Sufjan Stevens (pronounced &quot;SOOF-yahn&quot;; born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He has enjoyed wide critical success in the United States. He is considered part of the folk revival through indie pop, but his influences are very broad, including experimental electronic music, the jazz of Vince Guaraldi, and the academic minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass.  

Sufjan Stevens (né le 1er juillet 1975 à Detroit dans le Michigan) est un auteur-compositeur-interprète américain. Il est connu pour ses chansons qui portent autant attention aux textes qu'à l'instrumentation. Il joue de plusieurs instruments différents, avec une préférence pour le banjo. Il est aujourd'hui un des artistes américains les plus prolifiques et connait un grand succès critique aux 

Sufjan Stevens (* 1. Juli 1975 in Detroit, Michigan) ist ein US-amerikanischer Singer-Songwriter und Multi-Instrumentalist. Zurzeit lebt er in New York.  Seine Musik ist im Folk- und Independent-Genre anzusiedeln. Stevens nahm für die beiden US-Bundesstaaten Michigan (&quot;Greetings From Michigan&quot;) und Illinois (&quot;Come On Feel The Illinoise!&quot;) jeweils ein eigenes Album auf. Die oft kolportierte Meldung, dass er auch für die restlichen Staaten der USA eigene Alben aufnehmen werde, ist allerdings falsch. Stevens betont, dass diese Behauptung ein Scherz gewesen sei. 

Sufjan Stevens (Detroit, 1975) es, sin lugar a dudas, el artista más reconocido de la corriente neo-folk de los Estados Unidos.   Sus canciones recogen un universo fantástico y mítico, donde dragones, brujas, el cielo y el infierno dan forma a sus letras.  Stevens comenzó su carrera musical en una banda folk llamada Marzuki, originaria de Holland, Michigan. A su vez, formaba (y forma parte) de Danielson Famile, tocando varios instrumentos.

D                  C
Golden rod and the 4-H stone
Am               
The things I brought you
       G                 D             C     Am-G-             
When I found out you had cancer of the bone

*All the verses are the same.  Have fun! I know I did.*

Your father cried on the telephone
And he drove his car to the Navy yard
Just to prove that he was sorry

In the morning through the window shade
When the light pressed up against your shoulder blade
I could see what you were reading

Oh the glory that the lord has made
And the complications you could do without
When I kissed you on the mouth

Tuesday night at the bible study
We lift our hands and pray over your body
But nothing ever happens

I remember at Michael's house
In the living room when you kissed my neck
And I almost touched your blouse

In the morning at the top of the stairs
When your father found out what we did that night
And you told me you were scared

Oh the glory when you ran outside
With your shirt tucked in and your shoes untied
And you told me not to follow you

Sunday night when I cleaned the house
I find the card where you wrote it out
With the pictures of your mother

On the floor at the great divide
With my shirt tucked in and my shoes untied
I am crying in the bathroom

In the morning when you finally go
And the nurse runs in with her head hung low
And the cardinal hits the window

In the morning in the winter shade
On the first of March on the holiday
I thought I saw you breathing

Oh the glory that the lord has made
And the complications when I see his face
In the morning in the window

Oh the glory when he took our place
But he took my shoulders and he shook my face
And he takes and he takes and he takes

Casimir Pulaski Day

The lyrics of &quot;Chicago&quot; are a particularly striking aspect of the song, in Pitchfork's review of the album Illinois it was said that &quot; &quot;Chicago&quot; cagily celebrates the innate (and deeply American) tendency to employ highways as escape routes, ditching old mistakes for new swatches of land, new plates of eggs, new parking lots.&quot;

# intro D-Am-C-G 

D         Am         C
 I xxxx xx love xxxxx

          G             D
All xxxxxx xx, xxx xxxxxx go

        Am      C
Drove xx xxxxxxx

          G                D
xxx things xxxx, xxx xxxxxx know

           Am             C
We xxxx xxx clothes xx xxx state

      G            D
I xxxx xxxx, x xxxx mind

        Am         C
x xxxx x lot xx mistakes

     G           D 
xx my xxxx, xx xx mind.

Chicago

Verse 1

[D]I'm not afraid of the [Bm]black man running
He's [F]got it right he's got a [Am7] better life coming
[D]I don't care what the [Bm]captain said
I [F]fold it right at the [Am7]top of my head
[D]I lost my sight and the [Bm]state packs in
I [F]follow my heart and it [Am7]leads me right to Jackson

Chorus
(Same Chord Progression in the Chorus: D,Bm,F,Am7)

Oh Keller oh oh oh
She gave us a medal she gave us a map
Oh Canner Row, oh oh oh
If seeing is right, then look where you're at

(There's an Instrumental Jam here, use the same chord progression here : D,Bm,F,Am7)

Verse 2 (same chord timing and progression as Verse 1)
I'm not afraid of Nichol's Park
I ride the train and I ride it after dark
I'm not afraid to get it right
I turn around and I give it one more try
I said things that I meant to say
The bandstand chairs and the Dewey Day parade
I go out to the golden age
The spirit is right and the spirit doesn't change

Chorus (same progression again)

Oh Keller oh oh oh
She gave us mirror she gave us a map
Oh Canner Row, oh oh oh
If seeing is right then look where you're at

Instumental Jam Again (Same Chords)

Outro

[D]Andrew Jackson, [Bm]all I'm asking
[F]Show us the wheel and[Am7] give us the wine
[D][Bm]Woohoo! [F]Woohoo[Am7]!
[D]Raise the banner,[Bm]Jackson hammer
[F]Everyone goes to the [Am7]capitol line
[D][Bm]Woohoo! [F]woohoo[Am7]!
[D]Colored preacher,[Bm] nice to meet you!
[F]The spirit is here and the [Am7]spirit is fine!
[D][Bm]Woohoo! [F]Woohoo[Am7]!
[D]Education,[Bm]ask the nation
[F]You gave us our sight and the[Am7] hearing is fine
[D][Bm]Woohoo! [F]Woohoo[Am7]!
[D]Andrew Jackson [Bm]all I'm asking
[F]Give us the wheel [Am7] and give us the wine

Very End: D Bm F Am7

Jacksonville

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John Wayne Gacy, Jr.

Em               D
His father was a drinker
        Bm              G
And his mother cried in bed
Em                   D
Folding John Wayne's T-shirts
         Bm                G
When the swingset hit his head

Em                D
The neighbors they adored him
        Bm            G
For his humor and his conversation

Em                  D
Look underneath the house there
         Bm 
Find the few living things
        G                          Em
Rotting fast in their sleep of the dead

             D            Bm
Twenty-seven people even more
                          G
They were boys with their cars summer jobs

      Em,D,Bm,
Oh my God

G
Are you one of them

Em                   D
He dressed up like a clown for them
         Bm                   G
With his face paint white and red
Em              D
And on his best behavior
     Bm               G                  Em
In a dark room on the bed he kissed them all

                       D
He'd kill ten thousand people
       Bm 
With a sleight of his hand
        G                        Em
Running far running fast to the dead

                      D
He took off all their clothes for them
         Bm 
He put a cloth on their lips
      G
Quiet hands quiet kiss

       Em,D
On the mouth

G,Em

                 D
And in my best behavior
     Bm               G
I am really just like him
Em               D
Look beneath the floorboards
        Bm             G
For the secrets I have hid

John Wayne Gacy Jr.

C                     Am
Thinking outrageously I write in cursive
  F                       Dm                     
I hide in my bed with the lights on the floor
C                       Am
Wearing three layers of coats and leg warmers
  F                         Dm
I see my own breath on the face of the door

C       Am
Oh I am not quite sleeping
F       Dm
Oh I am fast in bed
C                        Am
There on the wall in the bedroom creeping
F                     Dm
I see a wasp with her wings outstretched

C                   Am
North of Savanna we swim in the palisades
F                     Dm
I come out wearing my brother's red hat
C                        Am
There on his shoulder my best friend is bit seven times
F                   Dm
He runs washing his face in his hands

C        Am
Oh how I meant to tease him
F        Dm
Oh how I meant no harm
C                         Am
Touching his back with my hand I kiss him
F                     Dm
I see the wasp on the length of my arm

[Instrumental Interlude]

C        Am      F        Dm            C
Oh great sights upon this state! Hallelujah!
C       Am          F       Dm           C 
Wonders bright, and rivers, lake. Hallelujah!
C        Am        F           Dm         C
Trail of Tears and Horseshoe Lake. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
C    Am         F        Dm            C
trusting things beyond mistake. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)

C                Am
We were in love. We were in love.
F
Palisades! Palisades!
Dm
I can wait. I can wait.

C       Am      F         Dm           C
Lamb of God, we sound the horn. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
C  Am      F        Dm           C
To us your ghost is born. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)

C       Am                         F
I can't explain the state that I'm in
                Dm                    C
The state of my heart, he was my best friend
         Am                  F
Into the car, from the back seat
       Dm                C
Oh admiration in falling asleep
          Am                F
All of my powers, day after day
      Dm                         C
I can tell you, we swaggered and swayed
            Am                  F
Deep in the tower, the prairies below
       Dm                        C
I can tell you, the telling gets old
         Am                 F
Terrible sting and terrible storm
      Dm                       C
I can tell you the day we were born
             Am           F
My friend is gone, he ran away
      Dm                        C
I can tell you, I love him each day
               Am                    F
Though we have sparred, wrestled and raged
      Dm                       C
I can tell you I love him each day
         Am              F
Terrible sting, terrible storm
      Dm         ...C
I can tell you...

The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!

Illinois

Chords used - Em C G D

Verse 1:

Em                C         G                 D    Em               C
I have called you children, I have called you son. What is there to answer if 
G            D    Em               C          G                D      Em                     
I'm the only one? Morning comes in paradise - morning comes in light. Still I 
      C            G      D
must obey, still I must invite.
           Em          C               G           D              Em           
If there's anything to say, if there's anything to do. If there's any other 
C           G            D
way, I'd do anything for you.

For The Widows In Paradise For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti

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Flint (for The Unemployed And Underpaid)

G               Dsus4         Am       C          
Once when our mother called, 
G            Dsus4       Am             C          
She had a voice of last year's cough. 
G               Dsus4         Am       C          
We passed around the phone, 
G           Dsus4   Am       C          
Sharing a word about Oregon. 
G               Dsus4      Am       C          
When my turn came, I was ashamed. 
G               Dsus4         Am       C          
When my turn came, I was ashamed. 

Once when we moved away, 
She came to Romulus for a day. 
Her Chevrolet broke down. 
We prayed it'd never be fixed or found. 
We touched her hair, we touched her hair. 
We touched her hair, we touched her hair. 

When she had her last child, Once when she had some boyfriends, some wild. 
She moved away quite far. 
Our grandpa bought us a new VCR. 
We watched it all night, but grew up in spite of it. 
We watched it all night, but grew up in spite of it. 

We saw her once last fall. 
Our grandpa died in a hospital gown. 
She didn't seem to care. 
She smoked in her room and colored her hair. 

I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her

Romulus

Michigan

Intro:
F - Bb - Dm - C

Verse 1:

F		                  Bb
And the winter moves about
Dm 				       C
Illinois, when my sister picks a fight with the Alexander
F			      Bb
Boy and my father locks the car
Dm					 C				Bb
by the store, still we figure out the keys and follow him once more


Chorus 1:
Bb        F	 		    C
Oh my God. We see it on the floor
		         G				  Bb
The woman on the bed. The ankle brace she wore
	          F				C
Stones and sled. It could've been some other
			  G				   Bb
The mind that knows itself has a mind to say the other
	        F				  C
But we run back, scratching at the door...
C
Scratching at the door


Trumpet solo.
F - Bb - Dm - C (x2)

Verse 2:

F		        Bb
If I'm hiding in the sleeves
          Dm			         C
Of my coat when my father runs undressed
		           F
He's pointing at my throat
			   Bb
And my brother has a fit
	Dm				   C
In the snow and the traffic stops for miles
			Bb
We take him by the elbow


Chorus 2:
Bb	 F			  C
Oh my God. Shuffling in the floor
(Oh my God. No one came)
			  G 					    Bb
The mind that knows itself is the mind that knows much more
(To ourselves. To carry us away)
	       F			         C
So we run back. Scrambling for cover
(Oh my God. No one came)
			  G				  Bb
The mind that knows itself has a mind to kill the other
(To ourselves. To carry us away)
	 F			       C
Oh my God. He left us now for dead
(Oh my God)
C		         F
He left us now for dead

Outro with Horns
F - Bb - Dm - C (x2)

Trumpet ends on F

Mistress Witch From Mcclure Or The Mind That Knows Itself

# Chicago - Sufjan Stevens

# This is my own uke version of the song, very heavily based on the picking on Sufjan # himself. I hope it makes sense as this is my first tab, use the melody line on the # A string to anchor your timing from the song.

Main Riff - The whole song

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|-4---4--4--4--4-2-----2-----2---2--2--2--2-4-4--4-4--4-| (x2)



# Tabbed by Paul Buckley, please give credit where necessary (ie. Youtube vids)
# Hope you love it as much as I love Sufjan.

Chicago Acoustic

The Avalanche

The chords are very simple

Cm     Eflat 
Oh my friends I've
Fm        Bflat
Begun to worry right
Cm     Eflat 
Where I should be grateful
Fm        Bflat
I should be satisfied

Sister Winter

Songs For Christmas

H                                       
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The Dress Looks Nice On You

Best with a Capo on the third fret but it's not necessary 

Intro:

F - Am - G - F  (twice)

Verse is the same progression as the Intro

I'd swim across lake Michigan
I'd sell my shoes
I'd give my body to be back again
In the rest of the room
         
C        F
To be alone with you
        Am       D
To be alone with you
         F
To be alone with you
         C   G
To be alone with you


F* - Am - G - F

You gave your body to the lonely
They took your clothes
You gave up a wife and a family
You gave your goals

C        F
To be alone with me
        Am       D
To be alone with me
        F
To be alone with me
                  Am
You went up on a tree

G-F

       Am
To be alone with me you went up on the tree

G-F
          Am
I'll never know the man who loved me

Em-F

To Be Alone With You

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G[----0--------------------][----0--------------------][----0--------------------][----0--------------------]


If I am alive this time next year
Will I have arrived in time to share?
Mine is about as good this far
I'm still applied to what you are
And I am joining all my thoughts to you
And I'm preparing every part for you

I heard from the trees a great parade
And I heard from the hills a band was made
Will I be invited to the sound?
Will I be a part of what you've made?
And I am throwing all my thoughts away
And I'm destroying every bet I've made
And I am joining all my thoughts to you
And I'm preparing every part for you

All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands

Seven Swans

# Capo 1

Am     Em              G
I'm drawn to the blood
F               C           G
The flight of a one-winged dove
Dm                   G
How? How did this happen?
Dm                   G
How? How did this happen?

Am   Em             G
The strength of his arm
F              C              G
My lover caught me off guard
Dm                 G
How? Head of a rabbit
Dm                 G
How? Head of a rabbit

C      Bb          F            Am G
For my prayer has always been love
F             Am G
What did I do 
      F         Am G
to deserve this?

Am   Em              G
With blood on my sleeve
F         C          G
Delilah, avenge my grief
Dm             G
How? God of Elijah
Dm             G
How? God of Elijah

Am Em            G
As fire to the sun
F            C           G
Tell me what I have done
Dm                  G
How? Heart of a dragon
Dm                  G
How? Heart of a dragon

C      Bb          F            Am G
For my prayer has always been love
F             Am G
What did I do 
      F         Am G
to deserve this now?

Dm            G
How did this happen?

Drawn To The Blood

Em                         A
  I should have known better
                    G
To see what I could see
         C
My black shroud
                Bm
Holding down my feelings
                    Am
A pillar for my enemies

Em                              A
    I should have wrote a letter
                                 G
And grieve what I happen to grieve
         C
My black shroud
                 Bm
I never trust my feelings
                     Am
I waited for the remedy

(Am)

Am         C                  D
When I was three, three maybe four
(D)                 Em          Em-D-G
She left us at that video store
(G)   D           Am      Am-D-G
Be my rest, be my fantasy
(G)   D           Am
Be my rest, be my fantasy

(Am)

Em                       A
   I'm light as a feather
                         G
I'm bright as the Oregon breeze
         C
My black shroud
                 Bm
Frightened by my feelings
                  Am
I only wanna be a relief

Em                A
No, I'm not a go-getter
                         G
The demon had a spell on me
         C
My black shroud
              Bm
Captain of my feelings
                         Am
The only thing I wanna believe

Am         C                     D
When I was three, and free to explore
(D)                   Em              Em-D-G
I saw her face on the back of the door
(G)   D           Am      Am-D-G
Be my rest, be my fantasy
(G)   D           Am
Be my rest, be my fantasy

Am

G C D Em D C Am D Em D G

G                     C
  I should have known better
               D
Nothing can be changed
                      Em
The past is still the past
    D               C
The bridge to nowhere
(C)                        Am
I should have wrote a letter
                  D                      Em D G
Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling

G            C                    D
  Don't back down, concentrate on seeing
(D)                 Em       D                  C
The breakers in the bar, the neighbor's greeting
(C)                    Am
My brother had a daughter
                    D                  Em D G
The beauty that she brings, illumination

G            C                      D
  Don't back down, there is nothing left
(D)                 Em      D             C
The breakers in the bar, no reason to live
(C)                    Am
I'm a fool in the fetter
                D                            Em D G
Rose of Aaron's beard, where you can reach me

G            C                   D
  Don't back down: nothing can be changed
(D)        Em          D             C
Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor
(C)                    Am
My brother had a daughter
                    D                  Em D
The beauty that she brings, illumination
G
illumination.

Should Have Known Better

C             G              Am                  G                D
The only thing that keeps me from driving this car
C             G               Am       G              D
Half-light, Jack knife into the canyon at night
C.               G.            Am.        G.                      D
Signs and wonders: Perseus aligned with the skull
C           G       Am        G                  D
Slain Medusa, Pegasus alight from us all


Em               Bm               C                                          D
Do I care if I survive this? Bury the dead where they're found
Em                      Bm            C                                        D
In a veil of great surprises, I wonder did you love me at all?


C            G            Am                  G                    D
The only thing that keeps me from cutting my arm
C                  G              Am       G            D
Cross hatch, warm bath, Holiday Inn after dark
C               G            Am           G               D
Signs and wonders: water stain writing the wall
C            G             Am            G                   D
Daniel's message, blood of the moon on us all


Em                Bm              C                                  D
Do I care if I despise this? Nothing else matters, I know
Em                     Bm           C                                 D
In a veil of great disguises, how do I live with your ghost?

C                        G             D
Should I tear my eyes out now?
G                Am       G.               D
Everything I see returns to you somehow.
C                         G            D
Should I tear my heart out now?
G                 Am    G                D
Everything I feel returns to you somehow.
G                                               D
I want to save you from your sorrow


C            G        Am     G              D
The only reason why I continue at all
C          G           Am           G                 D
Faith in reason, I wasted my life playing dumb
C                G           Am        G               D
Signs and wonders: sea lion caves in the dark
C                G                Am              G         D
Blind faith, god's grace, nothing else left to impart


Em               Bm              C                                          D
Do I care if I survive this? Bury the dead where they're found
Em                     Bm          C.                              D
In a veil of great surprises, hold to my head til I drown


Em                      Bm             C                        D
Should I tear my eyes now? Before I see too much
Em                     Bm                   C                         D
Should I tear my arms out now? I wanna feel your touch

C                         G          D
Should I tear my eyes out now?
G                 Am     G                  D
Everything I see returns to you somehow
C                         G             D
Should I tear my heart out now?
G                  Am      G                 D
Everything I feel returns to you somehow

The Only Thing

Db  Db/B  

Gb         Gb/Eb Gb/Bb    Db   Db/B           
Now that I fell into your arms

        B                      Gb
My only lover give out to give in

  B              Bbm       Db   Db/B
I search for the capsule I lost

Gb         Gb/Eb       Gb/Bb         Db   Db/B
Drag me to hell in the valley of The Dalles

        B                      Gb
Like my mother give wings to a stone

     B        Bbm         Db    Db/B
It's only the shadow of a cross

B  Bbm  B  Gb  Db  Db/B
Ooh

  Gb          Gb/Eb       Gb/Bb              Db   Db/B
I slept on my back in the shade of the meadowlark

       B                         Gb
Like a champion get drunk to get laid

  B             Bbm            Db   Db/B
I take one more hit when you depart

Gb              Gb/Eb             Gb/Bb        Db    Db/B
I'll drive that stake through the center of my heart 

       B                    Gb
Lonely vampire inhaling its fire

     B          Bbm       Db    Db/B
I'm chasing the dragon too far

        Gb            Gb/Eb Gb/Bb                  Db   Db/B
There's blood on that blade Fuck me, I'm falling apart

      B                      Gb
My assassin like Casper the ghost

           B            Bbm            Db   Db/B
There's no shade in the shadow of the cross

No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross

Carrie & Lowell

Split up the two patterns go as follows:

A|-5----------------5-----5----------------5------|
E|------0-----0-----------------0----0------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0-----0--|


A|--5------------5-----4-----------------|
E|------0----0--------------0----0-------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----2---2----2----2----2----2-----2---|


or altogether:

A|-5----------------5-----5----------------5--------5------------5-----4----------------|
E|------0-----0-----------------0----0------------------0----0--------------0----0------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0-----0------2---2----2----2----2----2-----2--|

and you just repeat throughout the song


It's been a long, long time since I've memorized your face
It's been four hours now since I've wandered through your place
And when I sleep on your couch I feel very safe
And when you bring the blankets I cover up my face
I do love you
I do love you

And when you play guitar I listen to the strings buzz
The metal vibrates underneath your fingers
And when you crochet I feel mesmerized and proud
And I would say I love you, but saying it out loud is hard
So I won't say it at all
And I won't stay very long
But you are the life I needed all along 
I think of you as my brother
Although that sounds dumb
Words are futile devices

Futile Devices

The Age of Adz

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

School Friends

S                     S        
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|--6------6-6---3-------------------1-| 
C|-------------5---5-------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
                                                              
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------| 
C|-----4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------| 

A|-----5--8--10--8--5--|--8-12--------12--|----5-8-10-8-5-------| 
E|--6------------------|------------------|--6------------------| 
C|---------------------|------------------|---------------------| 
G|---------------------|-------5--7-5-----|---------------------| 
     S      S      S      S            
A|----------------7------7-8----8---| 
E|--5-6----5-6------1----5-6----6---| 
C|--4-5------2------2-----------2---| 
G|---------6------6-----------------|

King Creole

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

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