Arcade Fire - Afterlife: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Afterlife" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Afterlife Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Arcade Fire
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Afterlife" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
E B F# G#m Afterlife, oh my God, what an awful word E B F# After all the breath and the dirt and the fires G#m are burnt E B F# And after all this time, and after all G#m the ambulances go E B And after all the hangers-on are done hanging F# on to the dead light G#m Of the afterglow G#m I've gotta know… Chorus: F# E Can we work it out? G#m B F# If we scream and shout 'till we work it out E Can we just work it out? G#m B Scream and shout 'till we work it out? E G#m 'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out F# E 'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out Afterlife, I think I saw what happens next Oh, it was just a glimpse of you, like looking through a window Or a shallow sea Could you see me? And after all this time It's like nothing else we used to know And after all the hangers-on are done hanging on to the dead light Of the afterglow I've gotta know Chorus: Can we work it out? We scream and shout ‘til we work it out Can we just work it out? We scream and shout ‘til we work it out? But you say F# E Oh G#m When love is gone B Where does it go? And you say F# E Oh G#m When love is gone B Where does it go? E And where do we go? G#m Where do we go? F# Where do we go? E Where do we go? And after this Can it last another night? After all the bad advice Had nothing at all to do with life I've gotta know Chorus: F# E Can we work it out? G#m B Let's scream and shout 'till we work it out F# E Can we just work it out? G#m B Scream and shout 'till we work it out? But you say F# E Oh G#m When love is gone B Where does it go? And you say F# E Oh G#m When love is gone B Where does it go? F# E Oh G#m When love is gone B Where did it go? F# E Oh G#m When love is gone B Where did it go? F# E And where do we go? B It's just an afterlife It's just an afterlife It's just an afterlife with you It's just an afterlife You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsE  F#  G#m  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Afterlife" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Afterlife" by Arcade Fire.