Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running

okay i’m almost positive this is the exact way to play keep the car running on guitar . this is an
awesome song , but no one had the right chords so here it is . the first thing to
keep in mind is that you have to tune the guitar weird to play it like the guy in
arcade fire does .

tuning ( from low to high ) : E , A , C# , F# , B , F#
capo on third fret!

these are the chords you use . they don’t look anything like the regular guitar chords so pay
attention!

D maj . Gsus2 a maj .
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there’s also a little guitar riff that is played over these chords :

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intro :
strum D major

verse 1 :
D
every night my dream’s the same

same old city with a different name
Gsus2
men are coming to take me away
D
i don’t know why but i know i can’t stay

interlude ( just strum D )

verse 2 :
D
there’s a weight that pressing down

late at night you can hear the sound
Gsus2
even the noise you make when you sleep
D
can’t swim across a river so deep
Gsus2
they know my name ’cause i told it to them

but they they don’t know where and they don’t know
D
when it’s comin’ , when it’s comin’

interlude

verse 3 :
D
there’s a fear i keep so deep

i knew its name before i could speak :
Gsus2
ah ah , ah ah , ah ah , ah ah ,

interlude

Gsus2
they know my name ’cause i told it to them

but they don’t know where and they don’t know

interlude

Gsus2 D Gsus2
when it’s coming , oh! when it’s coming