The Suburbs Tab

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]
 
 
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]
(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)
 
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
 
 
[Accompany 1]
 
(guitar 2 with variation)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-----3-----3-----2-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 2]
 
[Chorus 2]
 
 
[Solo 1] (x2)
(2:27)
 
(guitar 1 - capo 2)
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 3]
 
[Chorus 3]
 
*[Accompany 1]
(3:56) (repeat until end)
 
 
*[Outro]
(guitar 1)
 
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] (x4)
(4:37)
(on the 4th, do not play the last 2 notes.)
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