Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laïka): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)" 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.

Bm         F#m
Alexander, our older brother
Bm          F#m
set out for a great adventure
Bm                 F#m
He tore our images out of his pictures
Bm                         F#m
He scratched our names out of all his letters

G            D  Bm
Our mother shoulda
G               D  Bm
Just named you Laika

Come on Alex, you can do it
Come on Alex, there's nothing to it
If you want something, don't ask for nothing
If you want nothing, don't ask for something

Chorus:
G            D  Bm
Our mother shoulda
G               D  Bm
Just named you Laika
Em    A       D  A/C# Bm
It's for your own   good
Em    A       Bm      F#m Bm F#m Bm
It's for the neighborhood!
            F#m  Bm F#m
The neighborhood

Our older brother bit by a vampire
For a year we caught his tears in a cup
And now we're gonna make him drink it
Come on Alex, don't die or dry up

Chorus:
G            D  Bm
Our mother shoulda
G               D  Bm
Just named you Laika
Em    A       D  A/C# Bm
It's for your own   good
Em    A      A#      F#m  Bm Em A#
It's for the neighborhood!
             F#m Bm Em
the neighborhood!

Em                A
When daddy comes home
          D   A/C# Bm
you always start a fight
Em                    A
So the neighbors can dance
   Bm     F#m  Bm   F#m
In the police disco lights
Bm    F#m  Bm     F#m
The police disco lights

Bm                    F#m
Now the neighbors can dance!
Bm                    F#m
Now the neighbors can dance!
Bm                    F#m
Now the neighbors can dance!
Bm                    F#m
Now the neighbors can dance!
                   Bm
Look at 'em dance


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)" by Arcade Fire.

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