Afterlife chords by Arcade Fire

Chords with lyrics

[Intro]
E MajorE BB F#F# G# minorG#m

[Verse 1]
E MajorE  BB   F#F#            G# minorG#m
Afterlife, oh my God, what an awful word
E MajorE       BB              F#F#        G# minorG#m
After all the breath and the dirt and the fires are burnt
E MajorE         BB   F#F#              G# minorG#m
And after all this time, and after all the ambulances go
E MajorE         BB                  F#F#
And after all the hangers-on are done hanging on to the dead light
    G# minorG#m
Of the afterglow

G# minorG#m
I've gotta know?

[Chorus]
F#F#       E MajorE
Can we work it out?
         G# minorG#m          BB   F#F#
If we scream and shout 'till we work it out
           E MajorE
Can we just work it out?
      G# minorG#m           BB
Scream and shout 'till we work it out?
          E MajorE          G# minorG#m
'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out
         F#F#           E MajorE
'Till we work it out, 'till we work it out

[Verse 2] Same Chords
Afterlife, I think I saw what happens next
Oh it was just a glimpse of you, like looking through a window
Or a shallow sea
Could you see me?
And after all this time
It's like nothing else we used to know
And after all the hangers-on are done hanging on to the dead light
Of the afterglow
I've gotta know?

[Chorus]
F#F#       E MajorE
Can we work it out?
         G# minorG#m          BB
Let's scream and shout 'till we work it out
F#F#          E MajorE
Can we just work it out?
      G# minorG#m           BB
Scream and shout 'till we work it out?

[Bridge]

But you say
F#F# E MajorE
Oh
        G# minorG#m
When love is gone
        BB
Where does it go?

And you say
F#F# E MajorE
Oh
       G# minorG#m
When love is gone
        BB
Where does it go?
         E MajorE
And where do we go?
       G# minorG#m
Where do we go?
       F#F#
Where do we go?
       E MajorE
Where do we go?

[Verse 3]
And after this
Can it last another night?
After all the bad advice
Had nothing at all to do with life
I've gotta know

[Chorus]
F#F#       E MajorE
Can we work it out?
         G# minorG#m          BB
Let's scream and shout 'till we work it out
F#F#          E MajorE
Can we just work it out?
      G# minorG#m           BB
Scream and shout 'till we work it out?

[Bridge]

But you say
F#F# E MajorE
Oh
        G# minorG#m
When love is gone
        BB
Where does it go?

And you say
F#F# E MajorE
Oh
       G# minorG#m
When love is gone
        BB
Where does it go?

F#F# E MajorE
Oh
       G# minorG#m
When love is gone
       BB
Where did it go?

F#F# E MajorE
Oh
       G# minorG#m
When love is gone
       BB
Where did it go?
         F#F#  E MajorE
And where do we go?

G# minorG#m BB F#F# E MajorE (cycle)

BB (hold)
It's just an afterlife
It's just an afterlife
It's just an afterlife with you
It's just an afterlife

Other versions of Afterlife

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Afterlife (Ver. 2) by Arcade Fire