We Exist

the song “we exist” from the new album reflektor . i hope you like it! : )

there are a lot of barre chords in this , so for those of you who can’t play barre
chords : play it 4 steps down with a capo on the 4th fret . so :

C#m = Am G# = E G#m = Em F# = D F#m = Dm
E = C A = F C# = A B = G

intro : ( G# ) C#m E G# x2

C#m
they’re walking around , head full of sound
E G#
acting like we don’t exist
C#m
they walk in the room and stare right through you
E G# C#m E G#
talking like we don’t exist , but we exist

C#m
Daddy it’s true; i’m different from you
E
but tell me why they treat me like this
C#m
if you turned away , what would i say?
E
not the first betrayed by a kiss

A G#m
maybe it’s true , they’re staring at you
C#
when you walk in the room
A G#m
tell them it’s fine , stare if you like
C# E F# C#m E
just let us through , just let us through
G# C#m
na na na na na na na
E G#
na na na na na na na

C#m
they’re down on their knees begging us please
B E G# B
praying that we don’t exist
C#m
Daddy it’s fine , i’m used to ’em now
B E
but tell me why they treat me like this
G# B C#m E
it’s cause we do it like this

G# C#m
na na na na na na na
E
na na na na na na na
A G#m
maybe it’s true , they’re staring at you
C#
when you walk in the room
A G#m
tell ’em it’s fine , stare if you like
C# E F#
just let us through , just let us through

A F#m C#m x2

A F#m C#m
let them stare! let them stare!
A
if that’s all they can do!
F#m C#m
but i’d lose my heart
A F# C#
if i turned away from you

A F#m C#m
oh Daddy don’t turn away
A
you know that i’m so scared
F#m C#m
but will you watch us drown?
A F#m C#m ( E ) A
you know we’re going nowhere

F#m C#m
we know that we’re young
A
and no shit we’re confused
F#m C#m
but will you watch us drown?
A F#m C#m
what are you so afraid to lose?

C# C#m B x2

C#
down on your knees begging us please
C#m B
praying that we don’t exist
C#
down on your knees begging us please
C#m
praying that we don’t exist
B C# C#m B
but we exist! we exist!

C#
down on your knees begging us please
C#m B
praying that we don’t exist
C#
down on your knees begging us please
C#m
praying that we don’t exist
B C# C#m
but we exist! we exist!
B C# C#m
we exist! we exist!
B C# C#m
na na na na na na na ,
B C# C#m
na na na na na na na ,
B C# C#m
na na na na na na na