Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "We Used to Wait" 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.
Cm I used to write D#/A# G# D# I used to write letters I used to sign my name Cm I used to sleep at night D#/A# G# D# Before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain Cm But by the time we met D#/A# G# D# By the time we met the times had already changed Cm So I never wrote a letter D#/A# G# D# I never took my true heart I never wrote it down Cm So when the lights cut out D#/A# G# D# I was lost standing in the wilderness downtown F D# Cm Now our lives are changing fast F D# Cm Now our lives are changing fast A# Gm F Hope that something pure can last A# Gm F Hope that something pure can last And it seems strange How we used to wait for letters to arrive But what's stranger still Is how something so small can keep you alive We used to wait We used to waste hours just walking around We used to wait All those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown Chorus: Cm D# D#/A# Cm Ooh we used to wait D# D#/A# G# Ooh we used to wait A# D# D#/A# Cm Ooh we used to wait (Sometimes it never came) D# D#/A# Cm Ooh we used to wait (Sometimes it never came) D# D#/A# G# A# Ooh we used to wait (Still moving through D# the pain) I'm gonna write A letter to my true love, I'm gonna sign my name Like a patient on a table I wanna walk again, gonna move through the pain Now our lives are changing fast Now our lives are changing fast Hope that something pure can last Hope that something pure can last Chorus Cm D# we used to wait Cm D# we used to wait G# A# D# we used to wait Cm D# Cm D# We used to wait for it, We used to wait for it G# D# F Cm Now we're screaming, sing the Chorus again Cm D# Cm D# We used to wait for it, We used to wait for it G# D# F Cm Now we're screaming, sing the Chorus again Cm D# Cm D# I used to wait for it, I used to wait for it G# D# F Cm Hear my voice screaming, sing the Chorus again Cm D# Cm D# G# D# F Cm Wait for it Cm D# Cm D# G# D# F Cm Wait for it Cm D# Cm D# G# D# F Cm Wait for it You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Cm  D#  F  Gm  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 "We Used to Wait" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "We Used to Wait" by Arcade Fire.