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Sufjan Stevens - The Lord God Bird
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Tabbed by: John Wika Haakseth (http://smurfupthefunk.blogspot.com)
Email: johnwika@gmail.com
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#-minor 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|---------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sufjan_stevens/lord_god_bird_tab.html ]
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
