Arcade Fire – Ready To Start chords

Artists: Arcade Fire
Song: Ready To Start
Album: The Suburbs

Capo 2

Intro: B5

C G Em Am x2

C                          G D/F#Businessmen drink my blood
         Em                                 AmLike the kids in art school said they would
      C                            G D/F#And I guess I'll just begin again
Em                              AmYou say can we still be friends

Chorus:
C          D         C/B  If I was scared, I would
C              D      G        D/F#  And if I was bored, you know I would
C              D                  Em   D  And if I was yours, but I'm not


C                               G D/F#All the kids have always known
         Em                        AmThat the emperor wears new clothes
       C                          G D/F#But to bow to down to them anyway
   Em                      AmIs better than to be alone


Chorus

C                               G D/F#Now you're knocking at my door
       Em                                AmSaying please come out against the night
    C                        G D/F#But I would rather be alone
Em                          AmThan pretend I feel alright

       C                           G D/F#If the businessmen drink my blood
         Em                                 AmLike the kids in art school said they would
       C                           G D/F#Then I guess I'll just begin again
Em                              AmYou say can we still be friends

Chorus:
C          D        C/B  If I was scared, I would
C              D     G        D/F#  And if I was pure, you know I would
C              D                  Em  And if I was yours, but I'm not
D/F#             CNow I'm ready to start

C          D  If I was scared, I would
C              D     G        D/F#  And if I was pure, you know I would
C              D                  Em  And if I was yours, but I'm not
D/F#             C     EmNow I'm ready to start

D/F#             C     EmNow I'm ready to start
D/F#              C     EmI would rather be wrong
     D/F#                   CThan live in the shadows of your song
           EmMy mind is open wide
    D/F#             C     Em And now I'm ready to start
    D/F#             CAnd now I'm ready to start
           EmMy mind is open wide
    D/F#             CAnd now I'm ready to start
                 EmYour mind surely opened the door
   D/F#              C    EmTo step out into the dark
D/F#Now I'm ready