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