Sufjan Stevens

Lord God Bird(Chords)

Sufjan Stevens

Key: C#m

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	        Tuning: Standard 

I have only jotted down the melody and the chords for this one, since I?m no good at  
Think it?s correct, though. 


Intro: 

 (C#m scale) C#m                               G#m 
e|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| 
b|---------------|---------------|-----9----9-12---|-9-------------| 
g|-11-11--9--8---|---------------|-------11--------|---------------| 
d|---------------|-11------------|-----------------|---------------| 
a|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| 
e|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| 

                  F#m        E         C#m       B 
e|---------------|-9--------|---------|---------|---------| 
b|---------9-12--|-------12-|--9------|-----12--|---------| 
g|---------------|----------|----11-9-|-11------|-11------| 
d|---------------|----------|---------|---------|---------| 
a|---------------|----------|---------|---------|---------| 
e|---------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
Verse 1: C#m G#m In the delta sun, down in Arkansas F#m E C#m B It?s the great god bird with it?s alter call C#m G#m And the sewing machine, the industrial god F#m E C#m B On the great bayou were they saw it fall F#m E C#m B It?s the great god bird down in Arkansas A E A E And the hunters beware, or the fishers fall A G#m F#m E B F#m And paradise might close from its safe flight flawed A G#m F#m E B (let ring) It?s the great god bird through it all Bridge: (Same melody as intro with some variations) C#m, G#m, F#m, E, C#m, B, A, E, A, E, A, G#m, F#m, E, B, F#m A, G#m, F#m, E, B Verse 2: C#m G#m And the watchers beware, lest they see it fall F#m E C#m B And paradise might laugh when at last it falls A E A E And the sewing machine, the industrial god A G#m F#m E B F#m It?s the great god bird with it?s alter call A G#m F#m E B F#m Yes, it?s the great god bird with it?s alter call A G#m F#m E B Yes, it?s the great god bird through it all. Outro: (Also a variation of the intro) A, E, A, E, A, E, A, E, A, G#m, F#m, E, B, F#m A, G#m, F#m, E, B

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