Intervention Chords
by Arcade Fire
Intervention by Arcade Fire is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, F, C, Em and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
Am F C x 2
Am F Em G C(/F/C)
Verse:
Am F C
The king’s taken back the throne.
Am F C
The useless seed is sown.
Am F Em
When they say they’re cutting off the phone,
G C(/F/C)
i tell ‘em you’re not home.
Am F C
No place to hide,
Am F C
You were fighting as a soldier on their side.
Am F Em
You’re still a soldier in your mind,
G C(/F/C)
Though nothing’s on the line.
Am F C
You say it’s money that we need,
Am F C
as if we’re only mouths to feed.
Am F Em
i know no matter what you say,
G C(/F/C)
There are some debts you’ll never pay.
Am Em
Working for the church
F C
while your family dies.
Am Em
You take what they give you
F C
and you keep it inside.
Am Em F C
Every spark of friendship and love
G
will die without a home.
Am Em Am G C(/F/C)
Hear the soldier groan, “We’ll go at it alone.”
Repeat:
Verse x 2
Chorus
Verse x 2
Chorus