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Arcade Fire - Afterlife Chords

0Version 1 -version 2 below-:
1
Intro: E0 B1 F#2 G#m3
2
3Verse:
E4    B5     F#6                       G#m7
4Afterlife, oh my God, what an awful word
E8             B9                           F#10               G#m11
5After all the breath and the dirt and the fires are burnt
E12                  B13     F#14                           G#m15
6And after all this time, and after all the ambulances go
E16                  B17                                    F#18
7And after all the hangers-on are done hanging on to the dead light
        G#m19
8Of the afterglow
9
10
G#m20
11I've gotta know…
12
13Chorus:
F#21             E22
14Can we work it out?
                 G#m23                    B24      F#25
15If we scream and shout 'till we work it out
                     E26
16Can we just work it out?
            G#m27                      B28
17Scream and shout 'till we work it out?
                   E29                    G#m30
18'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out
                 F#31                      E32
19'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out
20
21Verse -same chords as first-:
22Afterlife, I think I saw what happens next
23Oh it was just a glimpse of you, like looking through a window
24Or a shallow sea
25Could you see me?
26And after all this time
27It's like nothing else we used to know
28And after all the hangers-on are done hanging on to the dead light
29Of the afterglow
30I've gotta know…
31
32Chorus:
F#33              E34
33Can we work it out?
                  G#m35                    B36
34Let's scream and shout 'till we work it out
F#37                    E38
35Can we just work it out?
            G#m39                      B40
36Scream and shout 'till we work it out?
37
38Bridge:
39
40But you say
F#41  E42
41Oh
               G#m43
42When love is gone
               B44
43Where does it go?
44
45And you say
F#45  E46
46Oh
              G#m47
47When love is gone
               B48
48Where does it go?
                 E49
49And where do we go?
             G#m50
50Where do we go?
             F#51
51Where do we go?
             E52
52Where do we go?
53
54Verse -same as first-:
55And after this
56Can it last another night?
57After all the bad advice
58Had nothing at all to do with life
59I've gotta know
60
61Chorus:
F#53              E54
62Can we work it out?
                  G#m55                    B56
63Let's scream and shout 'till we work it out
F#57                    E58
64Can we just work it out?
            G#m59                      B60
65Scream and shout 'till we work it out?
66
67Bridge:
68
69But you say
F#61  E62
70Oh
               G#m63
71When love is gone
               B64
72Where does it go?
73
74And you say
F#65  E66
75Oh
              G#m67
76When love is gone
               B68
77Where does it go?
F#69  E70
78Oh
              G#m71
79When love is gone
              B72
80Where did it go?
F#73  E74
81Oh
              G#m75
82When love is gone
              B76
83Where did it go?
                 F#77   E78
84And where do we go?
85
Outro -repeat-: G#m79  B80  F#81  E82
86
B83
87It's just an afterlife
88It's just an afterlife
89It's just an afterlife with you
90It's just an afterlife
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98Version 2:
99
Intro -x4-: E84 B85 F#86 G#m87
100
101Verse:
E88     B89     F#90                       G#m91
102 Afterlife, oh my god, what an awful word
E92              B93                           F#94              G#m95
103 After all the breath and the dirt and the fires are burnt
E96                   B97         F#98                       G#m99
104 And after all this time, and after all the ambulances go
E100                  B101
105 And after all the hangers-on are done hanging
          F#102                      G#m103
106on in the dead lights of the afterglow
G#m104
107I've gotta know...
108
109Chorus:
F#105              E106
110 Can we work it out?
                 G#m107                    B108
111If we scream and shout 'till we work it out
F#109                  E110
112Can we just work it out?
           G#m111                    B112
113Scream and shout 'till we work it out
                 E113                     G#m114
114'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out
                 F#115                    E116
115'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out
116
117Verse:
E117     B118       F#119                       G#m120
118 Afterlife, I think I saw what happens next
E121                  B122
119 Oh, it was just a glimpse of you, like looking
          F#123                     G#m124
120through a window or a shallow sea
121
122Could you see me?
E125                   B126               F#127                      G#m128
123 And after all this time, it's like nothing else we used to know
E129                  B130
124 And after all the hangers-on are done hanging
          F#131                      G#m132
125on in the dead lights of the afterglow
G#m133
126I've gotta know...
127
128Chorus:
F#134              E135
129 Can we work it out?
                 G#m136                    B137
130If we scream and shout 'till we work it out
F#138                  E139
131Can we just work it out?
                 G#m140                    B141
132If we scream and shout 'till we work it out
133
134Bridge:
            F#142    E143
135But you say, ohhhhh
             G#m144                 B145
136When love is gone, where does it go?
            F#146    E147
137And you say, ohhhhh
             G#m148                 B149
138When love is gone, where does it go?
                E150
139And where do we go?
            B151
140Where do we go?
            F#152
141Where do we go?
            G#m153
142Where do we go?
            E154
143Where do we go?
            B155
144Where do we go?
            F#156
145Where do we go?
            G#m157
146Where do we go?
147
148Verse:
E158          B159
149 And after this
F#160                  G#m161
150Can it last another night?
E162              B163
151 After all the bad advice
         F#164                        G#m165
152That had nothing at all to do with life
G#m166
153I've gotta know...
154
155Chorus:
F#167              E168
156 Can we work it out?
                 G#m169                    B170
157If we scream and shout 'till we work it out
F#171                  E172
158Can we just work it out?
                 G#m173                    B174
159If we scream and shout 'till we work it out
160
161Bridge:
            F#175    E176
162But you say, ohhhhh
             G#m177                 B178
163When love is gone, where does it go?
            F#179    E180
164And you say, ohhhhh
             G#m181                 B182
165When love is gone, where does it go?
F#183   E184
166Ohhhhh
             G#m185                B186
167When love is gone, where did it go?
F#187    E188
168Ohhhhhh
             G#m189                    B190
169We know it's gone, but where did it go?
                F#191    E192    G#m193   B194
170And where do we go?
171
Outro -x5-: F#195 E196 G#m197 B198
172
173Is this the afterlife?
174It's just an afterlife with you
175It's just an afterlife
176It's just an afterlife with you
177It's just an afterlife

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