The Suburbs Chords & Tabs
Artist: Arcade Fire
Song: The Suburbs
Album: The Suburbs
I am filling in the rest. I have not seen this closely enough at the show to say
for sure, but you need either 2 guitars or a guitar and piano.
Since there are already lyrical accompaniment versions, I am providing the basic
order/song structure.
Guitar 1 - Capo 2
Guitar 2 - No capo
Intro: C Am E G
*Verse 1
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C Am E G
In the suburbs I, I learned to drive
C Am E G
And you told me we’d never survive, grab your mother’s keys we’re leaving
C Am E G
C Am E G
You always seemed so sure, That one day we’d be fighting
C Am E G
In a suburban war, your part of town against mine
C Am E G
I saw you standing on the opposite shore, but by the time the first bombs fell
C Am E G
We were already bored, We were already, already bored
*Chorus 1
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Play it like this if you wish to remain at capo 2
C Am E D
Sometimes I can’t believe it, I’m moving past the feeling
C Am E D C Am E G
Sometimes I can’t believe it, I’m moving past the feeling again
*Chorus 1 Alternate
Guitar 2 / Piano - No capo (sounds correct)
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A Bm F# E
Sometimes I can’t believe it, I’m moving past the feeling
A Bm F# E A Bm F# E
Sometimes I can’t believe it, I’m moving past the feeling again
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/arcade_fire/the_suburbs_tab.html ]
*Accompany 1
Guitar 2 with variation
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-----3-----3-----2-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*Verse2
*Chorus2
*Solo 1 (2:27) Repeat x2
Guitar 1 (capo 2)
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e|----------12------------------10--9-----9-----9------9----------------------|
B|------10------10------10-------------9-----9--------------------------------|
G|--11--------------11------11---------------------11-----11------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------9---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------11-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
or...play it like this, a bit harder but the slides sound more accurate.
e|--------12---------------10--9-----9-----9-----9----------------------------|
B|--7--10-----10--7--10--7--------9-----9-----7-----7-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------9----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------11------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*Verse3
*Chorus3
*Accompany 1 (3:56) Repeat until end
*Outro - Guitar 1
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E D C Am
I'm moving past the feeling again
E D C Am
I'm moving past the feeling again
C Am E G x2
G C Am E
In my dreams we're still screaming
G C Am E
We're still screaming
G C Am E
We're still screaming
C Am E G x2
C
*Solo 1 (4:37) Repeat x 4. On the 4th, do not play the last 2 notes.
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