1 Intro: A D A F#m 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 Solo: Am F C G x8 Am F C G Am =================== 10. In The Backseat =================== 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