[Intro]EEAADDF#mDD/F#EEAADDF#mDD/F#[Verse 1]EE
I heard the thunder
A
on the blue sky,
AD
perfect day, I wonder why
DF#mD
Am I the only one?
EEA
I hear the thunder and I feel
AD
I'm going under, Jesus Christ
DF#mD
Was an only son
[Pre-Chorus]EEA
A day, a week, a month, a year
AD
A day, a week, a month, a year
DF#m
Every second brings me here
DD/F#EEA
A day, a week, a month, a year
AD
A day, a week, a month, a year
DF#m
Every second brings me here
[Chorus]DE
Waiting on the lightning
EA
Waiting on the lightning
AD
Waiting on the light
D
What will the light bring?
F#mDD/F#[Verse 2]EE
I heard the thunder and
AA
I thought it was the answer
D
But I find,
DF#mD
I got the question wrong
EEA
I was trying to run away
AD
but a voice told me to stay
DF#mD
And put a feeling in a song
Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.
[Pre-Chorus]EEA
A day, a week, a month, a year
AD
A day, a week, a month, a year
DF#m
Every second brings me here
DD/F#EEA
A day, a week, a month, a year
AD
A day, a week, a month, a year
DF#m
Every second brings me here
[Chorus]DE
Waiting on the lightning
EA
Waiting on the lightning
AD
Waiting on the light
DF#m
What will the light bring?
DE
Waiting on the lightning
EA
Waiting on the lightning
AD
Waiting on the light
D
What will the light bring?
F#mDD/F#E
How to play The Lightning Ii: key, chords and progression
These are the chords for The Lightning Ii by Arcade Fire on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
The Lightning Ii by Arcade Fire is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 5 chords: E, A, D, F#m and D/F#.
The progression the song keeps returning to is E – A – D – F#m (V – I – IV – vi in A major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, C, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
