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
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*I’m pretty sure this is how she goes. It’s difficult to tell sometimes because the
arrangement is occasionally at odds with the guitar. The verses and first
I’m the most confident is correct—the final pre-chorus/chorus I’m less sure about. This
an amazing song, by the way. I hope this helps you out.*
Pittsfield – by Sufjan Stevens
Capo 5th
VERSE 1:
C Am G
I'm not afraid of you now, I know
F C Am G
So I climbed down from the bunk beds this low
I can talk back to you now, I know
From a few things I learned from this TV show
You can work late till midnight, we don't care
We can fix our own meals, we can wash our own hair
I go to school before sunrise, in the cold
And I pulled the alarm, and I kicked up the salad bowls
PRECHORUS 1:
F G F C F
Since that time we meant to say much
F C F C
Unsaid things begin to change
F G F C F
After school we shoveled through the snow
F C F C F
Drive upstate in silence in the cold
CHORUS:
F G F (possibly Am)
You can remind me of it
F G
That I was lazy and tired
F G F (possibly Am)
You can work all your life as
F G F C F
G F Am G
I'm not afraid of you anymore
VERSE 2:
If I loved you a long time, I don't know
If I can't recall the last time you told me so
Here in this house in Pittsfield
The ghost of our grandmother works at the sewing machine post
Hiding the bills in the kitchen on the floor
And my sister lost her best friend in the Persian Gulf War
There was a flood in the bathroom last May
And you kicked at the pipes when it rattled oh the river it made
PRECHORUS 2:
F G F C F
Stand there, tell me that I'm of no use
F C F C F
Things unspoken break us if we share
F G F C F
There's still time to wash the kitchen floor
F C F C F
On your knees, at the sink once more
F C F C
You can remind me that I was tired
F C F C
You can work late and give yourself up
F C F C
Now that I'm older, wiser, and working less
F C F C F
I don't regret having left the place a mess
CHORUS:
F C G F C
G
You can remind me that I was lazy and tired
F C G
You can recall your life as
F C G F C
(possibly F) C
I'm not afraid of you, anymore
F C Am (possibly F) C
Anymore
arrangement is occasionally at odds with the guitar. The verses and first
I’m the most confident is correct—the final pre-chorus/chorus I’m less sure about. This
an amazing song, by the way. I hope this helps you out.*
Pittsfield – by Sufjan Stevens
Capo 5th
VERSE 1:
C Am G
I'm not afraid of you now, I know
F C Am G
So I climbed down from the bunk beds this low
I can talk back to you now, I know
From a few things I learned from this TV show
You can work late till midnight, we don't care
We can fix our own meals, we can wash our own hair
I go to school before sunrise, in the cold
And I pulled the alarm, and I kicked up the salad bowls
PRECHORUS 1:
F G F C F
Since that time we meant to say much
F C F C
Unsaid things begin to change
F G F C F
After school we shoveled through the snow
F C F C F
Drive upstate in silence in the cold
CHORUS:
F G F (possibly Am)
You can remind me of it
F G
That I was lazy and tired
F G F (possibly Am)
You can work all your life as
F G F C F
G F Am G
I'm not afraid of you anymore
VERSE 2:
If I loved you a long time, I don't know
If I can't recall the last time you told me so
Here in this house in Pittsfield
The ghost of our grandmother works at the sewing machine post
Hiding the bills in the kitchen on the floor
And my sister lost her best friend in the Persian Gulf War
There was a flood in the bathroom last May
And you kicked at the pipes when it rattled oh the river it made
PRECHORUS 2:
F G F C F
Stand there, tell me that I'm of no use
F C F C F
Things unspoken break us if we share
F G F C F
There's still time to wash the kitchen floor
F C F C F
On your knees, at the sink once more
F C F C
You can remind me that I was tired
F C F C
You can work late and give yourself up
F C F C
Now that I'm older, wiser, and working less
F C F C F
I don't regret having left the place a mess
CHORUS:
F C G F C
G
You can remind me that I was lazy and tired
F C G
You can recall your life as
F C G F C
(possibly F) C
I'm not afraid of you, anymore
F C Am (possibly F) C
Anymore
Sugarfree
Sugarland
Sugarplum Fairy
Sui Generis
Suicide Silence
Sundae Month
Sundial
Sungha Jung
Sunny Keller
Sunrise Avenue