Laika chords by Arcade Fire

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Bm    D    Bm  F#m  D


Verse 1:
Bm         F#m
  Alexander, our older brother
Bm           F#m
  Set out for   a great adventure
Bm                  F#m
  He tore our images   out of his pictures
Bm                          F#m
  He scratched our names out   of all his letters

Chorus:
G           D    Bm G                D Bm
 Our mother shoulda   just named you Laika!


Verse 2:
Bm            F#m
  Come on Alex,  you can do it
Bm            F#m
  Come on Alex,  there's nothin' to it
Bm                    F#m
  If you want somethin'  don't ask for nothin
Bm                  F#m
  If you want nothin'  don't ask for somethin'!


Chorus:
G           D    Bm G                D Bm
 Our mother shoulda   just named you Laika!


Bridge 1:
Em     A        D   Bm
  It's for your own good
Em     A       Bm      D       Bm  A
  It's for the neighborhood!
Bm                     D
  For the neighborhood


Interlude:
Bm  D


Verse 3:
Bm                 F#m
  Our older brother   bit by a Vampire!
Bm                         F#m
  For a year we caught his tears in a cup
Bm                   F#m
  And now we're gonna   make him drink it
Bm            F#m
  Come on Alex   don't die or dry up!


Chorus:
G           D    Bm G                D Bm
 Our mother shoulda   just named you Laika!



Bridge 2:
Em     A        D   Bm
  It's for your own good
Em     A       A#      F#m   Bm  Em
  It's for the neighborhood!
A#                  F#m  Bm  Em
  The neighborhood!
Em                 A              D        Bm
  When daddy comes home you always start a fight
Em                     A    Bm         F#m  Bm    F#m
  So the neighbors can dance  in the police disco lights
Bm    F#m  Bm    F#m
The police disco lights


Tag:
Bm                        F#m
  Now the neighbors can't dance!
Bm                        F#m
  Now the neighbors can't dance!
Bm                        F#m
  Now the neighbors can't dance!
Bm                        F#m
  Now the neighbors can't dance!


Outro:
Bm