Arcade Fire
Modern Man
The Suburbs
2010
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
A - x02220
E- 022100
F#m - 244222
D - xx0232
C#m - x46654
E/G# - 476xxx
C#/F - 143xxx
Intro: A--F#m-E- x2
Verse 1:
A F#m
So I'll wait my
E A
turn I'm a modern man
F#m
And the people behind
E A
they don't understand
F#m E
Makes me feel like
A F#m E
Makes me feel like
Verse 2:
A F#m
So I'll wait my
E A
turn I'm a modern man
F#m
And the people behind
E A
they don't understand
F#m E
Makes me feel like
A F#m E
Something don't feel right
Interlude:
Guitar 2: Cool Riff
A F#m E
e|--------|------------|-------|
B|--------|-0--0-------|-------|
G|-2--1-2-|-------2--2-|-1-1-2-|
D|--------|------------|-------| x2
A|--------|------------|-------|
E|--------|------------|-------|
Verse 3:
A F#m
Like a record that's
E A
skipping I'm a modern man
F#m
And the clock keeps
E A
ticking I'm a modern man
F#m E
Makes me feel light
A F#m E
Makes me feel right
Chorus:
D
In my dream I was almost there
A
Then they pulled me aside
and said you're going nowhere
D
They say we are the chosen few
E
But we're wasted and that's
we're still waiting
Guitar 2: In Chorus
D A
e|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-0-0----------------------|-0-0------------------------|
G|------2--2-2-1--1--2--1-2-|------2--2-2-1--1-1--2--1-2-|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|
D
e|--------------------------|
B|-0-0----------------------|
G|------2--2-2-1--1--2--1-2-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Verse 4:
A F#m E A
On a number from the modern man
F#m
Maybe when you're older
E A
you will understand
F#m E
Why you don't feel right
A F#m E
Why you can't sleep at night now
Interlude: Cool Riff
Guitar 2:
A F#m E
e|--------|------------|-----|
B|--------|-0--0-------|-----|
G|-2--1-2-|-------2--2-|-1-1-|
D|--------|------------|-----|
A|--------|------------|-----|
E|--------|------------|-----|
A F#m E
e|----------|------------|-----|
B|----------|-0--0-------|-----|
G|-2-2--1-2-|-------2--2-|-1-1-|
D|----------|------------|-----|
A|----------|------------|-----|
E|----------|------------|-----|
A F#m E
e|----------|-------------|-------|
B|----------|-------------|-------|
G|-2-2------|-------------|-----1-|
D|------2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2---|
A|----------|-------------|-------|
E|----------|-------------|-------|
A F#m E
e|----------|-----------------|-----|
B|----------|-----------------|-----|
G|-2-2------|-----------------|-----|
D|------2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-|
A|----------|-----------------|-----|
E|----------|-----------------|-----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/arcade_fire/modern_man_crd_ver_2.html ]
Guitar 3:
A F#m E
e|--------|------------|-----|
B|--------|-0--0-------|-----|
G|-2--1-2-|-------2--2-|-1-1-|
D|--------|------------|-----|
A|--------|------------|-----|
E|--------|------------|-----|
A F#m E
e|--------|------------|-0-0-|
B|--------|-0--0--2--2-|-----|
G|-2--1-2-|------------|-----|
D|--------|------------|-----|
A|--------|------------|-----|
E|--------|------------|-----|
A F#m E
e|------0-0-|-2----|-------|
B|-2-2------|----2-|-0-0---|
G|----------|------|-----2-|
D|----------|------|-------|
A|----------|------|-------|
E|----------|------|-------|
A F#m E
e|------0-0-|-2-----0----|---|
B|----------|----2-----2-|-0-|
G|-2-2------|------------|---|
D|----------|------------|---|
A|----------|------------|---|
E|----------|------------|---|
Bridge 1:
D C#m E
In a line for a number
E/G# F#m
but you don't understand
E E/G# A
Like a modern man
C#m E
In a line for a number
E/G# F#m
but you don't understand
E E/G#
Like a modern man
Verse 5:
A F#m
Oh I had a dream
E A
I was dreaming
F#m
And I feel like I'm
E A
losing the feeling
F#m E
Makes me feel like
A F#m E
Like Something don't feel right
Verse 6:
A F#m
I erased a number
E A
of the modern man
F#m
Gonna break the mirror
E A
of the modern man
F#m E
Makes me feel like
A F#m E
Makes me feel like
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge 2:
A C#m E
In a line for a number
E/G# F#m
but you don't understand
E E/G# A
Like a modern man
C#m E
In a line for a number
E/G# F#m
but you don't understand
E E/G#
Like a modern man
Bridge 3:
A C#m E C#m
And you feel so right
F#m E/G#
But how come you can't
E A
sleep at night?
C#m E
In line for a number
C#/F F#m
but you don't understand
E/G#
Like a modern man
Outro:
A F#m E A
I'm a modern man
F#m E A
I'm a modern man
F#m E A
I'm a modern man
F#m E A F#m E A F#m E A F#m E A <--- repeat till fade out
I'm a modern man
Guitar 2: Outro
A F#m E
e|-----------------|-----------|-------|
B|-----------------|-----------|-2-2-2-|
G|-2--2h4p2--2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-|-------|
D|-----------------|-----------|-------|
A|-----------------|-----------|-------|
E|-----------------|-----------|-------|
A F#m E
e|-----------------|-----------|-------|
B|-----------------|-----------|-2-2-2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-|-------|
D|-----------------|-----------|-------| x2
A|-----------------|-----------|-------|
E|-----------------|-----------|-------|
A F#m E
e|-----------------|-----------|-4-4-5-|
B|-----------------|-----------|-------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-|-------|
D|-----------------|-----------|-------|
A|-----------------|-----------|-------|
E|-----------------|-----------|-------|
A F#m E
e|-5--0--0-0-|-------|----4-4-5-|
B|-----------|-2-3-2-|-0--------|
G|-----------|-------|----------|
D|-----------|-------|----------| x8
A|-----------|-------|----------|
E|-----------|-------|----------|
