Ready to Start lyrics, by Arcade Fire

Montreal band Arcade Fire has topped themselves with their latest hit Ready To Start. Here are the lyrics and guitar chords for a kickass campfire version:

Ready to Start, by Arcade Fire

from Ultimate-Guitar.com

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                                 Am 

Like the kids in art school said they would

       C                            G D/F# 

And I guess I'll just begin again

 Em                              Am 

You 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                        Am 

That the emperor wears new clothes

        C                          G D/F# 

But to bow to down to them anyway

    Em                      Am 

Is better than to be alone   

Chorus

  C                               G D/F# 

Now you're knocking at my door

        Em                                Am 

Saying please come out against the night

     C                        G D/F# 

But I would rather be alone

 Em                          Am 

Than pretend I feel alright         

C                           G D/F# 

If the businessmen drink my blood          

Em                                 Am 

Like the kids in art school said they would

        C                           G D/F# 

Then I guess I'll just begin again

 Em                              Am 

You 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#             C 

Now 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     Em 

Now I'm ready to start

  D/F#             C     Em 

Now I'm ready to start

 D/F#              C     Em 

I would rather be wrong

      D/F#                   C 

Than live in the shadows of your song

            Em 

My mind is open wide

     D/F#             C     Em  

And now I'm ready to start

     D/F#             C 

And now I'm ready to start

            Em 

My mind is open wide

     D/F#             C 

And now I'm ready to start

                  Em 

Your mind surely opened the door

    D/F#              C    Em 

To step out into the dark

 D/F# 

Now I'm ready