On the 17th of March 2022, the track was released. The track was written by Régine Chassagne & Win Butler.
Track Info
- Song: The Lightning I
- Artist: Arcade Fire
- Written by Régine Chassagne & Win Butler
- Produced by Nigel Godrich, Régine Chassagne & Win Butler
- Album: WE
- Released Date: 17 March 2022
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: A
- Chords: E, E7,A, D, F#m
- BPM: 74
- Suggested Strumming: DU DU DU DU
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
[Intro]
E E E E
E7 A D F#m E E E7 A D F#m E [Verse]
E7 A D Fourth place anthem playing tonight F#m E On a broken radio E7 A Thought we reached the mountain top D F#m E But now we just feel so low E7 A The sky is breaking open,
D
we keep hoping
F#m E In the distance, we'll see a glow E7 A Lightning light our way D Til the black sky,
F#m E E E E7
Turns back to indigo [Chorus]
A We can make it if
D
You don’t quit on me
F#m E I won't quit on you,
Don't quit on me
E E7 We can make it, baby, please,
don't quit on me
A D I won't quit on you,
don't quit on me
F#m E E7 I'll never quit on you [Verse]
A D We were born in paradise F#m E E7 Beneath a poisoned sky A D Under a bad sign F#m E The micro-age of Gemini E7 A And we are still unlearning D Tirеs are burning in the
F#m E
Middle of Rodеo Drive
E7 Know that we’ve been
A D
Beaten down and broken
F#m E E E E7 But now we could testify [Chorus]
A We can make it if
D
You don’t quit on me
F#m E I won't quit on you,
Don't quit on me
E E7 We can make it, baby, please,
Don't quit on me
A D I won't quit on you,
Don't quit on me
F#m E I'll never quit on you [Outro] E E7 A It’s not up to you D F#m Some you win, some you lose
E E
(When the lightning comes)
E7 A You don’t get to choose D F#m So you win, so you lose
E E
(When the lightning comes)