Arcade Fire - Signs of Life: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Signs of Life" 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.

Learn Signs of Life 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 "Signs of Life" smoothly on your guitar.

Em
Those cool kids stuck in the past
Apartments of cigarette ash
Wait outside until it begins
Won't be the first ones in
Spend your life waiting in line
You find it hard to define
But you do it every time
Then you do it again

Chorus:
Looking for signs of life
Looking for signs every night
But there's no signs of life
So we do it again
Looking for signs of life
Looking for signs every night
But there's no signs of life
So we do it again

Em
First kiss tastes like cigarettes
Dead man walking take your bets
Once again you lost your friends
Around and around again
       D
Those cool kids stuck in the past
Apartments of cigarette ash
"Where are we going?", Who did you ask?
Those cool kids stuck in the past
In a world of cigarette ash
"Where are we going?", Who did you ask?
Who did you ask?

Chorus:
Looking for signs of life
Looking for signs every night
But there's no signs of life
So we do it again, say
Looking for signs of life
(Looking for signs of life)
Looking for signs every night
But there's no signs of life
So we do it again

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Friday, Saturday, sometimes Sunday
Love is hard, sex is easy
God in Heaven, could you please me?
You think you invented life
You find it hard to define
But you do it every time
Then you do it again

Chorus:
Looking for signs of life
Looking for signs every night
But there's no signs of life
So we do it again
Still looking for signs of life
(Looking for signs of life)
Looking for signs every night
But there's no signs of life
So we do it again

Those cool kids Stuck in the past
In a world of cigarette ash
"Where are we going?" Who did you ask?
Who did you ask?

Chorus:
Looking for signs of life
Looking for signs every night
But there's no signs of life
So we do it again
Looking for signs of life
Looking for signs every night
But there's no signs of life
So we do it again

(Still looking)
Looking for signs of life
Signs of life
Still looking for signs of life
Signs of life

Chorus:
Looking for signs of life
Looking for signs every night
But there's no signs of life
So we do it again
Looking for signs of life
Looking for signs every night
But there's no signs of life
So we do it again
[Outro: Win Butler]
Can we do it?

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

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 "Signs of Life" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Signs of Life" by Arcade Fire.

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