The Child With The Star On His Head
Sufjan Stevens
Capo 2
F Em Am
Dm Em Am
C Am Dm G
Once in a while, you may think you see better than the others
Em7 C Am G
Scrambling around in the dark with your drum
C Am Dm G
There is a time when young men must grow up and be brothers
Em7 C Am G
Are you afraid of growing too fast?
Dm C F
And the child with the star on his head
Am Em F
All of the world rests on his shoulders
Dm C F
And the mother with the child on her breast
Am Em F
Blessed is she among women
Dm C
And the trust we put in things
Dm G
In small ideas, in engineering
Am G
The world of sports and second best
F C G
In consequences we will not put to rest
C Am F G Em
C Am G
Dm C F Am Em F Am
C Am F
Why crawl around in the snow
G
When you know I am right here
Em7 C Am G
Waiting for you to expect something more?
C Am F G Em7
For I am warm, I am calling you close to my table
C Am
Where I have made us a feast
G
For the year of troubles, they have gone
The winter brings a Christmas song
Dm C F
And the child with the star on his head
Am Em F
All of the world rests on his shoulders
Dm C F
And the mother with the child on her breast
Am Em F
Blessed is she among women
(Same as Chorus^)
Does all the world know better than
When Christmas comes the troubles end
The troubles end, the troubles end
And by the time there’s nothing left
An empty tree, a winter vest
A winter vest, a winter vest
Dm C
And all the trust we put in things
Dm G
In dictionaries, in engineering
Am Em
In calendars, and television
F G
In father's friends, in consequences