We Used To Wait

artists : arcade fire
song : we used to wait
album : the suburbs

capo 3

intro : Am

Am
i used to write
C/G F C
i used to write letters i used to sign my name
Am
i used to sleep at night
C/G F C
before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain

Am
but by the time we met
C/G F C
by the time we met the times had already changed

Am C/G F C

Am
so i never wrote a letter
C/G F C
i never took my true heart i never wrote it down
Am
so when the lights cut out
C/G F C
i was lost standing in the wilderness downtown

bridge :
D5 C Am
now our lives are changing fast
D5 C Am
now our lives are changing fast
G Em D5
hope that something pure can last
G Em D5
hope that something pure can last

Am
but it seems strange
C/G F C
how we used to wait for letters to arrive
Am
but what’s stranger still
C/G F C
is how something so small can keep you alive
Am
we used to wait
C/G F C
we used to waste hours just walking around
Am
we used to wait
C/G F C
all those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown

chorus :
Am C C/G Am
ooh we used to wait
C C/G F
ooh we used to wait
G C C/G Am
ooh we used to wait ( sometimes it never came )
C C/G Am
ooh we used to wait ( sometimes it never came )
C C/G F G C
ooh we used to wait ( still moving through the pain )

ooh

Am
i’m gonna write
C/G F C
a letter to my true love i’m gonna sign my name
Am
like a patient on a table
C/G F C
i wanna walk again gonna move through the pain

bridge :
D5 C Am
now our lives are changing fast
D5 C Am
now our lives are changing fast
G Em D5
hope that something pure can last
G Em Am
hope that something pure can last

chorus

Am C
we used to wait
Am C
we used to wait
F G C
we used to wait

Am C Am C F C D5 Am

Am C Am C
we used to wait for it , we used to wait for it
F C D5 Am
now we’re screaming , sing the chorus again
Am C Am C
we used to wait for it , we used to wait for it
F C D5 Am
now we’re screaming , sing the chorus againn
Am C Am C
i used to wait for it , i used to wait for it
F C D5 Am
hear my voice screaming , sing the chorus again

Am C Am C F C D5 Am
wait for it
Am C Am C F C D5 Am
wait for it
Am C Am C F C D5 Am
wait for it