Arcade Fire - Ready To Start Chords

Arcade Fire
Ready To Start
The Suburbs
2010

This is 100% correct coz Win Butler
never uses a capo on his guitar

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
A      x02220
E      022100 
F#m    244222
D      xx0232
Bm     x24432
C#m    x46654
E/G#   476xxx


Intro: C#m      D C#m D C#m D C#m D C#m
D C#m D C#m D C#m D C#m

D  A  E/G# F#m  Bm  
D  A  E/G# F#m  E/G# A Bm  E/G# A Bm 


Verse 1:
D                         A E/G#
Businessmen drink my blood
         F#m
Like the kids in art 
                 E/G# A Bm A
school said they would
      D
And I guess I'll 
                Bm A
just begin again
E/G# F#m
     You say can we 
         E/G#   A Bm E/G# A Bm
still be friends


Chorus 1:
D           E     C#m
  If I was scared I would
D              E     A        E/G#
  And if I was bored you know I would
D              E         C#m    F#m  E
  And if I was yours but I'm not


Verse 2:
D                             A E/G#
All the kids have always known
         F#m               E/G#   A Bm E/G# A Bm
That the emperor wears new clothes
       D                         Bm A E/G#
But to bow to down to them anyway
   F#m                    Bm A
Is better than to be alone


Chorus 2:
D           E
  If I was scared I would
D              E     A        E/G#
  And if I was bored you know I would
D              E                F#m  E
  And if I was yours but I'm not


Verse 3:
D                             A
Now you're knocking at my door
       F#m                              Bm A
Saying please come out against the night
    D                      A E/G#
But I would rather be alone
F#m                        Bm E/G# A Bm
Than pretend I feel alright


Verse 4: Same as Verse 1, Slight changes in chords
     D                    Bm    A
When Businessmen drink my blood
         F#m
Like the kids in art 
                 E/G# A Bm E/G# A Bm
school said they would
      D
And I guess I'll 
                Bm A
just begin again
E/G# F#m
     You say can we 
                Bm
still be friends


Chorus 3:
D           E
  If I was scared I would
D              E    A        E/G#
  And if I was pure you know I would
D              E    C#m
  And if I was yours   but I'm not
F#m E/G#
    Now I'm ready to start
(Repeat)


Bridge:
D F#m E/G#              D
      Now I'm ready to start
F#m E/G#              D
    I would rather be wrong
F#m      E/G#
    Than live in the 
                D
shadows of your song
           F#m
My mind is open wide
    E
And now I'm ready to start


Outro:
D F#m E/G# A    E
            And now I'm 
          D
ready to start
           F#m
My mind is open wide
    E/G#              D
And now I'm ready to start
                 F#m        E/G# A
Your mind surely opened the door
   E                 D   E F#m
To step out into the dark
E            (hold)
Now I'm ready