Arcade Fire - Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F#m             Bm
You and I were born
            F#m
In a little town
                  Bm
Before the awful sound
                D
Started coming down
   C#m
Oh no
 F#m
Oh

You came home from school
And knew you had to run
Please stop running now
Just let me be the one
For you

But I know you can see
Things that we can't see
But when I say I love you
Your silence covers me
Oh, Eurydice
It's an awful sound

D
I was so disappointed
             A
You didn't want me
                            D
Oh, how could it be, Eurydice
I was standing beside you
             A
By a frozen sea
                    D
Will you ever get free?
Just take all your pain
                A
Just put it on me
                      D
So that you can breathe
When you fly away
                    A
Will you hit the ground?
It's an awful sound

D
I know there's a way
                 A
We can make 'em pay
Think it over and say
I'm never going back again
D
I know there's a way
                A
We can leave today
Think it over and say
I'm never going back again

And you were born
In the little town
Before the awful sound
Had started coming down
There's so much inside you
That you won't let me see
You fly away from me
But it's an awful sound
When you hit the ground
It's an awful sound
When you hit the ground

Chorus:
I know there's a way we can make 'em pay
Think it over and say, "I'm never going back again."
But I know that there's a way we can leave today
Think it over...

                    D
We know there's a price to pay
                    A
For love in the reflective age
               D
I met you up upon a stage
                  A
Our love in a reflective age

Oh no, now you're gone


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)" by Arcade Fire.

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