Biography:
Sufjan Stevens (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.
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Other songs:
- All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands
- Casimir Pulaski Day
- Chicago
- Chicago Acoustic
- Death With Dignity
- Death With Dignity 2
- Drawn To The Blood
- Eugene
- Flint (for The Unemployed And Underpaid)
- For The Widows In Paradise For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti
- Fourth Of July
- Futile Devices
- Futile Devices ( Fingerpicking)
- God 'll Never Let You Down
- Jacksonville
- John Wayne Gacy Jr.
- John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
- Mistress Witch From Mcclure Or The Mind That Knows Itself
- Mystery Of Love
- No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross
- Redford (for Yiayia And Papou)
- Romulus
- Should Have Known Better
- Sister Winter
- The Dress Looks Nice On You
- The Only Thing
- The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!
- To Be Alone With You
- A Good Man Is Hard To Find
- A Little Lost
- A Sun Came
- All Delighted People
- All For Myself
- All Of Me Wants All Of You
- All The Kings Horns
- Arnika
- Bad Communication
- Barcarola You Must Be A Christmas Tree
- Blue Bucket Of Gold
- Carrie Lowell
- Christmas In July
- Christmas In The Room
- Christmas Unicorn
- City Of Roses
- Come On Lets Boogey To The Elf Dance
- Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing
- Concerning The Ufo Sighting Near Highland Illinois
- Decatur Or Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother
- Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day
- Ding
- Djohariah
- Dumb I Sound
- Enchanting Ghost
- Eugene Version 2
- Exploding Whale
- Flint For The Unemployed And Underpaid
- From The Mouth Of Gabriel
- Get Behind Me Santa
- Get Real Get Right
- Heirloom
- Hey Guys Its Christmas Time
- Holy Holy Holy
- I Am Santas Helper
- I Saw Three Ships
- I Walked
- I Want To Be Well
- Illinois
- Impossible Soul
- Its Christmas Lets Be Glad
- Jason
- John My Beloved
- John Wayne Gacy Jr
- Joy To The World
- Jupiter
- Jupiter Winter
- Lo How A Rose Eer Blooming
- Lonely Man Of Winter
- Lord God Bird
- Lumberjack Christmas No One Can Save You From Christmases Past
- Mars
- Mercury
- Mr Frosty Man
- Neptune
- No Mans Land
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- Oh God Where Are You Now In Pickeral Lake Pigeon Marquette Mackinaw
- Once In Royal Davids City
- Only At Christmas Time
- Pittsfield
- Pleasure Principle
- Pluto
- Put The Lights On The Tree
- Redford For Yia
- Saturn
- Seven Swans
- Silver Gold
- Size Too Small
- Sleeping Bear Sault Ste Marie
- Springfield Or Bobby Got A Shadfly Caught In His Hair
- Star Of Wonder
- That Was The Worst Christmas Ever
- The Avalanche
- The Child With The Star On His Head
- The Greatest Gift
- The Hidden River Of My Life
- The Lakes Of Canada
- The Little Drummer Boy
- The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
- The Midnight Clear
- The Mistress Witch From Mcclure Or The Mind That Knows Itself
- The Owl And The Tanager
- The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us
- The Star
- The Tallest Man The Broadest Shoulders
- The Transfiguration
- The Upper Peninsula
- Tonya Harding
- Too Much
- Uranus
- Venus
- Vesuvius
- Visions Of Gideon
- Vitos Ordination Song
- Wallowa Lake Monster
- We Need A Little Christmas
- Were Goin To The Country
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Very easy and straight-forward for most beginners. Song is in 3/4 time so strum/pick accordingly!
These chords aren't in the same key as the song, but you can fiddle with moving
them half or whole tones up/down to get it right, or to get it so you can sing
comfortably with it :)
Enjoy!
D Bm
Thinking outrageously I write in cursive
G Em
I hide in my bed with the lights on the floor
D Bm
Wearing three layers of coats and leg warmers
G Em
I see my own breath on the face of the door
D Bm
Oh I am not quite sleeping
G Em
Oh I am fast in bed
D Bm
There on the wall in the bedroom creeping
G Em
I see a wasp with her wings outstretched
D Bm
North of Savanna we swim in the palisades
G Em
I come out wearing my brother's red hat
D Bm
There on his shoulder my best friend is bit seven times
G Em
He runs washing his face in his hands
D Bm
Oh how I meant to tease him
G Em
Oh how I meant no harm
D Bm
Touching his back with my hand I kiss him
G Em
I see the wasp on the length of my arm
[Instrumental Interlude]
D Bm G Em D
Oh great sights upon this state! Hallelujah!
D Bm G Em D
Wonders bright, and rivers, lake. Hallelujah!
D Bm G Em D
Trail of Tears and Horseshoe Lake. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
D Bm G Em D
trusting things beyond mistake. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
D Bm
We were in love. We were in love.
G
Palisades! Palisades!
Em
I can wait. I can wait.
D Bm G Em D
Lamb of God, we sound the horn. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
D Bm G Em D
To us your ghost is born. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
D Bm G
I can't explain the state that I'm in
Em D
The state of my heart, he was my best friend
Bm G
Into the car, from the back seat
Em D
Oh admiration in falling asleep
Bm G
All of my powers, day after day
Em D
I can tell you, we swaggered and swayed
Bm G
Deep in the tower, the prairies below
Em D
I can tell you, the telling gets old
Bm G
Terrible sting and terrible storm
Em D
I can tell you the day we were born
Bm G
My friend is gone, he ran away
Em D
I can tell you, I love him each day
Bm G
Though we have sparred, wrestled and raged
Em D
I can tell you I love him each day
Bm G
Terrible sting, terrible storm
Em ...D
I can tell you...
JNFR.
These chords aren't in the same key as the song, but you can fiddle with moving
them half or whole tones up/down to get it right, or to get it so you can sing
comfortably with it :)
Enjoy!
D Bm
Thinking outrageously I write in cursive
G Em
I hide in my bed with the lights on the floor
D Bm
Wearing three layers of coats and leg warmers
G Em
I see my own breath on the face of the door
D Bm
Oh I am not quite sleeping
G Em
Oh I am fast in bed
D Bm
There on the wall in the bedroom creeping
G Em
I see a wasp with her wings outstretched
D Bm
North of Savanna we swim in the palisades
G Em
I come out wearing my brother's red hat
D Bm
There on his shoulder my best friend is bit seven times
G Em
He runs washing his face in his hands
D Bm
Oh how I meant to tease him
G Em
Oh how I meant no harm
D Bm
Touching his back with my hand I kiss him
G Em
I see the wasp on the length of my arm
[Instrumental Interlude]
D Bm G Em D
Oh great sights upon this state! Hallelujah!
D Bm G Em D
Wonders bright, and rivers, lake. Hallelujah!
D Bm G Em D
Trail of Tears and Horseshoe Lake. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
D Bm G Em D
trusting things beyond mistake. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
D Bm
We were in love. We were in love.
G
Palisades! Palisades!
Em
I can wait. I can wait.
D Bm G Em D
Lamb of God, we sound the horn. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
D Bm G Em D
To us your ghost is born. Hallelujah!
(We were in love we were in love, palisades palisades, I can wait I can wait)
D Bm G
I can't explain the state that I'm in
Em D
The state of my heart, he was my best friend
Bm G
Into the car, from the back seat
Em D
Oh admiration in falling asleep
Bm G
All of my powers, day after day
Em D
I can tell you, we swaggered and swayed
Bm G
Deep in the tower, the prairies below
Em D
I can tell you, the telling gets old
Bm G
Terrible sting and terrible storm
Em D
I can tell you the day we were born
Bm G
My friend is gone, he ran away
Em D
I can tell you, I love him each day
Bm G
Though we have sparred, wrestled and raged
Em D
I can tell you I love him each day
Bm G
Terrible sting, terrible storm
Em ...D
I can tell you...
JNFR.
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