Arcade Fire Modern Man The Suburbs 2010 Submitted by: [email protected] Key: A Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: A - x02220 E- 022100 F#m - 244222 D - xx0232 C#m - x46654 E/G# - 476xxx C#/F - 143xxx Intro: A--F#m-E- x2 Verse 1: A F#m So I'll wait my E A turn I'm a modern man F#m And the people behind E A they don't understand F#m E Makes me feel like A F#m E Makes me feel like Verse 2: A F#m So I'll wait my E A turn I'm a modern man F#m And the people behind E A they don't understand F#m E Makes me feel like A F#m E Something don't feel right Interlude: Guitar 2: Cool Riff A F#m E e|--------|------------|-------| B|--------|-0--0-------|-------| G|-2--1-2-|-------2--2-|-1-1-2-| D|--------|------------|-------| x2 A|--------|------------|-------| E|--------|------------|-------| Verse 3: A F#m Like a record that's E A skipping I'm a modern man F#m And the clock keeps E A ticking I'm a modern man F#m E Makes me feel light A F#m E Makes me feel right Chorus: D In my dream I was almost there A Then they pulled me aside and said you're going nowhere D They say we are the chosen few E But we're wasted and that's we're still waiting Guitar 2: In Chorus D A e|--------------------------|----------------------------| B|-0-0----------------------|-0-0------------------------| G|------2--2-2-1--1--2--1-2-|------2--2-2-1--1-1--2--1-2-| D|--------------------------|----------------------------| A|--------------------------|----------------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------------| D e|--------------------------| B|-0-0----------------------| G|------2--2-2-1--1--2--1-2-| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Verse 4: A F#m E A On a number from the modern man F#m Maybe when you're older E A you will understand F#m E Why you don't feel right A F#m E Why you can't sleep at night now Interlude: Cool Riff Guitar 2: A F#m E e|--------|------------|-----| B|--------|-0--0-------|-----| G|-2--1-2-|-------2--2-|-1-1-| D|--------|------------|-----| A|--------|------------|-----| E|--------|------------|-----| A F#m E e|----------|------------|-----| B|----------|-0--0-------|-----| G|-2-2--1-2-|-------2--2-|-1-1-| D|----------|------------|-----| A|----------|------------|-----| E|----------|------------|-----| A F#m E e|----------|-------------|-------| B|----------|-------------|-------| G|-2-2------|-------------|-----1-| D|------2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2---| A|----------|-------------|-------| E|----------|-------------|-------| A F#m E e|----------|-----------------|-----| B|----------|-----------------|-----| G|-2-2------|-----------------|-----| D|------2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-| A|----------|-----------------|-----| E|----------|-----------------|-----| Guitar 3: A F#m E e|--------|------------|-----| B|--------|-0--0-------|-----| G|-2--1-2-|-------2--2-|-1-1-| D|--------|------------|-----| A|--------|------------|-----| E|--------|------------|-----| A F#m E e|--------|------------|-0-0-| B|--------|-0--0--2--2-|-----| G|-2--1-2-|------------|-----| D|--------|------------|-----| A|--------|------------|-----| E|--------|------------|-----| A F#m E e|------0-0-|-2----|-------| B|-2-2------|----2-|-0-0---| G|----------|------|-----2-| D|----------|------|-------| A|----------|------|-------| E|----------|------|-------| A F#m E e|------0-0-|-2-----0----|---| B|----------|----2-----2-|-0-| G|-2-2------|------------|---| D|----------|------------|---| A|----------|------------|---| E|----------|------------|---| Bridge 1: D C#m E In a line for a number E/G# F#m but you don't understand E E/G# A Like a modern man C#m E In a line for a number E/G# F#m but you don't understand E E/G# Like a modern man Verse 5: A F#m Oh I had a dream E A I was dreaming F#m And I feel like I'm E A losing the feeling F#m E Makes me feel like A F#m E Like Something don't feel right Verse 6: A F#m I erased a number E A of the modern man F#m Gonna break the mirror E A of the modern man F#m E Makes me feel like A F#m E Makes me feel like (Repeat Chorus) Bridge 2: A C#m E In a line for a number E/G# F#m but you don't understand E E/G# A Like a modern man C#m E In a line for a number E/G# F#m but you don't understand E E/G# Like a modern man Bridge 3: A C#m E C#m And you feel so right F#m E/G# But how come you can't E A sleep at night? C#m E In line for a number C#/F F#m but you don't understand E/G# Like a modern man Outro: A F#m E A I'm a modern man F#m E A I'm a modern man F#m E A I'm a modern man F#m E A F#m E A F#m E A F#m E A A F#m E e|-----------------|-----------|-------| B|-----------------|-----------|-2-2-2-| G|-2--2h4p2--2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-|-------| D|-----------------|-----------|-------| A|-----------------|-----------|-------| E|-----------------|-----------|-------| A F#m E e|-----------------|-----------|-------| B|-----------------|-----------|-2-2-2-| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-|-------| D|-----------------|-----------|-------| x2 A|-----------------|-----------|-------| E|-----------------|-----------|-------| A F#m E e|-----------------|-----------|-4-4-5-| B|-----------------|-----------|-------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-|-------| D|-----------------|-----------|-------| A|-----------------|-----------|-------| E|-----------------|-----------|-------| A F#m E e|-5--0--0-0-|-------|----4-4-5-| B|-----------|-2-3-2-|-0--------| G|-----------|-------|----------| D|-----------|-------|----------| x8 A|-----------|-------|----------| E|-----------|-------|----------|