We Exist

Arcade Fire - We Exist: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "We Exist" 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 We Exist 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 "We Exist" smoothly on your guitar.

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C#m
They're walking around, head full of sound
             E
Acting like we don't exist
C#m
They walk in the room and stare right through you
              E                      C#m E
Talking like we don't exist, but we exist

C#m
Daddy it's true; I'm different from you
                       E
But tell me why they treat me like this
   C#m
If you turned away, what would I say?
                  E
Not the first betrayed by a kiss

Chorus:
A                        G#m
Maybe it's true, they're staring at you
         C#
When you walk in the room
 A                    G#m
Tell them it's fine, stare if you like
 C#                 E F#                C#m E
Just let us through, just let us through

They're down on their knees, begging us please
Praying that we don't exist
Daddy it's fine, I'm used to 'em now
But tell me why they treat me like this?
It's ‘cause we do it like this

Chorus

A          F#m             C#
Let them stare! Let them stare!
     E                    A
If that's all they can do!
        G#m      C#
But I'd lose my heart
      E                A
If I turned away from you

Oh, Daddy don't turn away
You know that I'm so scared
But will you watch me drown?
You know we're going nowhere

We know that we're young
And no shit we're confused
But will you watch us drown?
What are you so afraid to lose?

C#
Down on your knees begging us please
Praying that we don't exist
Down on your knees begging us please
Praying that we don't exist

     B       C#         C#m B
But we exist!  We exist!

C#
Down on your knees begging us please
             C#m            B
Praying that we don't exist
C#
Down on your knees begging us please
             C#m
Praying that we don't exist

     B      C#           C#m
But we exist! We exist!
B        C#        C#m
We exist! We exist!


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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.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "We Exist" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "We Exist" by Arcade Fire.

Arcade Fire - We Exist: Guitar Chords

Learn We Exist Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Arcade Fire

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