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. Mientras aun estudiaba en la universidad
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
I suspect Sufjan plays this song on the ukulele, so another tuning might simplify this song. I only play guitar, so I tabbed it out using a nylon string guitar. A lot of the inversions used are quite specific, therefore I tabbed out the right grips to use for this song. In some parts of the song there are some subtle patterns that can be learnt better if I tabbed them out too.
Chords and patterns for the bridge: BF#/A#GmF#EB/D#F#/C#E/G# e|-11----9-----7----6----4----------6------------------------------------------| B|-12----11----9----7----5----7-----7----5-------------------------------------| G|-11----11----8----6----4----8-----6----4-------------------------------------| D|-9-----8-----6----4----2----9-----4----2-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------6-----4------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------4-------------------------------------|
EF#B/D#B/F# Light struck from the lemon tree AG#mF#E [ BE/BB ] What if I’d never seen hysterical light from Eugene?
E/BBF#/A# [Badd9/D#B/D#] C#7sus4 Lemon yoghurt, remember I pulled at your shirt E/G# I dropped the ashtray on the floor [BE/BB] I just wanted to be near you
VERSE 2
EF#B/D#B/F# Emerald Park, wonders never cease AG#mF#E [BE/BB] The man who taught me to swim, he couldn't quite say my first name E/BBF#/A# [Badd9/D#B/D#] C#7sus4 Like a Father he led community water on my head E/G# And he called me “Subaru” [BE/BB] And now I want to be near you
BRIDGE
BF#/A#G#mF#EB/D#F#/C# Since I was old enough to speak I've said it with alarm BF#/A#G#mF#E Some part of me was lost in your sleeve B/D#F#/C# Where you hid your cigarettes E/G# No I’ll never forget [BE/BB] I just want to be near you
VERSE 3
EF#B/D#B/F# Still I pray to what I cannot see AG#mF#E [ BE/BB ] In the sprinkler I mark the evidence known from the start E/BBF#/A# [Badd9/D#B/D#] C#7sus4 From the bed near your death, and all the machines that made a mess E/G# Far away the falcon flew [BE/BB] Now I want to be near you
VERSE 4
EF#B/D#B/F# What’s left is only bittersweet AG#mF#E [BE/BB] For the rest of my life, admitting the best is behind me E/BBF#/A# [Badd9/D#B/D#] C#7sus4 Now I’m drunk and afraid, wishing the world would go away E/G# What’s the point of singing songs BE/BB If they’ll never even hear you?