Arcade Fire - Old Flame: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Old Flame" 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                 G
You knew in five minutes -
A               D
I knew in a sentence
F#m                 G
You knew in five minutes -
A               D
I knew in a sentence

Chorus:
D                  D7                   G
So why do we go - through all of this again?
                     D
Your eyes are flutterin' - Such pretty wings.
   D7                 G                    D
A moth, flyin' into the - Same old flame again
D
It never ends

It's not like I dropped the bomb
On my conscience mom
It takes fightin' day and night
To make such a good thing die

Out, everyone out
I give too much shit at home
In my heart and mind
It gets me every time

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Old Flame" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Old Flame" by Arcade Fire.

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