Arcade Fire is an indie rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2001. The band consists of Win Butler (vocals, guitar, piano), Régine Chassagne (vocals, accordion, keyboards, hurdy gurdy, drums), Richard Reed Parry (bass, guitar), Will Butler (keyboards, guitar), Tim Kingsbury (bass), and Jeremy Gara (drums). Montreal percussionist Dane Mills performed on the EP and in early live shows. The touring band includes horn players and violinists.
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Verse:
EBGbAbm Afterlife, oh my God, what an awful word
EBGbAbm After all the breath and the dirt and the fires are burnt
EBGbAbm And after all this time, and after all the ambulances go
EBGb And after all the hangers-on are done hanging on to the dead light
Abm Of the afterglow
Abm I've gotta know…
Chorus:
GbE Can we work it out?
AbmBGb If we scream and shout 'till we work it out
E Can we just work it out?
AbmB Scream and shout 'till we work it out?
EAbm 'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out
GbE 'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out
Verse -same chords as first-:
Afterlife, I think I saw what happens next
Oh it was just a glimpse of you, like looking through a window
Or a shallow sea
Could you see me?
And after all this time
It's like nothing else we used to know
And after all the hangers-on are done hanging on to the dead light
Of the afterglow
I've gotta know…
Chorus:
GbE Can we work it out?
AbmB Let's scream and shout 'till we work it out
GbE Can we just work it out?
AbmB Scream and shout 'till we work it out?
Bridge:
But you say
GbE Oh
Abm When love is gone
B Where does it go?
And you say
GbE Oh
Abm When love is gone
B Where does it go?
E And where do we go?
Abm Where do we go?
Gb Where do we go?
E Where do we go?
Verse -same as first-:
And after this
Can it last another night?
After all the bad advice
Had nothing at all to do with life
I've gotta know
Chorus:
GbE Can we work it out?
AbmB Let's scream and shout 'till we work it out
GbE Can we just work it out?
AbmB Scream and shout 'till we work it out?
Bridge:
But you say
GbE Oh
Abm When love is gone
B Where does it go?
And you say
GbE Oh
Abm When love is gone
B Where does it go?
GbE Oh
Abm When love is gone
B Where did it go?
GbE Oh
Abm When love is gone
B Where did it go?
GbE And where do we go?
Outro -repeat-: AbmBGbE
B It's just an afterlife
It's just an afterlife
It's just an afterlife with you
It's just an afterlife
Version 2:
Intro -x4-: EBGbAbm
Verse:
EBGbAbm Afterlife, oh my god, what an awful word
EBGbAbm After all the breath and the dirt and the fires are burnt
EBGbAbm And after all this time, and after all the ambulances go
EB And after all the hangers-on are done hanging
GbAbm on in the dead lights of the afterglow
Abm I've gotta know...
Chorus:
GbE Can we work it out?
AbmB If we scream and shout 'till we work it out
GbE Can we just work it out?
AbmB Scream and shout 'till we work it out
EAbm 'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out
GbE 'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out
Verse:
EBGbAbm Afterlife, I think I saw what happens next
EB Oh, it was just a glimpse of you, like looking
GbAbm through a window or a shallow sea
Could you see me?
EBGbAbm And after all this time, it's like nothing else we used to know
EB And after all the hangers-on are done hanging
GbAbm on in the dead lights of the afterglow
Abm I've gotta know...
Chorus:
GbE Can we work it out?
AbmB If we scream and shout 'till we work it out
GbE Can we just work it out?
AbmB If we scream and shout 'till we work it out
Bridge:
GbE But you say, ohhhhh
AbmB When love is gone, where does it go?
GbE And you say, ohhhhh
AbmB When love is gone, where does it go?
E And where do we go?
B Where do we go?
Gb Where do we go?
Abm Where do we go?
E Where do we go?
B Where do we go?
Gb Where do we go?
Abm Where do we go?
Verse:
EB And after this
GbAbm Can it last another night?
EB After all the bad advice
GbAbm That had nothing at all to do with life
Abm I've gotta know...
Chorus:
GbE Can we work it out?
AbmB If we scream and shout 'till we work it out
GbE Can we just work it out?
AbmB If we scream and shout 'till we work it out
Bridge:
GbE But you say, ohhhhh
AbmB When love is gone, where does it go?
GbE And you say, ohhhhh
AbmB When love is gone, where does it go?
GbE Ohhhhh
AbmB When love is gone, where did it go?
GbE Ohhhhhh
AbmB We know it's gone, but where did it go?
GbEAbmB And where do we go?
Outro -x5-: GbEAbmB
Is this the afterlife?
It's just an afterlife with you
It's just an afterlife
It's just an afterlife with you
It's just an afterlife